endpoint

Cloud

Palo Alto Networks to enhance full range of protection for full range of public clouds

February 15, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Palo Alto Networks to enhance full range of protection for full range of public clouds
Improvements to Palo Alto Networks’ Next-Generation Security Platform will extend inline, API-based and host based are protections for all three major public clouds.

Cloud

Cloud distributor Pax8 broadens security portfolio with Webroot partnership

February 14, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloud distributor Pax8 broadens security portfolio with Webroot partnership
Pax8’s addition of a new cybersecurity vendor to their portfolio also signals a broadening out of their initial model to provide their partners with more options.

Security

Kaspersky Lab integrates three offerings into unified Kaspersky Threat Management and Defense

February 8, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Kaspersky Lab integrates three offerings into unified Kaspersky Threat Management and Defense
Kaspersky Lab sees its combination of solutions and a service as a highly differentiated offering to protect customers against targeted attacks.

Virtualization

IGEL North America CEO Ayres looks to disrupt end user computing market

February 7, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on IGEL North America CEO Ayres looks to disrupt end user computing market
IGEL kicked off its first North American customer event in North America emphasizing their goal of disrupting the end user space through their 100 per cent channel strategy.

Security

SonicWall brings three new solutions into beta trials

February 1, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on SonicWall brings three new solutions into beta trials
SonicWall Capture Client, SonicWall Network Security virtual next-generation firewalls and the SonicWall virtual web application firewall are all scheduled for release in Q2.

Chris Young, CEO of McAfee
Security

McAfee CEO: Security skills shortage is an efficiency opportunity

October 18, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on McAfee CEO: Security skills shortage is an efficiency opportunity
McAfee CEO Chris Young says the lack of IT security talent can be somewhat alleviated if tools just make today’s security professionals more efficient.

Managed Services

Webroot expands NinjaRMM relationship around DNS protection

August 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Webroot expands NinjaRMM relationship around DNS protection
NinjaRMM becomes an early adopter of the new Webroot solution, which has an integrated console with its Business Endpoint Protection offering.

Mobility

Absolute Reach script delivery and execution tool highlights new Absolute 7 platform

August 9, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Absolute Reach script delivery and execution tool highlights new Absolute 7 platform
Absolute Reach gives customers the ability to script broadly to cover endpoints on and off the networks, by integrating their Persistence technology with a new scripting engine.

Security

ESET continues brand-building efforts with new cybersecurity awareness certification

August 4, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on ESET continues brand-building efforts with new cybersecurity awareness certification
The new ESET CyberSecurity Awareness Training is provided free, and ESET partners are encouraged to have their customers make use of it.

Managed Services

Kaspersky Lab completes ConnectWise integrations for MSP partners

May 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Kaspersky Lab completes ConnectWise integrations for MSP partners
Kaspersky continues to build out the MSP Partner program that it formally launched in April.