Security

Cloud

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

January 29, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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.

Security

Recorded Future adds Fusion end-to-end threat intelligence solution

January 29, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Recorded Future adds Fusion end-to-end threat intelligence solution
Fusion is designed to be sold be Recorded Future and its channel alongside the company’s existing solutions portfolio.

Backup

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

January 18, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on IT Cloud launching BDR appliance service with StorageCraft tech for small Canadian MSPs
IT Cloud Solutions is also now offering StorageCraft Cloud Backup for Microsoft Office 365 to their MSPs.

Mobility

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

January 16, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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.

Security

Cyxtera adds offense to defense gameplan with Immunity acquisition

January 10, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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.

Security

ISA expands incident response capabilities with preparedness-focused service

December 21, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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.

Security

People remain the weakest link in IT security: BlackBerry

November 15, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on People remain the weakest link in IT security: BlackBerry
A new survey from BlackBerry finds that internal breaches far outnumber external ones, notwithstanding the fact that most organizations focus their spend on external threats.

Mobility

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

November 14, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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..

Managed Services

AppRiver makes first PSA integration, with ConnectWise Manage

November 13, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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.

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins
Channel Programs

Robbins to partners: Software equals differentiation

November 1, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Robbins to partners: Software equals differentiation
Kicking off Cisco Partner Summit 2017, CEO Chuck Robbins tells partners building their own development capabilities is key to meeting customer needs.