2018 Partner Program Guide: 5-Star Security Vendors

Secure Position

Nearly every week seems to bring headlines of yet another data security breach, from major disasters like last year's Equifax cybersecurity incident that exposed the credit data of hundreds of millions of consumers, to (sadly) more common breaches such as this week's reported theft of 5 million credit and debit card numbers from retailers Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor. Such incidents are the reason why security technology is in such demand and so many solution providers have launched IT security practices.

That means solution providers have decisions to make about which vendors to work with. And those decisions include judging the caliber of a vendor's partner program.

The 2018 CRN Partner Program Guide offers the information solution providers need to evaluate IT vendors they work with or are considering working with. The guide is based on detailed applications vendors submitted outlining all aspects of their partner programs.

As part of the Partner Program Guide, CRN designates some programs as 5-Star Partner Programs. Here we present the 5-Star designees in the security technology space.

Other slideshows in the Five-Star Partner Program Guide series running this week include companies that provide systems and data center, cloud, software, network/unified communications, storage and peripherals technologies.

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AlgoSec

Program Name: AlgoSec Channel Program

Year Program Established: 2003

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver Bronze

North American Channel Chief: Jim O'Gara

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=12

AlienVault

Program Name: AlienVault AlienNation

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Andrea Tharp

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=13

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company

Program Name: Partner Ready for Networking

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Service Provider, Gold, Silver, Business

North American Channel Chief: Jim Harold

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=19

AT&T

Program Name: AT&T Alliance Channel

Year Program Established: 1998

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Kevin Leonard

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=22

AT&T

Program Name: AT&T Partner Exchange

Year Program Established: 2012

Partner Program Tiers: AT&T Partner Exchange – Platinum Elite, AT&T Partner Exchange – Platinum

North American Channel Chief: Randall Porter

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=23

Avaya

Program Name: Avaya Edge

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Diamond, Sapphire, Emerald

North American Channel Chief: Gary Levy

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=29

Barracuda Networks

Program Name: Barracuda Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2004

Partner Program Tiers: Premier, Preferred, Authorized, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Ezra Hookano

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=31

Bitdefender

Program Name: Partner Advantage Network

Year Program Established: 2011

Partner Program Tiers: Gold, Silver, Bronze

North American Channel Chief: Anna Wehberg

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=32

BlackBerry Ltd.

Program Name: BlackBerry Enterprise Partner Program For Solution Providers

Year Program Established: 2014

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Jeff Bruce

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=34

BMC

Program Name: BMC Partner Advantage

Year Program Established: 2012

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Sanjay Gupta

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=37

CA/Veracode

Program Name: Veracode Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Strategic Partner, Authorized Partner

North American Channel Chief: Jacques Lopez

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=43

CA Technologies

Program Name: CA Advantage Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2008

Partner Program Tiers: Global, Focus, Premier, Advanced, Member

North American Channel Chief: Tony Jennings

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=44

Carbon Black

Program Name: Carbon Black Connect Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Partner Program Tiers: No Tiers

North American Channel Chief: Victor Baez

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=46

Carbonite

Program Name: Carbonite Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2013

Partner Program Tiers: Premier, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Norman Guadagno

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=47

Centrify

Program Name: Centrify Channel Connect Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Premier, Select, Authorized, Affiliate

North American Channel Chief: Brian Krause

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=49

Cisco Systems

Program Name: Cisco Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1996

Partner Program Tiers: Gold, Premier, Select, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Rick Snyder

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=52

Cisco Systems

Program Name: Cisco Cloud and Managed Services Program

Year Program Established: 1996

Partner Program Tiers: No Tiers

North American Channel Chief: Rick Snyder

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=56

Citrix Systems

Program Name: Citrix Partner Network

Year Program Established: 1989

Partner Program Tiers: Citrix Solution Advisor – Platinum, Citrix Solution Advisor – Gold, Citrix Solution Advisor – Silver

North American Channel Chief: Rafael Garzon

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=57

Comcast Business

Program Name: Comcast Business Solutions Provider Program

Year Program Established: 2011

Partner Program Tiers: Pinnacle Master Agent, Diamond Master Agent, Master Agent

North American Channel Chief: Craig Schlagbaum

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=64

Commvault

Program Name: Global Partner Advantage Program manager (includes North American channel program)

Year Program Established: 2013

Partner Program Tiers: MarketBuilder, Premier, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: David Fischer

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=65

Cradlepoint

Program Name: Cradlepoint Authorized Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2011

Partner Program Tiers: Elite

North American Channel Chief: Tony Puopolo

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=68

CyberArk

Program Name: CyberArk Global Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2005

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Scott Whitehouse

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=71

Cylance Inc.

