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SonicWall targets midmarket with expanded Capture Cloud Platform and a dozen product updates

June 26, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on SonicWall targets midmarket with expanded Capture Cloud Platform and a dozen product updates
Traditional SonicWall partners will be delighted by many new firewalls, while the more platform-focused partners will like the enhanced integrations designed to appeal to a midmarket customer base.

Cloud

Announcement of McAfee CASB Connect Program highlights cloudy RSA for McAfee

April 19, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Announcement of McAfee CASB Connect Program highlights cloudy RSA for McAfee
Building on their cloud momentum after the integration of Skyhigh and their Security Cloud, McAfee also announced container support for their cloud workload security offering, and released a survey tracking trends in cloud usage.

Cloud

Netskope moves beyond CASB with new Netskope for Web

March 27, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Netskope moves beyond CASB with new Netskope for Web
Netskope expands its original loud Security platform to also handle Web security from the Cloud, to provide customers with a comprehensive security offering available through Netskope’s partner ecosystem.

Cloud

McAfee enhances Cloud Security Platform in extending its support to Azure

March 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on McAfee enhances Cloud Security Platform in extending its support to Azure
The McAfee Skyhigh Security Cloud for Azure provides an enormous opportunity for the channel, with 50 per cent of enterprise customers projected by Gartner to buy their first CASB by 2020.

Security

Tom Flink joins Forcepoint as vice president of global channel sales

September 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tom Flink joins Forcepoint as vice president of global channel sales
Flink, best-known in the channel for his long tenure running the Citrix partner ecosystem, talks with ChannelBuzz about his priorities with Forcepoint and what needs to be done to make their channel even stronger.

Security

CASB upgrades highlight enhancements to Forcepoint cloud security portfolio

August 1, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on CASB upgrades highlight enhancements to Forcepoint cloud security portfolio
In addition to upgrading the CASB solution recently acquired from Imperva, Forcepoint is also introducing new cloud migration tools and extending its LastLine sandbox technology to Web and Email security.