Tag Archive for Security

Gigamon announces ex-Riverbed channels exec Michelle Hodges as new channel chief

Hodges talks with ChannelBuzz about her new role at Gigamon, what she brings to the table there, and how she expects to increase the opportunities the company provides to partners.

Diving into cryptocurrency fraud risks [Podcast]

Tony Anscombe, global security evangelist at ESET

Tony Anscombe of ESET joins the podcast to discuss the risks of fraud that surround cryptocurrency, and what solution providers should think of when their customers are looking at taking Bitcoin.

ESET looks to financing program with Hitachi Capital America to support bigger deals

ESET’s first financing program for customers in North America has a low entry point for eligibility, and includes all components of the deal, not just the ESET software.

Avaya adds Identity-as-a-Service capability through partnership with Post Quantum

The new technology will roll out later this year in a new service, Avaya Mobile Experience, although Canadians will have to wait a little longer, since it will initially be limited to the U.S.

The rise of AI needs to be controlled, report warns

A new study takes a look at the potential security weakpoints that could emerge as AI continues to rise, if the industry doesn’t take the right steps to secure its creations.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,…

OPAQ adds Palo Alto Networks as key partner on midmarket-focused security-as-a-service platform

Palo Alto Networks next-gen firewall offerings are now available as a service on OPAQ’s platform, in one of only two strategic relationships that OPAQ has.

SonicWall reveals new Capture engine that proved effective against Meltdown

The SonicWall Capture Cloud Real-Time Deep Memory Inspection was added as a fourth Capture Cloud engine some months back, and is now being made public because of its ability to block the Meltdown exploit.

Palo Alto Networks makes Magnifier behavioral analytics app first in new Application Framework

The technology which comes from last year’s LightCyber acquisition, has now been integrated into Palo Alto Networks’ new cloud platform.

IT Cloud launching BDR appliance service with StorageCraft tech for small Canadian MSPs

Cradlepoint shifts business model and lowers price points with new NetCloud subscription pricing

The new, simplified solution packages for Cradlepoint Branch, Mobile and IoT solutions are not an option, but will become the sole route to market after May.

Cyxtera adds offense to defense gameplan with Immunity acquisition

Cyxtera, formed last year by integrating CenturyLink’s 57 data centres with four security companies, has a large minority of its sales go through channel partners, who also stand to benefit from the addition of Immunity’s penetration testing and adversary simulation capabilities.

ISA expands incident response capabilities with preparedness-focused service

Proactive preparation for an attack is the key element of the six-step process at the heart of the new ISA Incident Response Readiness Service.

BlackBerry CEO Chen sees increased channel focus key to regaining mobile security supremacy

At the BlackBerry Security Summit in New York City, CEO John Chen used his kickoff keynote to stress that expansion of the company’s partner network is the company’s key to continuing their strong recent growth and climbing back to the top in mobile security..

AppRiver makes first PSA integration, with ConnectWise Manage

AppRiver’s new Nautical platform provides the open APIs necessary for such integrations that their old platform lacked, and ConnectWise is the first provider for which they have built an integration.