Security

Paul Struthers, managing director of Sage Canada
Cloud

Securing your business data in the cloud

October 31, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Securing your business data in the cloud
Sage Canada’s Paul Struthers offers several ways that businesses can protect themselves while putting their data and applications in the cloud.

Security

The Cybersecurity Skills Gap: Educating the next generation

October 30, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on The Cybersecurity Skills Gap: Educating the next generation
ESET’s Tony Anscombe on why cybersecurity should be a top educational priority, and diversity needs to be considered when tackling the security skills gap.

Data Centre

Scale Computing partners with WinMagic to add encryption and intelligent key management

October 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scale Computing partners with WinMagic to add encryption and intelligent key management
The new partnership is the logical effect of both the initiative by Scale to deepen its enterprise penetration and their recent partnership with Google.

Partnerships

Bitdefender, WatchGuard partner on integrated solution

October 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Bitdefender, WatchGuard partner on integrated solution
OEM licensing agreements are a significant part of the revenues of Bitdefender’s growing enterprise business.

Security

ESET adds UEFI Scanner, Internet of Things protection to new consumer release

October 24, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on ESET adds UEFI Scanner, Internet of Things protection to new consumer release
The UEFI Scanner, which protects UEFI firmware that anti-malware software typically misses because it is outside the OS, is likely to appear in a forthcoming commercial product release.

Security

ESET partners with Google on Chrome Cleanup tool

October 20, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on ESET partners with Google on Chrome Cleanup tool
Chrome Cleanup provides the same benefits for the Google browser that Defender provides for Microsoft tools, and while it’s not itself a channel play, it has some indirect benefits for ESET partners.

Raja Patel, general manager of corporate products at McAfee
Security

McAfee, Cisco partnership opens up cross-partnering opportunities

October 18, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on McAfee, Cisco partnership opens up cross-partnering opportunities
McAfee channel chief says data-sharing and automation partnership with Cisco will lead to Cisco partners coming to it for non-network security components.

Security

Arbor Networks doubles down on SME market with appliance, VM and AWS DDoS options

October 18, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Arbor Networks doubles down on SME market with appliance, VM and AWS DDoS options
Arbor Networks has reached the SME space mainly through managed services until now, but is now offering alternatives in appliance, virtual, and AWS instance form factors.

Chris Young, CEO of McAfee
Security

McAfee CEO: Security skills shortage is an efficiency opportunity

October 18, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on McAfee CEO: Security skills shortage is an efficiency opportunity
McAfee CEO Chris Young says the lack of IT security talent can be somewhat alleviated if tools just make today’s security professionals more efficient.