Security

Managed Services

New ConnectWise survey shows continuing disconnect between MSPs and SMBs on cybersecurity

June 22, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on New ConnectWise survey shows continuing disconnect between MSPs and SMBs on cybersecurity
The third annual Vanson Bourne study prepared for ConnectWise finds that SMBs would pay a third more for an IT service provider who can offer the ‘right’ solution, but that many MSPs still find it hard to communicate what the SMB needs to hear.

Security

Endpoint detection and response: The path to security maturity starts with visibility

June 22, 2021 ESET Guest Blog Comments Off on Endpoint detection and response: The path to security maturity starts with visibility
Looking to set off on the right foot with endpoint detection and response? Prioritize visibility into your systems.

Cloud

Splunk unveils Splunk Security Cloud cloud-based SecOps platform

June 22, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Splunk unveils Splunk Security Cloud cloud-based SecOps platform
While Splunk started out as an on-prem company, they see the cloud as the future, and while customers aren’t being forced to move to the new cloud, it does become Splunk’s primary security offering.

Networking

DH2i addresses SQL Server for Containers problem with Kubernetes through DxE for Containers

June 22, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on DH2i addresses SQL Server for Containers problem with Kubernetes through DxE for Containers
Microsoft gets a huge numbers of downloads for SQL Server containers, but its stateful containers have issues with stateless Kubernetes and kept them in DevTest environments. DxE for Containers was built to change that.

DevOps

Check Point shifts workload protection left with expansion of DevOps protection

June 18, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Check Point shifts workload protection left with expansion of DevOps protection
Check Point’s messaging around protection of any user on any device using any application is strengthened by expansion of workload protection, to provide stronger ability to deliver that using any application.

Channel Programs

Avanan launches channel program to enable VARs as well as MSPs

June 17, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Avanan launches channel program to enable VARs as well as MSPs
Avanan sold its email suites direct until 2019, but has been moving to a 100% channel model, and is looking to its new partner program to accelerate that shift.

Cloud

Cloud distributor Sherweb brings LastPass password management solution to its MSPs through LogMeIn partnership

June 14, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloud distributor Sherweb brings LastPass password management solution to its MSPs through LogMeIn partnership
Cloud distributor Sherweb has announced another new vendor partnership which will make a third-party solution available through Sherweb to their MSP partners. It is LogMeIn’s LastPass password management solution, which offers both single sign-on and multi-factor authentication.

Mobility

ESET unveils native, non-disruptive Windows security application for ARM devices

June 11, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on ESET unveils native, non-disruptive Windows security application for ARM devices
ESET sees a strong partner play in the re-engineering of their ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Windows to run natively on ARM64 devices, a market which is growing and not well protected. 

Channel Programs

Arctic Wolf adds tiers to partner program as part of channel growth strategy

June 10, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Arctic Wolf adds tiers to partner program as part of channel growth strategy
Arctic Wolf has grown its outsourced security business to about 600 partners, managed as a single group, but with the increase in numbers, and a plan to recruit more, selectively, they are now tiering their program for the first time.

Networking

Pivot to NDR space pays off big for ExtraHop in $900 million sale to VCs

June 9, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pivot to NDR space pays off big for ExtraHop in $900 million sale to VCs
The purchase by Bain Capital Private Equity and Crosspoint Capital Partners won’t affect ExtraHop’s status as a standalone company, but it will mean more R&D money to expand into natural adjacencies, and more opportunities for channel partners.