Tag: Managed Security
‘We are committed to equipping MSPs with the most advanced tools to protect their clients’ data,’ says SaaS Alerts CEO Jim Lippie. ‘Integrating SaaS Alerts into Kaseya 365 User means MSPs can now deliver advanced threat detection and response capabilities specifically tailored to the user and application level.’ Kaseya announced today that it bought cybersecurity…
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The new Cisco 360 Partner Program was designed with value in mind, not transactions, to better align with Cisco’s larger goals to capture more mindshare in security, AI, software and services, Cisco’s Rodney Clark told CRN exclusively. The newly revealed Cisco 360 partner program will go live in February 2026 to give the tech giant’s…
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‘The foundation of our program was hardware and transaction. That’s who we were as a company at the time and that served us well … but what it rewarded was a partner who transacts, and the way that we do business today is quite different. It’s the first material shift in how we evaluate partners…
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Generative AI, copilots, agents, cybersecurity and PCs are among the many topics expected to come up. An update on Microsoft’s suite of artificial intelligence offerings, including copilots and agents. Growth in Teams and the productivity application suite. And early signs of an AI PC revolution. These are some of the subjects expected to come up…
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‘We aim to help MSPs grow by offering new services that allow them to differentiate and expand their offerings,’ says SonicWall CEO Bob VanKirk. After making three acquisitions in four months, following 14 years of no M&A activity, cybersecurity vendor SonicWall has one goal in mind: to provide MSP-friendly solutions. The acquisitions were driven by…
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‘This really marks for many of us the culmination of a four- or five-year journey,’ OpenText SVP Geoff Bibby said during a virtual event Tuesday. OpenText announced a major expansion of its Secure Cloud platform Monday in what executives called a massive investment into generating growth opportunities with its MSP partners. The OpenText Secure Cloud…
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In an interview with CRN, the Mandiant founder discusses joining the board at Expel and why he believes GenAI is ‘going to help the defender more.’ When it comes to generative AI, cybersecurity luminary Kevin Mandia believes the technology will end up as a bigger asset to cyber defense teams than hackers—even though the benefits…
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‘Clients aren’t struggling with a lack of technology options. They’re struggling with ROI, adoption, management, new outsourcing models, all of these things. And the changing landscaping of ransomware and security hacking. The landscape has changed. We see clients struggling in a way that they haven’t struggled before. So we’re bringing on Bridge to accelerate and…
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Solution providers applauded Sophos’ planned acquisition of Secureworks, an XDR specialist with 1,500 employees. Solution providers applauded the announcement Monday that cybersecurity giant Sophos plans to acquire Secureworks, a specialist in extended detection and response (XDR), for $859 million in a major industry consolidation deal. Calling the acquisition deal a “very positive” move for Sophos,…
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The two cybersecurity vendors will combine offerings including MDR and XDR, according to Sophos. Sophos announced Monday it’s looking to integrate Secureworks technology including extended detection and response (XDR) into its cybersecurity platform through its planned acquisition of the vendor for $859 million. The deal seeks to bring together publicly traded Secureworks—whose majority owner is…
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