Security

Backup

Asigra looks to expand channel base with new Asigra Tiger’s Den Channel Program

May 31, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Asigra looks to expand channel base with new Asigra Tiger’s Den Channel Program
Asigra is taking measures to increase the number of channel partners, with an emphasis on adding VAR partners who play in the midmarket and enterprise space.

Channel Programs

XDR vendor Trellix adds new sales play capabilities for partners as company continues to grow partner momentum

May 25, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on XDR vendor Trellix adds new sales play capabilities for partners as company continues to grow partner momentum
Trellix has introduced their first set of sales plays to be used around their XDR capabilities, which will let partners do health checks and predictive analytics for customers.

Security

Veeam Ransomware report released at VeeamON has some headturning results

May 18, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Veeam Ransomware report released at VeeamON has some headturning results
Veeam has released a detailed ransomware report looking at companies that have been attacked, the likely reasons they got attacked, how they responded to the attack, and what strategies did and did not work.

Internet of Things

Barracuda expands cloud-native SASE platform beyond Azure to protect hybrid cloud deployments

May 17, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda expands cloud-native SASE platform beyond Azure to protect hybrid cloud deployments
Barracuda is also announcing a series of new integrations with OT vendors around industrial IoT, as well as new capabilities for its Barracuda Cloud Application offering.

Security

Intel gears up confidential computing and prep for quantum computing security with Project Amber

May 16, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Intel gears up confidential computing and prep for quantum computing security with Project Amber
Greg Lavender, who is Intel’s CTO, among other things, laid out the company’s technical road map on the second day of the Intel Vision event, highlighting the newly announced Project Amber, and emphasizing several times that the time to begin working on security around quantum computing, a futures project, is right now.

Artificial Intelligence

Startup BalkanID launches AI-powered Identity Governance and Administration solution

May 12, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Startup BalkanID launches AI-powered Identity Governance and Administration solution
BalkanID will start out focused on the mid-market but plans to expand that, as they further develop their solution from automated IGA to fully automated telemetry.

Security

Startup Sunday Security launches seed funding round with unusual take on protecting senior execs’ digital identities

May 11, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Startup Sunday Security launches seed funding round with unusual take on protecting senior execs’ digital identities
Sunday, whose name refers to the fact that it also protects you when you are not at work, provides senior executives, and eventually their families, with Personal Cybersecurity to head off new types of attacks that go beyond traditional company emails.

Channel Programs

Fortinet expands professional services, partner ease of use with changes to Engage Partner Program

May 10, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Fortinet expands professional services, partner ease of use with changes to Engage Partner Program
A major theme running through the announcements is to make it easier for more types of partners to engage in higher level value-add  activities with Fortinet.

Security

ESET makes major enhancements to their ESET PROTECT platform and professional services offerings

May 2, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on ESET makes major enhancements to their ESET PROTECT platform and professional services offerings
ESET Inspect Cloud, a rebranding of their ESET Enterprise Inspector solution makes it available in the cloud for the first time as well as on-prem, as ESET’s customer base, which had a high on-prem bias until recently, is asking for more cloud options.

Data Management

Ivanti enhances true convergence story with three new modules on Ivanti Neurons Platform

April 29, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ivanti enhances true convergence story with three new modules on Ivanti Neurons Platform
Ivanti Neurons Patch for Microsoft Endpoint Manager makes customers aware of the vulnerabilities in the Microsoft product, many of which Microsoft itself does not list, as well as how to reduce threats like ransomware through them. Ivanti Neurons for Risk-Based Vulnerability Management improves measurement, prioritization and  control of  cybersecurity risk, while the Digital Experience score is an important add that improves digital employee experiences.