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The Best (And Worst) Technology Stocks Of February

It may have been cold most everywhere in February, but some of the tech stocks followed by CRN were hot. Check out whose stock was up and whose was down.
9 Security Trends To Keep An Eye On

CRN talks with NSS Labs' John Pirc to get his take on the state of the security market, including advances in threat intelligence, file behavioral analysis and breach detection.
5 Ways To Improve Your Security And Disaster Recovery Sales Conversations

Take a look at five effective ways one business said it was able to grow its sales by having a better conversation around security and disaster recovery.
RSA Conference: Behind The NSA Fallout, Protestors And Boycotts Lies A Thriving Security Market

Security-centric solution providers who attended the show say they are seeing tremendous growth in their business, while a number of startups are seeing venture capital dollar signs.
Cisco Execs: Security Needs Big-Time Overhaul For Internet Of Everything

Cisco estimates 50 billion connected devices will be in use by 2020. But the current security landscape needs a major overhaul first, according to Cisco execs at the RSA Conference.
Possibilities vs. Consequences: Helping Clients See The Value Of Disaster Recovery

Getting your clients to think about disaster recovery and security in terms of possibilities, not consequences, can open the door for solution providers.
Verizon 2014 Data Breach Report: The Bad Guys Are Winning

Data breaches typically result from basic security lapses, stolen account credentials and configuration weaknesses, according to a panel of experts who previewed Verizon's report.
Coviello Addresses RSA-NSA Encryption Ties, Calls For Global Dialogue

Speaking to attendees at the 2014 RSA Conference in San Francisco, Art Coviello, executive vice president of EMC and executive chairman of RSA, defended his company's use of a flawed encryption algorithm with alleged links to the intelligence community.
Review: Belkin's DisplayPort Secure KVM

Claiming an industry first, Belkin's DisplayPort Secure KVM delivers the goods.
U.S. Businesses To Feel Impact From NSA Fallout, Says Richard Clarke

Richard Clarke, one of the members of President Barack Obama’s surveillance review panel, said U.S. policymakers created a national security strategy that led to unfettered intelligence gathering. Technology firms, including RSA, The Security Division of EMC, are racing to reestablish trust in their products, but economic interests in Europe and other regions have fueled negativity toward U.S. firms, Clarke said.
NSA Allegations Casting Shadow Over RSA Conference

The annual RSA Conference is designed to showcase emerging security technologies and security industry best practices, but attendees likely will be looking for more than that.
10 Innovative Security Startups To Watch In 2014

These vendors have come out of stealth mode and are competing for 'Most Innovative Company' at the RSA Conference 2014 Innovation Sandbox.
Symantec Releases Details On Global Channel Strategy

Following its Partner Engage event in Budapest, Hungary, Symantec has unveiled a plan that will eliminate underperforming partners and build stronger relationships with systems integrators and other solution providers that can deliver more complex products from the company's portfolio.
McAfee's MSP Program Now Includes Hardware, More Security Software

McAfee's line of security appliances and some additional software products are now available on an on-demand or subscription basis to MSPs.
Kaspersky Lab Fires Up Partners, Anticipates Double-Digit Growth in 2014

Executives Say Kaspersky has had nearly 20 percent year-over-year growth in B2B bookings and projects and continued gains against Sophos, Symantec and McAfee in the endpoint security market.
On Their Radar: Bell Canada Breach Hits Small-Business Owners

SMBs need to realize that cybercriminals are going up and down the supply chain, say solution providers who are helping them better understand today's security requirements.
The 10 Worst Passwords Of 2013

Many people consistently choose to use easily guessable passwords and other phrases that an automated password-cracking program would have no trouble cracking, according to recent analysis conducted by SplashData, the maker of the SplashID password management application.
Windows XP Retirement: 10 Essential Security Tips

Microsoft will end support for Windows XP on April 8, but it recently said it will extend some limited security and license registration capabilities. Find out what will be supported, how controls can reduce the risk of an infection, and why it is time to move to a more modern operating system.
The 20 Coolest Cloud Security Vendors Of The 2014 Cloud 100

Worried moving to the cloud might make you more vulnerable? Here are 20 cloud security companies that made this year's Cloud 100 list.
Skyfence Emerges From Stealth Mode With Cloud Security Gateway

The startup is looking to leverage the channel with its go-to-market strategy, hoping solution providers can help boost broad adoption of its cloud-based service.

Slide Shows

	CRN Exclusive: Outgoing Tech Data CEO Dutkowsky On Distribution Evolution, The Avnet TS Buy And Why Rich Hume Has Earned His New Role Bob Dutkowsky, the second major distributor CEO in 2018 to decide to step aside to make way for new leadership, says incoming CEO Rich Hume has proved he's ready for the job.
	20 Wild And Wacky Scenes From RSA Conference 2018 CRN looks back at the fun scenes and activities from the show floor of RSA Conference 2018 in San Francisco last week.
	The Best And Worst Technology Company Stocks In The First Quarter Of 2018 Twenty-six of the 44 technology companies on our watch list recorded gains in the price of their publicly traded shares in the first quarter of 2018. Take a look at who were the winners and who were the losers.