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: DigiCert Quintuples Sales, Headcount With Close Of Deal For Symantec Website Security, PKI Offerings

John Merill, CEO of the identity and encryption provider, tells CRN the purchase boosts DigiCert's workforce from 300 to 1,600 employees and top-line revenue from $100 million to $500 million.
Atrion CEO Grillo: Larger Competitors 'Don't Have The Breadth Of Professional Services That We Have'

Security-focused solution provider Atrion is seeing big payoffs from its investments in professional services.
Fortinet Execs: Channel Sales Leadership Change Won't Impact Q4 Results

On Fortinet's third-quarter earnings call, top executives respond to last month's sales leadership change, which CRN was first to report included the departure of channel chief Joe Sykora.
CRN Exclusive: Palo Alto Networks Expands NextWave Partner Program With New Public Cloud Specialization

Palo Alto Networks has launched a pilot for a new NextWave Partner Program specialization, one it says will allow partners to take advantage of the security opportunities around AWS and other public cloud vendors.
Symantec's New Single-Agent Security Platform Integrates Deception, Mobile Threat Detection And Much More

Symantec's new Endpoint Security for the Cloud Generation integrates multiple threat detection, protection, and management capabilities in a single platform for mobile and traditional devices.
CRN Exclusive: Tenable Unveils New Partner Program To Help Customers Bridge Their 'Cyber Exposure' Gap

Tenable on Tuesday launched its Cyber Exposure partner ecosystem, which the company hopes will help customers battle cyber exposure gap as they adopt new technologies like cloud and IoT.
Q&A: Qualys CEO On Why Legacy Security Companies Won't Cut It In Cloud-First World

In an interview with CRN around the Qualys Security Conference in Las Vegas, CEO Philippe Courtot said the opportunity for partners around cloud-based security is immense.
Sophos Launches New XG Firewall Version, Adds New Application Visibility And Deployment Options

The Sophos XG Firewall Version 17 looks to fill the gaps in areas where firewalls have traditionally have lacked visibility or capability, according to Sophos SVP Dan Schiappa.
CRN Exclusive: Security Startup IntSights Launches First Partner Program, Looks To Take All Sales Through The Channel

The launch comes just a few months after the cybersecurity intelligence company named channel veteran Jessica Couto as vice president of worldwide channels and alliances.
Fortinet Exec: 'Trusted Partners' Can Help Customers Secure The Growing Number Of IoT Devices

With a rise in the number of IoT devices, customers are more and more looking for partners who can help close the gap around security, Fortinet Vice President of Strategic Programs Jonathan Nguyen-Duy said.
6 Hot New Security Products Announced By McAfee This Week

Here are six new products and partnerships McAfee announced at its MPOWER event in Las Vegas this week – the first major announcements the company has made since its spinout from Intel six months ago.
McAfee, Cisco Team Up Around Threat Intelligence Sharing, Automation

McAfee and Cisco announced a partnership at McAfee MPOWER in Las Vegas, which brings together McAfee's Data Exchange Layer with Cisco's Platform Exchange Grid for sharing or threat event context and automation.
Security Solution Provider AsTech Provides $1 Million Guarantee For Qualys Managed Service Offering

The launch is part of a budding trend of vendors and solution providers offering guarantees or insurance for their security services or products in the event of a data breach.
New KRACK WPA2 Vulnerability Leaves Nearly All Wi-Fi Devices Vulnerable To Attack

The 'serious weakness' in the WPA2 protocol allows for attackers to not only read and steal information transmitted across Wi-Fi, but also potentially manipulate the data or insert malware, researchers said Monday.
Closing The Skills Gap: NPower Puts Education To Work With Technology, Cybersecurity Training For Veterans, Underserved Communities

Students who graduate from the nonprofit's courses earn technology certifications, including the CompTIA A+ certification for Tech Fundamentals, and the CompTIA Security+, Network+ and Linux+ certifications for the cybersecurity program.
CRN Exclusive: TekLinks Expands Into Security With Launch Of Dedicated Cybersecurity Consulting Group

TekLinks, one of the top solution providers in the country around cloud and managed services, is expanding its practice to the security market.
Symantec Won't Allow Third-Party Government Reviews Of Its Security Software

The move comes as competitors in the security space – including Kaspersky Lab and HPE - face backlash for their reported cooperation with third-party government reviews.
Accenture Latest Company To Leave Critical Data Exposed On Amazon Web Services Server

The UpGuard Cyber Risk Team finds that Accenture had left four AWS S3 storage buckets unsecured, saying in a blog post that it exposed 'data that could have been used to attack both Accenture and its clients.'
New Fortinet Channel Chief Focuses On Fine-Tuning Partner Program, Driving Value For Partners

Jon Bove, vice president of channel sales, tells CRN he hopes to bring his prior experience at Fortinet as well as lessons learned from his time at Proofpoint to his new role.
Tech Data Takes 8,000-Partner-Strong Security Practice Into New Frontiers

With its acquisition of Avnet, Tech data is expanding its security practice beyond point products and into solution development and services.