Tag: Cybersecurity
In an interview, Kurtz also discusses the major opportunities for solution and service providers in working with GenAI-powered security. Kurtz On The Record For CrowdStrike co-founder and CEO George Kurtz, the massive IT outage caused by the cybersecurity vendor’s faulty update in July has revealed just how essential the solution and service provider community really…
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Even after the IPO, Platinum Equity will still control Ingram Micro with a stake of about 90 percent, according to regulatory filings. Ingram Micro has set the terms for its initial public offering, targeting a valuation north of $5 billion with prices expected to be $20 to $23 a share. The Irvine, Calif.-based IT distributor…
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The former Fluke Networks and NetScout business unit has brought on Jeff McCullough, a 25-year channel veteran, to head North American sales for the 100 percent channel-focused company. Jeff McCullough, a 25-year channel veteran, has joined NetAlly to help the networking specialist break into new markets, such as cybersecurity, and grow with the help of…
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“We do delivery through our partners,” Google Public Sector’s Troy Bertram tells CRN. The public sector holds a “significant opportunity” for Google partners, with a variety of organizations from research firms to state agencies to military branches investing in artificial intelligence and the cloud to improve operations. Troy Bertram, Google Public Sector’s executive managing director…
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Pegasystems, Nextiva, Verint, Sterling, Dewpoint and Cloud Ingenuity are among the companies to list open positions for channel-related roles. This month, Sterling, Dewpoint and Cloud Ingenuity are among the solution providers to list open positions while Pegasystems, Nextiva and Verint are among the vendors to list open positions for channel-related roles. CRN has looked at…
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The real-world demo of Tesla’s humanoid Optimus robot suggests hackers may soon have a whole new attack surface to try to exploit. Get ready to meet your newest home IoT device, C-3PO. Last night in Burbank, Calif., Elon Musk offered a real-world demo of Tesla’s much-anticipated Optimus bots, letting the humanoid robots loose to mingle…
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‘Acquirers of businesses have changed their taste in what they’re looking for as things evolve. Strategic buyers who are really driving the consolidation, particularly in areas like cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and data analytics, are fueling this growth,’ says John Holland, managing director of Corporate Finance Associates. The rise of AI solutions and evolving cybersecurity threats…
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Big mergers and major product launches are among the key moves by SIEM vendors this year. While the completion of Cisco’s $28 billion acquisition of SIEM stalwart Splunk was entirely expected for 2024, two of the other big consolidation moves in the market for SIEM (security information and event management) were not. And incidentally, both…
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For the week ending Oct. 11, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including Presidio, AMD, Intel, Microsoft and the winners of the CRN 2024 Triple Crown Award. The Week Ending Oct. 11 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is solution provider Presidio for a strategic…
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We’re looking at startups founded in the past four years that have recently launched new offerings for cloud, data or identity security. As threat actors continue to move away from targeting endpoints as their main focus, attacks aimed at cloud environments and identity systems continue to surge. When it comes to identity, for instance, many…
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