Security
SonicWall 2019 Cyber Threat Report says Canadian malware up more than 100 per cent
SonicWall also highlighted the most pernicious threats of 2018, as well as another they expect to cause problems going forward.
Malware
Security
Threat environment changes significantly – but one constant is SMBs still at high risk
Formjacking passed cryptojacking and ransomware to become the top threat highlighted by Symantec in 2018, although both of these other types of attacks continue to be problematic for the commercial market in particular.
Partnerships
Dell expands endpoint security portfolio through collaboration with CrowdStrike and Secureworks
Dell has had an endpoint security partnership with Cylance, and that remains in effect, but this new one around Dell SafeGuard and Response solutions is considerably deeper and becomes the jewel in Dell’s endpoint security crown.
Distribution
Pax8 adds unique Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile solution to line card
Symantec Endpoint Protection, which utilizes the technology Symantec acquired with Skycure last year, provides a differentiated offering for MSP line cards that detects and illustrates mobile threats to end users.
Security
Nyotron building out channel for OS-Centric Positive Security solution that plays nice with other products
It’s early days for Nyotron’s channel in North America, with only a tiny number of partners, and none in Canada, but the company is looking to change that.
Security
Lastline Malscape Monitor report says most threat intelligence information is nearly useless
In addition to the report, Lastline also announced a new Lastline Behavioral Intelligence Program, which provides actionable information about cybersecurity that any security teams can use, to benchmark their own capabilities.
Managed Services
BluVector targets midmarket customers, managed services partners with new release of malware detection offering
BluVector, which spun out of Northrop Grumman last year, offers defense-grade network security, and uses a channel to reach midmarket customers.
Security
The rise of AI needs to be controlled, report warns
Much ink, digital and otherwise, has been spilled on the vast range of extraordinary opportunities enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Now, a team of 26 AI experts, including from Oxford, Cambridge […]
Cloud
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
ESET adds UEFI Scanner, Internet of Things protection to new consumer release
The UEFI Scanner, which protects UEFI firmware that anti-malware software typically misses because it is outside the OS, is likely to appear in a forthcoming commercial product release.