Tag: Cybersecurity
The second year of Gartner rankings for single-vendor SASE (secure access service edge) featured nine vendors in total. Cato Networks moved up and Netskope appeared for the first time as Gartner released its latest Magic Quadrant ranking of single-vendor SASE vendors — with the two companies joining Palo Alto Networks in the sought-after “leaders” quadrant…
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The 138 new CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) is ‘just shy of the record’ for Microsoft’s monthly release of security fixes, writes Trend Micro’s Dustin Childs. Microsoft made fixes available Tuesday for five critical vulnerabilities as part of its July patch release — while disclosing fixes for a near-record number of new CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities…
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The fallout from the cyberattacks targeting Snowflake customers including Ticketmaster and Neiman Marcus Group is reportedly still growing. The fallout from the cyberattacks targeting high-profile Snowflake customers is reportedly still growing, with an expanded impact claimed in two of the major incidents. Separate reports have indicated that the theft of data from Ticketmaster and Neiman…
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John Tavares tells CRN he plans to double down on channel partners as part of a growth push at the cloud security unicorn. Cloud security unicorn Orca Security announced Tuesday it has named Dell Technologies veteran John Tavares as its new channel chief, with an aim toward doubling down on partners as part of a…
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Based on user posts to Microsoft-owned social network LinkedIn, the cuts have hit a variety of managers, engineers and other job titles in Microsoft. Microsoft’s new fiscal year has started with a round of layoffs and some changes in its partner program, especially around requirements for specializations. Layoffs aren’t unusual for Microsoft this time of…
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“The business optimization plan is intended to strategically align the company’s workforce to support its ‘growth and innovation plans,’” according to the company’s July 3 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. OpenText, a supplier of a wide range of cybersecurity, AI and other IT management solutions for MSPs, plans to lay off 1,200…
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The solution provider is seeing early success with its Apex Program, which trains members of the blind and visually impaired community to become cybersecurity professionals—and the goal is now to scale up the program nationally. In the 18 years since David Mayne suffered a car accident caused by a speeding driver, he has faced one…
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Early-stage vendors focused on protecting data and GenAI usage in the cloud are among the year’s most notable cloud security startups. While securing cloud environments continues to grow as a concern for organizations, the arrival of generative AI introduces—or intensifies—a number of challenges for protecting the cloud. When it comes to data security, for instance,…
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‘[AI] is going to impact more or less every technology we take to market as a channel,’ said incoming TD Synnex CEO Patrick Zammit. ‘Of course you have the software. One of the most popular applications now is Copilot from Microsoft. But AI PCs are coming, AI servers, AI switches, AI storage. That technology is…
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Two weeks after it was struck by a ransomware attack, the software maker says that ‘substantially all’ of the car dealerships it serves are back online. CDK Global said Tuesday that “substantially all” of the car dealerships it serves are back online, two weeks after the software maker was struck by a crippling ransomware attack.…
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