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SonicWall Gen7 Firewalls Stuck In Reboot Loop Since Thursday
by Michael Novinson
‘We have never seen anything like this with SonicWall. I’m surprised ... Unfortunately, tech issues like this happen from time to time,’ says Michael Goldstein, CEO of SonicWall partner LAN Infotech.
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Log4j Threat Affecting VMware Horizon Servers ‘Could Escalate’: Huntress
by C.J. Fairfield
‘So far there’s been no huge impact because we’re catching it and preventing it from our MSPs,’ says Roger Koehler, VP of threat operations at Huntress. ‘But they could laterally move and really get into their entire environment, or if they end up ransoming these hosts, it can be devastating. It can prevent us from actually logging in and doing our job.’
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Datto Buys Threat Detection And Response Vendor Infocyte
by Michael Novinson
‘At our core, we feel like we’ve always been a security company. We’re looking for technology in the security space that we build and/or acquire that’s going to be effective,’ Datto CEO Tim Weller tells CRN.
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FireEye McAfee Enterprise XDR Business Renamed Trellix
by Michael Novinson
‘We really believe a lot of the things we’re doing are very different from what either of the companies have done in the past. We think there‘s a new way to represent where we’re going,’ CEO Bryan Palma tells CRN.
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Microsoft: Ukrainian Government Hit With Destructive Malware
by Michael Novinson
‘These actions represent an elevated risk to any government agency, non-profit or enterprise located or with systems in Ukraine,’ the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) warned in a blog post Saturday.
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REvil Ransomware Hackers Arrested By Russian Authorities
by Michael Novinson
Russian officials say they seized more than 426 million Rubles (roughly $5.5 million), $600,000 of American currency, 500,000 Euros (roughly $570,000), and 20 luxury cars from the homes of REvil gang members.
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Mimecast Rejects Acquisition Bid From Rival Proofpoint: Report
by Michael Novinson
‘After considering all the alternatives available to Mimecast, the Board of Directors determined that the Permira transaction is in the best interests of shareholders and the Company. It maximizes value, delivering a significant cash premium with a clear path to close,’ a Mimecast spokersperson told CRN Wednesday.
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Flashpoint Buys Risk Based Security To Better Quantify Risk
by Michael Novinson
‘Supply chain risk and third-party vendor risk is front and center with CISOs and the broader security community across the enterprise and the public sector,’ Flashpoint CEO Josh Lefkowitz tells CRN.
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Proofpoint Buys AI-Powered Data Protection Startup Dathena
by Michael Novinson
‘Proofpoint has firmly established itself as a DLP leader, and joining them provides us with the perfect opportunity to fulfill our mission of protecting the data and privacy of organizations around the world,’ says Dathena’s Christopher Muffat.
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Arctic Wolf Snags Sophos‘ Dan Schiappa As New Product Head
by Michael Novinson
‘Every once in a while, you get an opportunity that’s so unique and outstanding ... Arctic Wolf is going through the perfect storm of goodness with everything converging around what they do well,’ says Schiappa.
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Herjavec, Fishtech Merge To Create Managed Security Goliath
by Michael Novinson
The merger of Herjavec and Fishtech will form a 600-person channel titan with one of the largest managed security engineering teams. Herjavec Founder and “Shark Tank” star Robert Herjavec will lead the firm.
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RSA 2022 Moved From February To June Due To Omicron Surge
by Michael Novinson
‘We firmly believe that with the surge in COVID-19 cases around the world, this is the responsible step to take to ensure our community stays healthy,’ writes RSA Conference Vice President Linda Gray Martin.
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Security Firm ZeroFox To Go Public At $1.4B Valuation, Unveils Plans To Buy IDX
by Michael Novinson
‘VARs are always looking for something new and something hot. Both sets of channel partners will be able to sell more than they can today to the customers that they have,’ says ZeroFox CEO James Foster of the planned acquisition of data breach response services provider IDX,
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