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SolarWinds: Hackers Accessed Our Office 365 Since Early 2019
by Michael Novinson
Hackers persistently accessed SolarWinds’ internal systems, Microsoft Office 365 environment and software development environment for months before carrying out their vicious cyberattack, the company said.
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Forcepoint Buys Remote Browser Isolation Startup Cyberinc
by Michael Novinson
Forcepoint says Cyberinc’s browser isolation technology enables businesses and government agencies to minimize risk from ransomware, malware, and other malicious code while preserving performance.
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ID Agent CEO Kevin Lancaster Leaves Kaseya After Acquisition
by Michael Novinson
‘I have made a career out of innovating and scaling great companies. Now, I get to focus 100 percent of my time on identifying, investing in, and helping others achieve what I have with ID Agent,’ Lancaster tells CRN.
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ForgeRock IPO Expected In 2021 With Valuation Of Over $3B: Report
by Michael Novinson
ForgeRock is working with Morgan Stanley on an initial public offering that could value the digital identity vendor at $3 billion to $4 billion, or possibly higher, Bloomberg reported.
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McAfee Eyes More M&A Following Sale Of Enterprise Business
by Michael Novinson
‘We’ll continue to look at things that potentially broaden and also create an opportunity for us to bring more differentiation to the market,’ says McAfee President and CEO Peter Leav.
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Tanium Rolls Out Certifications To Drive Partner Profitability
by Michael Novinson
The Tanium Certified Operator is well-suited for partners delivering implementation or migration-based services, while partners that provide professional or managed services should get the Tanium Certified Administrator.
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Acronis Raises $250M To Double Down On Channel Enablement
by Michael Novinson
The Switzerland-based cyber protection vendor wants to double the size of its channel community in the coming years, which today consists of 10,000 active partners and another 5,000 under contract.
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Fortinet Non-Firewall Sales Surge As Customers Opt For Fabric
by Michael Novinson
Fortinet expects to obtain $1 billion of non-firewall revenue this year as customers look to consolidate their security footprint behind a smaller number of vendors.
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SolarWinds Notches 87 Percent Customer Renewal Rate Despite Hack
by Michael Novinson
‘We are seeing engagement with our federal customers. We are having to work probably a little bit harder with that base, but we are renewing that customer base as well,’ says SolarWinds CFO Barton Kalsu.
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Vectra Raises $130M To Fuel R&D Around Cloud Security
by Michael Novinson
Vectra notched a $1.2 billion valuation, and wants to use the Blackstone-led funding to better safeguard microservices in the cloud including containers and serverless technology, says CEO Hitesh Sheth.
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Illumio Eyes $250M Funding Round At $2.9B Valuation: Report
by Michael Novinson
Illumio is looking to raise about $250 million in a Thoma Bravo-led funding round that values the cybersecurity company at about $2.9 billion, Bloomberg reported.
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FireEye CEO: ‘We’ve Never Been More Relevant Or More Needed’
by Michael Novinson
‘You keep reading that the Mandiant brand or FireEye brand is finding these things. And we‘re finding them because we’re doing investigations, and we are dogged in our determination,’ says FireEye’s Kevin Mandia.
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Sysdig Raises $188M To Take On Palo Alto Networks In Cloud
by Michael Novinson
‘We’re seeing the birth of a giant market, and now is the time to capitalize on our leadership and build on that momentum,’ says Sysdig CEO Suresh Vasudevan as the company notched a $1.19 billion valuation.
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Proofpoint To Be Acquired By Thoma Bravo For $12.3B
by Michael Novinson
This is the biggest cybersecurity deal of all time, beating Broadcom’s $10.7 billion purchase of Symantec’s enterprise business, Intel’s $7.6 billion purchase of McAfee and Okta’s $6.5 billion purchase of Auth0.
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