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Small and medium‑sized businesses: Big targets for ransomware attacks

September 29, 2020 ESET Guest Blog Comments Off on Small and medium‑sized businesses: Big targets for ransomware attacks
Why are SMBs a target for ransomware-wielding gangs and what can they do to protect themselves against cyber-extortion? ESET offers some thoughts.

Cloud

FireMon extends full platform functionality into the cloud in new platform release

September 24, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on FireMon extends full platform functionality into the cloud in new platform release
FireMon says that their increased cloud capabilities differentiate them enough in the NSPM market to justify them calling their platform the first agile one in the industry.

Cloud

Barracuda upgrades CloudGen WAN with personal remote access, IoT capability

September 22, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Barracuda upgrades CloudGen WAN with personal remote access, IoT capability
Barracuda just rolled out its SD-WAN service built natively on Azure in July, and now has rolled out new enhancements to build on momentum they are seeing in the market.

Networking

Palo Alto Networks expands SD-WAN capabilities with Layer 7, Prisma security integration and new appliances

September 21, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Palo Alto Networks expands SD-WAN capabilities with Layer 7, Prisma security integration and new appliances
The company is asserting that these new enhancements to the CloudGenix SD-WAN solution they acquired earlier this year make it the first true next-generation SD-WAN offering in the industry.

Managed Services

SMBs prioritize cybersecurity but many MSPs still can’t deliver

September 16, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on SMBs prioritize cybersecurity but many MSPs still can’t deliver
While a new ConnectWise survey shows most SMBs now consider it so important that more than 9 in 10 would change their MSP for the right cybersecurity solution, most still don’t really understand what the right solution for them is, and MSPs aren’t doing enough to help them learn.

Networking

Getting to know Infoblox

September 9, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Getting to know Infoblox
Infoblox channel chief Lori Cornmesser takes us through the networking vendor’s go-to-market, channel strategy, and top opportunities in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.

Managed Services

Cynet adds Incident Engine automated response capability in Cynet 360 V4.0.

September 9, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cynet adds Incident Engine automated response capability in Cynet 360 V4.0.
Cynet, which offers a breach detection service with a wide range of capabilities, is also branding itself as an XDR vendor with this release, reflecting the fact that the XDR term has come into wide use in the market since they began offering their services.

Managed Services

Employee training: Preventing sensitive information from leaving the network

September 8, 2020 Barracuda MSP Guest Blog Comments Off on Employee training: Preventing sensitive information from leaving the network
Your security offering is only as effective as its weakest link, and often that link is your customer’s employees, says Barracuda MSP’s Nathan Bradbury.

Channel Programs

Cloud detection and response vendor Obsidian launches first channel program to support 100% channel commitment

September 3, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloud detection and response vendor Obsidian launches first channel program to support 100% channel commitment
Claudia Slane joins Obsidian as Director of Global Channel and Alliances, and has designed a program to support a select channel with high margins and enablement benefits.

Cloud

Volterra adds new capabilities to VoltMesh

September 2, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Volterra adds new capabilities to VoltMesh
Volterra has beefed up their VoltMesh service by adding load balancer, API gateway and web application firewall capabilities that will serve every cluster with centralized management and with end-to-end policy control and visibility.