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• 5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
  10:15 AM EST Fri. Oct. 04, 2013
  For the week ending Oct. 4, CRN looks at IT companies that brought their 'A' game and made moves to beat out competitors.
• Palo Alto Networks Partners See Big Sales Gains For 2014
  12:31 PM EST Thu. Oct. 03, 2013
  Of the 150 top-tier Palo Alto Americas partners attending the company's fourth annual conference this week, 141 have doubled their sales in the past year and see only good times ahead.
• McAfee Partner Summit: 10 Ways McAfee Executives Engaged Channel Partners
  4:00 PM EST Wed. Oct. 02, 2013
  Partners were given an overview of McAfee's product road map, a review of challenges and achievements over the last year, and the goals expected of partners over the next year, at the 2013 McAfee SecurityAlliance Partner Summit.
• McAfee President On Competition And Changing Perceptions
  1:36 PM EST Wed. Oct. 02, 2013
  McAfee's Mike DeCesare tells partners which companies keep him up at night and what he's doing to make sure the company is known for more than its antivirus products.
• Symantec CFO Steps Down
  10:15 AM EST Tue. Oct. 01, 2013
  Symantec's CFO steps down as the company undergoes a complete reorganization of its product portfolio and go-to-market channel strategy.
• Palo Alto Picks Up Partner Pace With Worldwide Channel Chief Appointment
  7:37 PM EST Mon. Sep. 30, 2013
  A 15-year channel veteran and former senior vice president of global channels for videoconferencing vendor Polycom is taking the worldwide channel job at fast-growing Palo Alto Networks.
• Cloud Concerns: Today, Data Security Should Trump Worker Productivity
  9:40 AM EST Mon. Sep. 30, 2013
  A new Skyhigh Networks study reveals that too many companies are focused on 'yesterday's concerns.' The NSA revelations mean they better get with the times.
• RSA Toolkit Warning: Experts Say Developers Better Shut The Door
  9:20 AM EST Mon. Sep. 30, 2013
  Software security expert says the contentious algorithm could have widespread implications for ISVs and businesses that use applications that employ encryption.
• NSA Revelations Rattle The Cloud Market: What Are You Doing To Calm Customers' Fears?
  9:00 AM EST Mon. Sep. 30, 2013
  Companies are asking more questions about the security of their cloud-based data as the barrage of NSA-related news rains down. For solution providers, being a 'trusted adviser' has never been more important.
• EMC Hires Former Symantec, Oracle Exec To Head New Emerging Technology Division
  3:36 PM EST Fri. Sep. 27, 2013
  EMC's new hire brings experience with Oracle applications and Symantec data protection and endpoint security technologies to EMC's new Emerging Technology Products Division, making him a potential key player in building EMC's future end-user experience.
• Cisco, McAfee, Other Firms Addressing NSA-Linked Encryption Algorithm
  3:33 PM EST Fri. Sep. 27, 2013
  Security firms and network device makers that are validated to run a contentious encryption algorithm are addressing customer concerns and considering whether to follow RSA in issuing a formal advisory to customers.
• HP Ups Channel Sales Offensive With New Appointment
  2:46 PM EST Fri. Sep. 20, 2013
  Hewlett-Packard has appointed a 25-year HP veteran, who's been a rising star in the company, to a newly created role as senior vice president, HP worldwide indirect sales.
• Cloud Security Firms: NSA Spying A Double-Edged Sword For Business
  12:19 PM EST Fri. Sep. 20, 2013
  Cloud security firms are calling for stronger encryption standards as customers react to the most recent NSA spying revelations.
• RSA Tells Developers To Ditch Contentious Encryption Algorithm
  11:40 AM EST Fri. Sep. 20, 2013
  An encryption algorithm that may contain a back door for government surveillance was set as the default configuration in RSA's encryption implementation toolkit for developers.
• EMC Plans Layoffs at RSA Security Division
  10:43 AM EST Thu. Sep. 19, 2013
  Sales of RSA's SecurID hardware tokens have slowly declined in recent years, but the company has been building out its adaptive authentication strategy and is moving into other security areas, analysts say.
• Verdasys Aims To Make FireEye Data Actionable With Automated Response
  5:25 PM EST Wed. Sep. 18, 2013
  The security vendor uses a new data connector to automate incident response activity by identifying infected systems and devices to take them offline.
• NSA Revelations Inciting Cloud Services Angst, Says LastPass CEO
  12:13 PM EST Fri. Sep. 13, 2013
  The chief executive of the popular password management tool is attempting to settle a growing concern among users that the government can access its encrypted password storage.
• For The Channel, NSA Spying Can No Longer Be Ignored
  5:08 PM EST Wed. Sep. 11, 2013
  The recent revelations that the NSA has cracked online encryption technologies and placed secret backdoors in security software should be a wake-up call for the channel.
• 10 Ways NSA Surveillance Revelations Could Impact The Channel
  4:00 PM EST Wed. Sep. 11, 2013
  From sales of encryption to a potential pushback against cloud services, revelations over NSA surveillance activities could be significant to the channel.
• Channel Chief Roundtable: Security Is A Must (Video)
  12:00 PM EST Mon. Sep. 09, 2013
  CRN TV talks with some of the top channel executives in the industry about the importance of security skills and certifications for VARs today.
• Report: NSA Has Broken Most Internet Encryption Technologies
  3:16 PM EST Fri. Sep. 06, 2013
  According to documents obtained by The Guardian from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, the government is secretly placing vulnerabilities into commercial security software to give the NSA backdoor access.
• Patch Tuesday Preview: Microsoft To Address Office Application Vulnerabilities
  5:11 PM EST Thu. Sep. 05, 2013
  Application-level vulnerabilities take center stage as Microsoft looks to patch holes in Office for next week's security update.
• Review: Symantec Backup Exec 3600 (Video)
  4:02 PM EST Wed. Sep. 04, 2013
  The CRN Test Center takes the Symantec Backup Exec 3600 for a spin to see how some features benefit the data management appliance.
• AccessData Turns To Channel For Its Forensics, E-Discovery Platform
  5:11 PM EST Wed. Aug. 28, 2013
  AccessData is making a multimillion-dollar push into the channel to transform longtime direct-sales strategy, partnering with Accuvant and others.
• 10 Endpoint Security Technologies And Tips Proven To Deny Hackers
  4:00 PM EST Wed. Aug. 28, 2013
  Even though security experts say there is no silver bullet when it comes to IT security, vulnerability and configuration management, emerging file behavior technologies and security awareness training combine to help reduce the risk of being breached by custom malware and zero-day attacks.