Malware

Security

Kaspersky CEO sees cybersecurity headed from Dark Age to Golden Age

March 7, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Kaspersky CEO sees cybersecurity headed from Dark Age to Golden Age
Kaspersky Lab’s colourful CEO stated at the company’s 2016 North American Partner Conference that while cybersecurity is presently in the Dark Ages, a Golden Age is on the horizon for the commercial market, with a key new industrial control security solution coming from Kaspersky later this year.

Managed Services

Toshiba signs on IT Weapons to take Toshiba-branded IT services to market

June 22, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Toshiba signs on IT Weapons to take Toshiba-branded IT services to market
Having exited the consumer market in Canada, Toshiba is beefing up their B2B offerings, and has partnered with Brampton managed services provider IT Weapons to provide what will be a growing package of services and support.

Mobility

Lookout brings its enterprise mobile security to market

June 2, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lookout brings its enterprise mobile security to market
Lookout’s enterprise offering, which leverages the data set from its 70 million consumer customers, will be sold entirely through channel partners, and entirely through distribution, which in North America will be Ingram Micro.

Channel Programs

New iboss Network Security sales chief looks to expand market presence

March 2, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on New iboss Network Security sales chief looks to expand market presence
iboss is well known in the education space, where it has a strong presence, but new SVP of Worldwide Sales Frank McLallen is looking to take advantage of their solutions’ scalability, and expand much more deeply into other markets.

Security

Cisco’s Security Manifesto for the real world

January 22, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco’s Security Manifesto for the real world
Cisco believes security teams need to rethink strategy, to ensure that their principles assist users in resisting attacks – since the reverse is all too common now.

Big Data

Cisco Canada showing strong momentum in security

January 21, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco Canada showing strong momentum in security
Cisco has followed up momentum from the acquisition of Sourcefire, adding new capabilities and services and greatly strengthening Cisco Canada’s security team.

Mobility

Consumer mobile security vendor Lookout sets sights on enterprise market

November 14, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Consumer mobile security vendor Lookout sets sights on enterprise market
With new venture funding to transition their business to the enterprise, Lookout has hired its first VP of Enterprise Product and its first channel chief, and is looking to the channel to drive its enterprise business

backup security
Storage

Backup: An antidote to ransomware

June 10, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Backup: An antidote to ransomware
Despite efforts to curb it, ransomware is on the rise. Cloud backup is being used to thwart such attacks and could be a powerful selling proposition.

Brian Dye, senior vice president of information security at Symantec
Security

Symantec declares antivirus is no moneymaker

May 7, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Symantec declares antivirus is no moneymaker
Symantec is preparing to unveil a security intelligence service to give businesses strategic insight into identifying and containing breaches.

Chris Doggett, managing director of Kaspersky Lab North America
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New solutions from Kaspersky driving search for new partners

April 25, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New solutions from Kaspersky driving search for new partners
Kaspersky outlines plans for new solutions for fraud prevention and protection of critical infrastructure, and will seek new partners to go to market.