Security

Tony Anscombe, global security evangelist at ESET
Security

Talking Cybersecurity Awareness Month with ESET’s Tony Anscombe [video]

October 22, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Talking Cybersecurity Awareness Month with ESET’s Tony Anscombe [video]
ESET global security evangelist Tony Anscombe talks about October’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, including advice for solution providers on making security a top throughout their customers’ organizations.

Security

Expanded Okta presence in Canada to have positive impact on Canada channel

October 22, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Expanded Okta presence in Canada to have positive impact on Canada channel
Okta has ramped up both its commitment to the Canadian market, and the staff and resources available. The enhanced focus should significantly benefit their Canadian channel business as well.

Managed Services

SolarWinds downplays rocky road to IPO as a minor event in larger growth strategy

October 22, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on SolarWinds downplays rocky road to IPO as a minor event in larger growth strategy
While SolarWinds’ IPO brought them less cash than planned, the company says that this was a minor part of going public again, and that SolarWinds is on track to execute its planned strategy going forward.

Partnerships

Duo Security and Exabeam partnership brings zero trust authentication to the entire user session

October 22, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Duo Security and Exabeam partnership brings zero trust authentication to the entire user session
The partnership between Duo and Exabeam allows Duo’s zero-trust authentication technology to be used as a trigger by the Exabeam SIEM throughout the user session, and not just when the user logs in.

Security

Okta touts Canada’s new strategic importance with opening of new Toronto office

October 18, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Okta touts Canada’s new strategic importance with opening of new Toronto office
Identity management vendor Okta officially opened their new Toronto offices Wednesday, a four story facility where many of the employees are part of a large Toronto-based engineering team. Okta used the launch to highlight their commitment to Canada, and a Toronto non-profit that is receiving a grant from their Okta for Good program.

Raj Samani, chief scientist at McAfee
Security

McAfee: New attack uses source code from long-inactive group

October 17, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on McAfee: New attack uses source code from long-inactive group
The security giant says the newly-discovered Oceansalt attack may be the first case of attackers from two nation-backed groups sharing code on an attack.

Chris Young, CEO of McAfee
Cloud

McAfee rolls out its cloud-centric Mvision

October 17, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on McAfee rolls out its cloud-centric Mvision
McAfee CEO Chris Young says the company’s new cloud-first strategy will create new types of services opportunities for the company’s channel partners.

Networking

Lastline releases new Email Defender-Cloud product to channel partners

October 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lastline releases new Email Defender-Cloud product to channel partners
Network security vendor Lastline has developed a new type of platform for them, around email management, and after a short period where they took it to market themselves, in case bugs which turned out to be non-existent turned up, they have now released it to their channel partners.

Distribution

Nyotron announces distribution deal with Ingram Micro has expanded into a strategic partnership, which includes a $10 million investment

October 16, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nyotron announces distribution deal with Ingram Micro has expanded into a strategic partnership, which includes a $10 million investment
Nyotron, which makes a highly differentiated anti-malware solution that looks for changes in operating system behavior for evidence of threats, is different from other solutions on the market, and is designed to work with them in a multi-faceted defense strategy.