Here's Who Made Gartner's 2016 Cloud IaaS Magic Quadrant *
The 25 Most Influential Executives Of 2016 *
The Top 25 Disrupters Of 2016 *
The 10 Most Important Tech Partnerships In 2016 (So Far) *
CSC CEO: Conviction Around Rationale For HPE Enterprise Services Merger Has Grown Stronger *
Cisco Acquiring Imperva Would Be A 'Huge Hit' In Filling Out Security Portfolio, Partners Say *
NPD Group: Top 8 Server Brands Of 2016 Q2 *
16 Hot New Security Products Launched At Black Hat 2016 *

CRN Security News

Sources: Palo Alto Networks Eyed SentinelOne For Acquisition, Startup Vows To Remain Private

Partners said acquiring SentinelOne would be a good move for Palo Alto Networks, saying it would help the security vendor boost its Traps endpoint security strategy.
10 Scenes From Black Hat 2016 That Show Security Is Red Hot

From wild and wacky to serious commentary on the state of the security industry, here are 10 sights that stood out from the Black Hat 2016 show floor this year.
Oracle's Micros Point-Of-Sale Systems Hit With Security Breach

Company says payment data is encrypted; corporate network and other cloud service offerings were not impacted.
Black Hat 2016: 10 Security Threats To Watch

Black Hat 2016 featured thousands of hackers and security professionals looking to see the latest and greatest threats facing the security space. Here are 10 that stood out from this year's event.
CompuCom Launches Real-Time Threat Management Solution Via Cloud, With Intel's Help

The Dallas-based systems integrator is offering its first SIEM solution by leveraging McAfee's ESM tool.
FireEye Hammered By Changing Threat Landscape, Plans Channel Charge With New Products

FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia said the company is "broadening" its threat coverage with a new set of competitively priced cloud solutions that are well suited for channel partners.
New CEO: Symantec + Blue Coat 'Addresses Over 50 Percent Of Enterprise Security Budgets'

Combining Symantec's on-premises endpoint and anti-virus technology with Blue Coat's cloud-based security offering will give it the security industry's broadest portfolio, the company's executives told financial analysts.
FireEye Laying Off 10 Percent Of Workforce As Part Of Major Restructuring

Three months into the CEO role at FireEye, Kevin Mandia told CRN that the cutbacks will impact staffing, discretionary spending and infrastructure across all of the company.
Sources: Fortinet Lays Off Multiple VPs, 100 Employees In Sales And Marketing

The sales and marketing turmoil at Fortinet is continuing, with the company laying off 100 employees on Wednesday, including at least two vice presidents, sources with knowledge of the situation told CRN.
Black Hat 2016: We Need To Step Up Our Security Or Risk Losing The Internet As We Know It

There’s something wrong, big time, with privacy and security around the Internet, and the security industry needs to step up or risk losing it all together, Dan Kaminsky, chief scientist and founder of White Ops, said in a Black Hat 2016 keynote.
Symantec Loses CMO To ServiceNow As Post-Blue Coat Acquisition Lineup Starts To Emerge

Symantec CMO Dan Rogers has left the security vendor to take a position as chief marketing officer at ServiceNow, CRN has learned.
16 Hot New Security Products Launched At Black Hat 2016

Take a look at 16 new products and solutions that security vendors rolled out in Las Vegas this week at the annual Black Hat Conference.
10 Cybersecurity Lessons Learned In 2016 (So Far)

Take a look back at some of the biggest lessons and takeaways from the cybersecurity industry so far, including ransomware, critical infrastructure attacks and the Internet of Things.
Overcoming A False Sense of Security in a Digital World

The Cisco 2016 Midyear Cybersecurity Report finds that ransomware has become the most profitable type of malware in history—and businesses are now a target of choice for ransomware operators.
Symantec Closes Acquisition Of Blue Coat, Looks To Begin Product Integration Strategy

Symantec's blockbuster acquisition of Blue Coat Systems is officially complete, a milestone CEO Greg Clark says 'marks the beginning of a new era in cybersecurity.'
Fortinet Focuses On Improving Productivity, Slowing Headcount Growth As Sales Reorg Slow To Show Benefit

After undergoing a broad salesforce reorganization earlier this year, Fortinet executives said the company is “pleased” with its progress, but plans more changes with the full benefits of the shift not yet fully realized.
The 10 Biggest Data Breaches Of 2016 (So Far)

A continuous stream of data breach announcements has (unfortunately) become the norm, with the start of 2016 being no exception. Take a look at 10 of the biggest and most impactful breaches of the year so far.
CRN Exclusive: Fidelis Cybersecurity Adds Former FireEye Exec As Channel Chief

Fidelis Cybersecurity, an advanced threat detection and remediation company, is expanding its push into the channel and has added former FireEye channel executive Scott Collins to lead the charge.
SentinelOne Launches Partner-Ready Program Guaranteeing Its Endpoint Security Foils Ransomware Attacks

SentinelOne has launched a new threat protection guarantee program, under which partners can guarantee the company’s endpoint security software up to $1 million in the event of a ransomware attack.
Check Point CEO: 'We Are Looking Very Actively At Acquisition Options'

Check Point could be the next major security vendor making acquisition moves, CEO Gil Shwed said on the company's second-quarter earnings call Tuesday.

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	Here's Who Made Gartner's 2016 Cloud IaaS Magic Quadrant Among the 10 cloud providers evaluated in Gartner's 2016 Magic Quadrant For Cloud IaaS, all but three were relegated to Niche Player status.
	11 Massive M&A Deals Reshaping The Channel: July 2016 Solution providers specializing in digital capabilities or closely tied to a specific vertical were hot commodities in July, with seven of the 11 acquired channel firms meeting one of those two criteria.
	NPD Group: Top 8 Server Brands Of 2016 Q2 It was a tough quarter for the server market, with every major brand except for Dell and Super Micro seeing steep declines in the number of units shipped through distribution, according to NPD Group.