Program Name: Cylance Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2013

Partner Program Tiers: Emerald, Platinum, Gold

North American Channel Chief: Louise Cooke

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=73

Datto Inc.

Program Name: Datto Global Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Blue, Enterprise, Professional, Business

North American Channel Chief: Rob Rae

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=75

Dell Inc.

Program Name: Dell EMC Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Titanium, Platinum, Gold

North American Channel Chief: Gregg Ambulos

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=77

Digital Guardian

Program Name: Digital Guardian Synergy Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: John Quinn

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=83

Digital Shadows

Program Name: Digital Shadows Channel REV Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Chris Catanzaro

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=84

ESET

Program Name: ESET Partner Connect Program

Year Program Established: 2006

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze

North American Channel Chief: Gerald Choung

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=94

Exabeam

Program Name: Exabeam 3D Channel Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Exabeam Premier Partner, Exabeam Authorized Partner

North American Channel Chief: Ken Hammond

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=95

Extreme Networks

Program Name: Extreme Partner Network

Year Program Established: 1996

Partner Program Tiers: Diamond, Gold Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Gordon Mackintosh

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=97

FireEye Inc.

Program Name: FireEye Fuel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Chris Carter

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=99

FireMon

Program Name: Ignite Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2011

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Kurt Mills

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=100

Flashpoint

Program Name: Flashpoint Global Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Ayesha Prakash

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=101

Flowmon Networks a.s.

Program Name: Flowmon Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Partner Program Tiers: Flowman Distributor, Flowmon Gold Partner, Flowmon Silver Partner, Flowmon Bronze Partner, Flowmon Registered Partner

North American Channel Chief: Adam Wright

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=103

ForeScout Technologies

Program Name: ForeScout Forward Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Jonathan Corini

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=104

Fortinet

Program Name: Fortinet Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2000

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Jon Bove

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=105

Gemalto

Program Name: Gemalto Cipher Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Partner Program Tiers: Global, Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Robert Louttit

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=107

GFI Software

Program Name: GFI Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Number of North American Partners: Gold, Silver, Bronze

North American Channel Chief: Thomas Witting

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=108

Globalscape

Program Name: Globalscape Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Number of North American Partners: Platinum, Gold, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Tom Fitzpatrick

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=109

GuardiCore Inc.

Program Name: GuardiCore Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Number of North American Partners: Gold, Silver, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Todd Bice

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=111

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Program Name: HPE Partner Ready

Year Program Established: 2002

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Business

North American Channel Chief: Terry Richardson

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=112

Hitachi Vantara

Program Name: Hitachi TrueNorth Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2003

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum/Platinum Elite, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Jay McGloin

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=113

IBM

Program Name: PartnerWorld

Year Program Established: 1999

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Dorothy Copeland

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=116

IGEL North America

Program Name: IGEL Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Authorized, Reseller

North American Channel Chief: Brad Tompkins

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=118

Imperva

Program Name: Imperva PartnerSphere Channel Program

Year Program Established: 2008

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Kirt Jorgenson

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=122

Intel Corp.

Program Name: Intel Technology Provider Program

Year Program Established: 1980

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Jason Kimrey

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=127

Intermedia.net, Inc.

Program Name: Intermedia Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2006

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Eric Martorano

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=130

Ivanti

Program Name: Ivanti Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1985

Partner Program Tiers: National Sales Providers, Expert Solution Providers, Managed Service Providers, Distribution

North American Channel Chief: Reza Parsia

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=133

Juniper Networks

Program Name: Juniper Partner Advantage Program

Year Program Established: 2012

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Select, Reseller (VAR), Distributors

North American Channel Chief: Brian Rosenberg

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=137

Kaspersky Lab

Program Name: Kaspersky Lab Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2008

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Jason Stein

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=139

KEMP Technologies

Program Name: Partner at KEMP Program

Year Program Established: 2013

Partner Program Tiers: KEMP Center Partner, KEMP Authorized Partner, KEMP Lite Reseller

North American Channel Chief: Tim Quinn

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=140

Kenna Security

Program Name: Kenna Security-Partners First

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Scott Hoard

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=141

LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, Inc.

