CRN Security News

Businesses looking to protect their ecosystem from sanctioned and unsanctioned cloud apps need to first gain visibility into what's there, say executives in a session at Optiv's Enterprise Solutions Summit.

Kudelski Security CTO Andrew Howard said a zero day attack against a major mobile device platform is likely imminent given a recent cyberweapons theft and disclosure.

Security On-Demand is turning to new Director of Sales Kim Scott to expand the company's channel beyond telecom carriers and bring in 20 to 30 well-qualified IT solution providers in the next year.

New CMO Peter Evans and VP of Emerging Services Sean Catlett will helping Optiv package and promote holistic security solutions in areas such as orchestration, automation and cloud.

'There's a little bit of a swing of the pendulum over toward endpoint, but our expectation is that, over time, it will continue to move back and forth a little bit. They're both critical components,' Kris Hagerman said on Sophos' earnings call Wednesday.

Once a security vulnerability was discovered, Datto intended to remedy the issues before providing disclosure; it was spurred to action by Continuum's intent to publish its own security update.

New VP of Worlwide Channels Victor Baez said Carbon Black does more than three-quarters of its business today in the U.S., but believes it could achieve a 60/40 ratio between U.S. and foreign sales in the years ahead.

CEO Kevin Mandia and CFO Frank Verdecanna talk about how an unsuccessful hack affected FireEye, the impact of the Equifax breach, and the company's new endpoint protection offering.

Symantec CEO Greg Clark said one of the largest breaches in U.S. history is driving a strong uptake in the company's LifeLock identity protection services, helping spark a dramatic turnaround in the company's consumer business.