Information Security

Partners: BlackBerry Must Lay Out Vision For Cylance, Accelerate R&D Roadmap

by Michael Novinson
‘Not too often in life can you change the spots on a leopard, but this acquisition is going to give them [BlackBerry] the opportunity,’ says Michael Crean of Solutions Granted.
BlackBerry To Buy AI Based Cybersecurity Startup Cylance For $1.4B

by Michael Novinson
BlackBerry said the purchase of the 900-person firm will provide it with the muscle to add artificial intelligence, algorithmic science, and machine learning to cybersecurity scenarios.
Forcepoint To Cull Partner Base As Firm Deepens Focus On Enterprise

by Michael Novinson
‘We're not focusing our future on the [small business],’ says Forcepoint CEO Matt Moynahan. ‘We want to double our investment in half the partner community and really drive strategic partnerships.’
Cloud Security Vendor Netskope Raises $169M For Global Expansion

by Michael Novinson
Netskope has now raised $400.1 million in six rounds of outside funding since being founded just six years ago, and is now one of the only standalone cloud access security brokers still on the market.
ForeScout Buys OT Security Provider SecurityMatters For $113M

by Michael Novinson
‘There's a mad scramble around the planet right now for companies to figure out what their cybersecurity strategy is for the OT space,’ says ForeScout CEO Mike DeCesare.
Imperva's Leaders Eligible For $42.8M In Payouts In Thoma Bravo Deal

by Michael Novinson
Imperva details how much money each of its current and former executive officers and non-employee board members would be entitled to if the proposed $2.1 billion acquisition by Thoma Bravo goes through.
Infoblox To Push Partner Security Sales Through Pilot Rebate Program

by Michael Novinson
Infoblox hopes the introduction of the rebate program will help grow the company's security business from 20 percent of total revenue today to between 30 percent and 35 percent of overall revenue down the road.
Thoma Bravo Approaches Symantec About A Takeover: Report

by Michael Novinson
Thoma Bravo also has a minority stake in McAfee, Symantec’s top competitor, since April 2017 as part of the $4.2 billion spinout of the company from Intel.
WATCH: Midterm Election Security Fact Check With Sophos’ Chet Wisniewski

by Diana Blass
Voting records for sale on the dark web. Electronic voting booths. Mail-in ballots. Sophos’ Chet Wisniewski weighs in on it all in an interview with CRNtv ahead of the midterm elections.
Thoma Bravo To Buy Veracode From Broadcom For $950 Million

by Michael Novinson
Thoma Bravo will purchase Veracode for $950 million in cash, or nearly 55 percent more than the $614 million CA Technologies paid for the application security testing vendor in March 2017
Symantec Buys Two Firms For Mobile Security, Active Directory Defense

by Michael Novinson
Symantec says its acquisitions of Appthority and Javelin Networks will further enhance the company's ability to protect the broadest spectrum of modern endpoints and operating systems.
Symantec CEO: Our Endpoint Security Is More Effective Than Our Peers

by Michael Novinson
‘If you look at some of the other, bigger players in effectiveness of endpoint, we are a lot, lot better,’ says Symantec CEO Greg Clark.
WATCH: Ingram Micro’s Eric Kohl Talks Top Cyberthreats And Opportunities

by Diana Blass
CRNtv’s Diana Blass chats with Ingram Micro’s Eric Kohl about how solution providers can expand their security portfolios.
WATCH: Ingram Micro Unveils New Cybersecurity Initiatives

by Diana Blass
CRNtv recaps the top news from the second day of Ingram Micro One conference in Washington D.C.
Pulse Secure Targets MSSPs With Flexible Pricing, Provisioning Options

by Michael Novinson
Instead of tying up money in up-front equipment purchases, Pulse Secure CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna says MSSPs can use the savings for customer acquisition and new services so their business can expand faster.