Program Name: LookingGlass Cyber Guardian Network

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Master, Elite, Premier

North American Channel Chief: Laurie Potratz

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=146

Malwarebytes

Program Name: Malwarebytes Global Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2012

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: CJ Patella

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=148

Microsoft Corporation

Program Name: Microsoft Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2010

Partner Program Tiers: Gold Competency, Silver Competency, Action Pack Subscriber, Network Member

North American Channel Chief: David Willis

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=153

Mimecast

Program Name: Mimecast Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2018

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Premier, Certified, Business

North American Channel Chief: Shawn Pearson

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=154

NCR Corporation

Program Name: Interact

Year Program Established: 2010

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Premier, Advanced

North American Channel Chief: Kathryn Alexander

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=156

Nerdio

Program Name: Nerdio Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold

North American Channel Chief: Paul Guerin

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=159

Nexsan

Program Name: Nexsan Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2001

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Gregg Pugmire

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=164

One Identity

Program Name: One Identity Partner Circle Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Roger G. Moffat

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=170

Opengear

Program Name: Opengear Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Premier Partners, Partners

North American Channel Chief: Bryan Keepers

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=173

Oracle Corporation

Program Name: Oracle PartnerNetwork Program

Year Program Established: 1999

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Bill Swales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=174

Palo Alto Networks

Program Name: NextWave Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2011

Partner Program Tiers: Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Karl Soderlund

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=177

Pulse Secure

Program Name: Connect Now Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Premier, Plus, Community

North American Channel Chief: Scott Gordon

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=194

Ribbon Communications

Program Name: Advantage Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2012

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze

North American Channel Chief: Beth Frazier

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=208

Ribbon Communications

Program Name: Ribbon Partner Assure Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Partner Program Tiers: Gold Assure Partner, Silver Assure Partner, Bronze Assure Partner

North American Channel Chief: Beth Frazier

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=209

RSA Security

Program Name: RSA SecurWorld

Year Program Established: 2004

Partner Program Tiers: Titanium, Platinum, Gold

North American Channel Chief: Faraz Siraj

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=212

Samsung Electronics America

Program Name: STEP – Samsung Team Of Empowered Partners

Year Program Established: 2014

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Greg Taylor

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=217

Seceon

Program Name: SecuRIGHT

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum

North American Channel Chief: Lalit Shinde

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=222

ServiceKey

Program Name: Independent Service & Maintenance Organization

Year Program Established: 2004

Partner Program Tiers: No Tiers

North American Channel Chief: Danielle Lee

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=226

SolarWinds MSP

Program Name: SolarWinds MSP Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Distributors, MSP Elite, MSP

North American Channel Chief: Frank Colletti

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=234

SonicWall

Program Name: SecureFirst Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Chris Auger

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=235

Sophos

Program Name: Sophos Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1985

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, National, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Erin Malone

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=236

SOTI Inc.

Program Name: SOTI Altitude Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2005

Partner Program Tiers: Elite Advisor, Expert, Professional, Associate, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Sonya Verheyden

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=237

Splunk

Program Name: Splunk Partner+ Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Premier, Associate

North American Channel Chief: Ken Marks

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=240

Symantec Corporation

Program Name: Symantec Secure One

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Keith Weatherford

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=245

Tech Data

Program Name: TechSelect

Year Program Established: 1999

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Joe Quaglia

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=248

Tech Data

Program Name: Tech Data Practice Builder

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Joe Quaglia

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=249

Thycotic

Program Name: Thycotic Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Thycotic Certified Partners, Thycotic Authorized partners, Thycotic Fulfillment Partners

North American Channel Chief: Bob Gagnon

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=253

Trustwave

Program Name: Trustwave Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2012

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Jim Ritchings

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=256

VASCO Data Security

Program Name: VASCO Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Not Specified

North American Channel Chief: Eddie DeWolfe

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=260

Verizon

Program Name: Verizon Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2013

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Member

North American Channel Chief: Bill Hooper

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=263

VMware

Program Name: VMware Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2003

Partner Program Tiers: Premier, Enterprise, Professional

North American Channel Chief: Frank Rauch

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2018-details.htm?c=268

Watc hGuard Technologies

Program Name: WatchGuardONE

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Registered Reseller

North American Channel Chief: Coletta Vigh

Partner Program Details: /slide-shows/security/300101561/2018-partner-program-guide-5-star-security-vendors.htm/pgno/0/11