Tag: Cybersecurity
Despite the massively disruptive outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update in July, the cybersecurity vendor should continue to capture major growth opportunities over the longer term, an equity analyst tells investors. CrowdStrike’s stock price climbed Thursday following the release of quarterly results that beat expectations even in the wake of the massive IT outage…
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‘We did a higher percentage of the business through the channel in Q2 than we have during my tenure at any time,’ Citrix channel chief Ethan Fitzsimons tells CRN in an interview. Almost two years after Citrix was taken private and merged with enterprise software vendor Tibco, the virtualization and desktop delivery company is “more…
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The cybersecurity vendor is finding ‘enduring trust’ from many customers in the wake of the massive Windows outage in July, CrowdStrike Co-founder and CEO George Kurtz said Wednesday. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said Wednesday that the cybersecurity vendor has found “enduring trust” expressed by many customers in recent weeks, following the massive Microsoft Windows outage…
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The research firm says GenAI-powered attacks and AI-related data leaks are two growing concerns that are fueling security investments. Spending on cybersecurity-related services will continue on its growth tear in 2025 as both the cyber talent shortage and cyberattacks—including threats powered by generative AI—remain top concerns for organizations, according to Gartner. The research firm released…
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After the massive CrowdStrike-caused Windows outage last month, SentinelOne CEO Tomer Weingarten says the incident revealed that cybersecurity ‘is not a winner-takes-all market.’ SentinelOne CEO Tomer Weingarten said Tuesday that the massive Microsoft Windows outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update last month signals the dangers of consolidating too heavily on certain technology vendors. “The…
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A zero-day vulnerability in Versa Director has reportedly been exploited by Chinese government hackers to target internet service providers and MSPs. Internet service providers and MSPs are the main targets of a cyberattack campaign exploiting a Versa Networks SD-WAN vulnerability and linked to the Chinese government, according to security researchers and media reports. The attacks…
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Check Point will add 170 employees with the planned acquisition of external risk management firm Cyberint. Check Point Software Technologies aims to add more than 170 employees with the planned acquisition of external risk management firm Cyberint Technologies, the company said Tuesday. Check Point said it has reached an agreement to acquire the 14-year-old company…
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‘Our vision is to build technology that supports MSPs throughout the entire insurance process, from software consumption to policy acquisition,” says Cole Knuth, FifthWall CEO. ‘We want to maintain the MSPs’ role as technical advisors and provide them with tools that enhance their ability to manage cybersecurity for their clients.’ To prepare for its next…
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‘Bringing that kind of AI capability to that kind of enterprise environment – it’s really only something IBM can do,’ IBM VP Tina Tarquinio tells CRN. IBM unveiled its Telum II processor and Spyre accelerator chip during the annual Hot Chips conference, promising partners and solution providers new tools for bringing artificial intelligence use cases…
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The planned Sept. 10 event at Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters comes after the massive, unprecedented Windows outage in July caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update. Microsoft said Friday it has scheduled a Windows security event for September that will feature CrowdStrike, following the massive Windows outage in July caused by a faulty update from the cybersecurity…
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