Tag Archive for Firewall

Palo Alto Networks extends AWS relationship to enhance firewall scalability

Palo Alto Networks sees its adaption to the new age of cloud security as fundamental, and has been doing what it can to keep its channel partners moving in tandem on this objective.

Secure Mobile Access 12.0 upgrade is first SonicWall release as independent company

SonicWall wants more of its firewall-focused partners to sell the endpoint-focused SMA together with the firewalls, saying that they are a logical companion sale.

SonicWALL leader Hutcheson lays out strategy going forward

The new SonicWALL will see big changes and small ones. The big changes are in how the company does business as it untangles from Dell, and it’s a process that they began well before the company was even sold. On the other hand, the new SonicWALL won’t be making significant shifts from its core markets, and partner base.

SonicWALL announces technology preview of new Cloud Global Management System

Much of the new technology SonicWALL is previewing on their roadmap at PEAK16 is under media embargo. One element that is not though, is a major one. SonicWALL is announcing a technology preview of its Cloud GMS, which is scheduled for availability in Q4.

Sophos launches partner program for MSPs

While Sophos has MSP partners, they have not had a program that provides support for their specific business model and requirements before now. MSP Connect is aligned with the ways MSPs sell, and provides rewards for upselling and cross-selling Sophos’ broad range of security services.

New Fortinet security fabric enhances intelligence, awareness

In addition to the new fabric itself, the security vendor announces two of its key components, a new 6000 level firewall and Fortinet’s new CP9 content processor for deep packet inspection.

Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise introduce new bundle for enterprise and midmarket

The bundle enhances interoperability between Fortinet’s FortiGate Network Security Platform and the HPE Security Logger products, and will initially be piloted exclusively through Arrow to a limited number of partners, before being opened up later this year.

New Dell SonicWALL Threat Protection Service to be major channel play

The new service combines one sandbox Dell has used internally, and being productized for the first time, with two licensed third party sandboxes, on the principle that modern threats that try and evade sandboxes won’t be able to evade three different ones at the same time.

Dell announces new APT Protection Service suitable for both large businesses and small

Dell also previewed a new integrated management of Dell Networking X-Series switches through the Dell SonicWALL firewall interface through a single pane of glass, which will be available in 2016.

Selling Connected Security to Dell SonicWALL partners

For the first time, Dell brought its other security software units to its Peak event for SonicWALL partners, to press the logic of why they should sell them as well, although they recognize there are customer issues which go beyond simple logic.

Dell unveils next generation of its SonicWALL TZ Series firewalls

Dell is encouraging partners to take these souped up models to their customers, even if their existing firewalls are not that old, because both threats and Dell’s response have ramped up massively, and older machines may not be able to keep up.

Intel Security expands Data Exchange Layer to fill out white space between products

Intel Security is announcing multiple upgrades to and integrations with its DXL ecosystem, to improve defenses, particularly against tough and elusive targeted attacks.