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Security

Three ways legacy security testing tools compromise your security posture

November 9, 2021 Lori Cornmesser, Vice President of Worldwide Channel Sales, CyCognito Comments Off on Three ways legacy security testing tools compromise your security posture
Identifying and managing security risks by piecing together data together in spreadsheets can overburden your already short-staffed security team. Yet 73% of organizations report that spreadsheets play a key role in security hygiene and posture management.

Podcasts

Bundling up security with ESET Protect Complete

November 9, 2021 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Bundling up security with ESET Protect Complete
ESET Canada’s Keir Humble walks us through what’s in it for customers with the company’s new Protect Complete bundle in this edition of the podcast.

Security

Breach and attack simulation vendor SafeBreach upping channel, international presence with Series D funding round

November 9, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Breach and attack simulation vendor SafeBreach upping channel, international presence with Series D funding round
The new $53.5 million round doubles SafeBreach’s total funding, and will be using primarily to strengthen its sales efforts, including its growing channel business, in what they see as a rapidly expanding market.

Managed Services

Barracuda adds powerful tool for MSSP partners with Stellar Cyber Open XDR integration

November 9, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda adds powerful tool for MSSP partners with Stellar Cyber Open XDR integration
Stellar Cyber will provide increased enhanced visibility and automated incident correlation to impacted Barracuda solutions, as well as benefits specific to Barracuda MSSPs.

Channel Programs

API security platform provider Noname Security launches global partner program

November 9, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on API security platform provider Noname Security launches global partner program
Noname has a fairly large channel – over 70 partners – for a very young startup, but has a 100% channel model and sees committed and enthusiastic partners as necessary for them to scale.

Security

Fortinet unifies Zero Trust, Endpoint, and Network Security within the Fortinet Security Fabric

November 4, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Fortinet unifies Zero Trust, Endpoint, and Network Security within the Fortinet Security Fabric
Fortinet acknowledges that the industry as a whole is moving in the same direction, but believes that they have a substantial first mover advantage.

Channel Programs

Cloud-native web security company Reblaze remakes partner program

November 4, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloud-native web security company Reblaze remakes partner program
Veteran channel leader Eyal Adanya was brought in from Amdocs to redesign the program as part of a general drive to strengthen Reblaze’s long-term relationship with key partners.

Security

Kaspersky acquires Brain4Net to supercharge SASE and XDR strategies

November 1, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Kaspersky acquires Brain4Net to supercharge SASE and XDR strategies
Brain4Net makes an open API platform built on their SD-WAN, which Kaspersky has added into Kaspersky Open Single Management Platform, and whose easy integration capabilities they will leverage to build out their SASE and XDR offerings.

Internet of Things

IoT remediation vendor Viakoo with 100% channel strategy raises $10 million in Series A funding round

October 29, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on IoT remediation vendor Viakoo with 100% channel strategy raises $10 million in Series A funding round
While many companies exist in the IoT discovery market, to find devices vendors didn’t know they have and shut down the risky ones. Viakoo ‘s focus is on detecting if the devices are insecure, and fixing them if they are.

Security

Secure your clients and prevent churn with a canary

October 28, 2021 Lewis Pope, head security nerd at N-able Comments Off on Secure your clients and prevent churn with a canary
Lewis Pope, head security nerd at N-able, makes the case for why MSPs should be making indicators of compromise the canaries in their coal mine in this guest blog.