CRN Security News for VARs and Technology Integrators

Apple Struggling To Cut Back On Use Of Samsung Displays In iPhone: Report *
Dell EMC CTO: 'Highly Diffused And Distributed' IT Environments Are The Future *
Symantec: We're Excited About Browser Isolation *
Pivotal CFO: We Will Continue To Aggressively Invest In Partners As A Public Company *
5 Companies That Came To Win This Week *
5 Companies That Had A Rough Week *
7 Major VMware vSphere 6.7 Features That Partners Need To Know *
RSA 2018: 15 Top Executives On The Single Biggest Security-Related Threat Businesses Face Today *

CRN Security News

CRN Exclusive: Mimecast Unveils Partner Program With Tiers, Deal Registration, More Discounts

Mimecast's first global partner program will replace separate efforts in each of the company's geographies and double discounts for Mimecast's roughly 400 North American partners.
Endpoint Security Vendor Carbon Black Files For IPO, Seeks To Raise $100 Million

Carbon Black's initial public offering filing Monday marks the third technology company over the past few weeks looking to go public.
2018 Internet Of Things 50: 10 Coolest IoT Security Companies

Top companies in IoT security for 2018 include Fortinet, ForeScout and SonicWall.
5 Companies That Had A Rough Week

For the week ending April 6, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.
Dell Data Guardian: Budgets Are Being Funded To Buy Products Like This

Dell Data Guardian is changing the way organizations manage and protect shared data. CRN gets a look at the latest version.
RSA To Buy Behavioral Analytics Startup Fortscale To Strengthen Flagship SIEM Platform

RSA President Rohit Ghai says Fortscale can deliver time to value, help customers with speed and velocity in their Security Operations Centers, and provide partners with a new, add-on offering.
2018 Partner Program Guide: 5-Star Security Vendors

As part of the Partner Program Guide, CRN designates some programs as 5-Star Partner Programs. Here are the 5-Star designees in the security technology space for 2018.
IBM Channel Sales Exec Jumps Ship To Flashpoint

Channel sales veteran Jeff Seifert is now the global channel chief at business risk intelligence vendor Flashpoint.
Qualys Dives Into Mobile, IoT Security With Buy Of Startup 1Mobility

Qualys says its acquisition of Singapore-based 1Mobility will make it possible for enterprises to assess the security and compliance of all Android, iOS and Windows Mobile devices in their environment.
Massive Data Breach At Saks And Lord & Taylor Affects Millions

The hacking group known as JokerStash or Fin7 already has released for sale 125,000 credit and debit cards, according to a security report.
VMware's E8 Acquisition Will Bolster Intelligent Endpoint Security Platform

Last week, the virtualization leaded added an AI-powered service to protect devices in the field. The startup bolsters those efforts with advanced threat detection trained through machine learning.
CRN Exclusive: Opaq Networks Beefs Up Risk And Compliance Reporting With Purchase Of FourV Systems

FourV's technology will allow MSSPs to gather a complete snapshot of what's happening on the end user's system and match it up against a risk framework or compliance requirements such as PCI.
CRN Exclusive: Unisys Rolls Out New Endpoint Protection Solution To Thwart Malware Attacks

Unisys said its new advanced endpoint protection solution will use Cylance's artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities to better protect customers against cyber threats.
Netskope Unveils Web Security Offering With Unified Architecture, Cloud Functionality

Netskope's ability to handle both cloud and web security means that enterprises can make granular decisions in a single, cohesive policy framework without having to grapple with multiple interfaces.
SonicWall Launches MSSP Program Focused On Enabling, Simplifying Security Operations

Blueprints provided as part of SonicWall's new MSSP program will span the maturity lifecycle from health and performance monitoring to high-end analytics across multiple security technologies, the company said.
5 Companies That Had A Rough Week

For the week ending March 23, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.
This Security Startup Is A Leading Provider Of AI-Driven Log Analysis

Logz.io is solving real-world machine data challenges with its log management platform.
AMD CTO: Processor Issues Will Be Mitigated Through Patches, No Performance Impact Expected

AMD CTO Mark Papermaster said the security vulnerabilities publicly disclosed by CTS Labs will be mitigated in the coming weeks through a mix of firmware patches and standard BIOS updates.
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Microsoft Introduces New Bug Bounties To Discover More Side Channel Vulnerabilities

Researchers and partners can earn six-figure payouts for discovering the next Meltdown or Spectre, or how Microsoft's cloud and operating systems can still be exploited through those known vulnerabilities