Security

Cloud

Sage Canada posts strong momentum as new products roll out

December 15, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sage Canada posts strong momentum as new products roll out
Mark Hickman, Managing Director at Sage Canada, reviewed the recent news items of particular significance for the Canadian market, and noted some additional changes coming next year.

DevOps

Snyk unveils AppRisk workbench for ASPM that unifies application development and security

December 13, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Snyk unveils AppRisk workbench for ASPM that unifies application development and security
Snyk AppRisk extends the company’s ASPM portfolio to improve collaboration among development and security teams in ASPM.

Managed Services

SaaS Alerts unveils App Wizard to extend SaaS application protection beyond core solutions

December 5, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on SaaS Alerts unveils App Wizard to extend SaaS application protection beyond core solutions
The number of SaaS applications that can be integrated is still limited however, because many apps lack the necessary security logs, so the company has also initiated an industry-wide “I want my SaaS alerts”  campaign to encourage software vendors to include security log data in their APIs.

Artificial Intelligence

Trend Micro strengthens Vision One platform with launch of Trend Companion generative AI tool

December 1, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Trend Micro strengthens Vision One platform with launch of Trend Companion generative AI tool
Trend Companion helps security analysts understand the meaning of alerts faster to better triage them, which is of critical importance in an environment where minutes matter.

Managed Services

Cybersecurity vendor Lumu releases Lumu for MSPs Lite

November 30, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cybersecurity vendor Lumu releases Lumu for MSPs Lite
Lumu, which illuminates threats and isolates confirmed instances of compromise on the network, launched an MSP version of their platform in 2021, and now has introduced a free version supporting a limited number of customers and endpoints.

Data Management

Blancco names ex-NetApp channel exec Jim Elder VP of Global Pathways

November 29, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Blancco names ex-NetApp channel exec Jim Elder VP of Global Pathways
Blancco’s channel leadership role under Elder has been expanded to include technology partners and more control of OEM relationships.

Data Management

Cybersecurity vendor Cavelo rides explosive growth in MSP platform to new funding round

November 27, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cybersecurity vendor Cavelo rides explosive growth in MSP platform to new funding round
Cavelo makes a platform that provides attack surface management technology for MSPs to identify and protect sensitive data.

Security

Guardz targets MSPs working smaller SMB market with joint cybersecurity and insurance solution

November 27, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Guardz targets MSPs working smaller SMB market with joint cybersecurity and insurance solution
Guardz has also just added a new Growth Hub for MSPs, which gives them  multiple new cybersecurity tools aimed at small business customers.

Managed Services

Impending enforcement of DMARC regulation in February opens up strong MSP opportunity

November 21, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Impending enforcement of DMARC regulation in February opens up strong MSP opportunity
The DMARC email protocol, highly effective against spoofing, will be implemented by big service providers in February, and with very few MSPs using it today, EasyDMARC sees it as a great opportunity for MSPs, so much so that they are ramping up MSP presence in their Go-to-Market model.

Managed Services

Liongard partners with Cork to add Cork’s cyber warranty protection to their services

November 9, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Liongard partners with Cork to add Cork’s cyber warranty protection to their services
Both companies see Cork’s focus on loss control when a cyberattack takes place as highly complementary to Liongard’s Configuration Change Detection and Response services, and they are offering a discount to MSPs who sell both solutions.