Security

Podcasts

The Buzz: Cisco Canada launches sovereign critical infrastructure, ScanSource buys MicroAge for $220.5 million, and ESET Canada names cybersecurity scholarship winners

August 25, 2026 Robert Dutt Comments Off on The Buzz: Cisco Canada launches sovereign critical infrastructure, ScanSource buys MicroAge for $220.5 million, and ESET Canada names cybersecurity scholarship winners
Cisco Canada launches its Sovereign Critical Infrastructure portfolio with Bell as lead partner, ScanSource acquires MicroAge for $220.5 million to augment partner services, and ESET Canada names three Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship winners. Plus CrowdStrike expands Project QuiltWorks to SMBs, Palo Alto Networks and NTT Data sign a $1 billion pact, and Auvik promotes Daniel Ochoa to CRO.

In The Channel

Michelle Biase on what HP Canada learned from a year of seeding AI PCs to partners

July 22, 2026 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Michelle Biase on what HP Canada learned from a year of seeding AI PCs to partners
Michelle Biase has been president and managing director of HP Canada for eighteen months. In that time, the company has grown its Canadian sales team by fifty percent, shifted to a unified One HP go-to-market model, and watched AI PC sales accelerate to nearly two-thirds of PC volume. In this episode, she sits down with In the Channel to talk about what partners actually did with early AI PC seeding units, how HP IQ is landing in the channel, the practical realities of memory-driven pricing volatility, and why partners should be paying more attention to the software and solutions layer.

Distribution

Next-gen security vendor Votiro signs global deal with Ingram Micro

March 19, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Next-gen security vendor Votiro signs global deal with Ingram Micro
The agreement is a North American one, but it’s expected to be about eight to ten months before Votiro’s content disarm and reconstruction [CDR] technology finds its way to Ingram Micro partners in Canada.

Tony Anscombe, global security evangelist at ESET
Podcasts

Kicking off Fraud Prevention Month with ESET’s Tony Anscombe

March 6, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Kicking off Fraud Prevention Month with ESET’s Tony Anscombe
ESET global security evangelist Tony Anscombe talks about why anyone can be the victim of identity fraud, and what solution providers can do to make sure their customers are protected and prepared.

Internet of Things

Extreme Networks launches Defender for IoT

February 5, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Extreme Networks launches Defender for IoT
Defender IoT, part of the Smart OmniEdge solution, is now generally available, providing customers with IoT protection that is simple for non technical people to use, and which can be deployed on any network.

Podcasts

New Year’s Podcast Series: James Chalmers of ESET Canada

January 31, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: James Chalmers of ESET Canada
James Chalmers of ESET Canada discusses the company’s growth in 2018, the security threatscape, and its plans for 2019, in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast Series.

No Picture
Podcasts

How are Canadians feeling about cybersecurity? [Podcast]

January 21, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on How are Canadians feeling about cybersecurity? [Podcast]
Stephen Cobb of ESET shares the results of the company’s first research into how Canadians are feeling about cybersecurity-related issues and offers some thoughts on the biggest security challenges we’ll see in 2019.

Cloud

Innovative cloud service startup Sonrai Security sees strong channel play as they emerge from stealth

January 15, 2019 Mark Cox 1
Sonrai also has a strong Canadian connection, with one of the two founders and the company’s engineering based in Fredericton N.B., as was the case with their previous company, Q1 Labs.

Cloud

Free SD-WAN capability highlights new SonicWall Capture Cloud Platform announcements

November 13, 2018 Mark Cox 1
SonicWall also makes several other announcements, with the common theme being the extension of the company’s hybrid cloud portfolio and capabilities.

Security

XM Cyber closes Series A funding round, opens up search for the best MSSP and integrator partners

November 13, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on XM Cyber closes Series A funding round, opens up search for the best MSSP and integrator partners
XM Cyber is a startup with a differentiated platform that they describe as a ‘game-changer’ product, that simulates cyber-attacks along the entire attack path to an organization’s critical assets, and then provides actionable remediation.