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In Case You Missed It

ICYMI special: RSA Conference 2026, curated for the Canadian channel

March 26, 2026 Robert Dutt Comments Off on ICYMI special: RSA Conference 2026, curated for the Canadian channel
A special midweek edition of In Case You Missed It, cutting through the RSA Conference 2026 noise to highlight what actually matters for Canadian IT channel partners. From the dominant agentic AI security theme to new partner revenue opportunities from Barracuda and Sectigo, here’s what you need to know.

Security

Proofpoint emphasizes usability, visibility enhancements in SMB-focused Essentials solution

February 27, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Proofpoint emphasizes usability, visibility enhancements in SMB-focused Essentials solution
Proofpoint’s historical focus has been higher upmarket, but Essentials, which came originally from a 2013 acquisition, and has been substantially rebuilt from the ground up with an SMB focus, is a key part of their strategy as well.

Security

Proofpoint adds new index identifying specific persons at most risk of attack to their Targeted Attack Protection solution

December 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Proofpoint adds new index identifying specific persons at most risk of attack to their Targeted Attack Protection solution
Being able to identify the people in an organization most likely to be attacked – who are often not the obvious C level execs – provides a compelling new value proposition that Proofpoint is highlighting as an industry-first.

Backup

Pax8 adds five new vendors to linecard

November 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pax8 adds five new vendors to linecard
Cloud distributor Pax8 continues to expand and grow its vendor roster, adding Acronis and Dropsuite in the business continuity space, and IRONSCALES, Passportal and Proofpoint for different things within security.

Security

New Proofpoint sales head Blake Sallé stresses commitment to channel

November 2, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Proofpoint sales head Blake Sallé stresses commitment to channel
Proofpoint has elevated Americas Theater VP Blake Sallé to its worldwide sales lead. He stressed that while he sees no big issues with the company’s go-to-market strategy, improving channel productivity is one of his top priorities.

Managed Services

Proofpoint adds anti-phishing capabilities to automated email protection solution with new CLEAR solution

September 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Proofpoint adds anti-phishing capabilities to automated email protection solution with new CLEAR solution
The new capabilities come from the Proofpoint acquisition of Wombat Security earlier this year, and significantly beef up what had been Proofpoint’s TRAP automation platform.