Tag: Managed Security

‘CloudImposer could have allowed attackers to conduct a massive supply chain attack by compromising the Google Cloud Platform’s Cloud Composer service for orchestrating software pipelines,’ says Tenable security researcher Liv Matan. Google has patched a critical security flaw inside its Google Cloud Platform Composer tool that could have enabled hackers to achieve remote execution on…

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Unisys, Fusion Connect, Impact Networking, Tenable, Confluent and Thales are among the vendors to list open positions for channel-related roles. This month, Unisys, Fusion Connect and Impact Networking are among the solution providers to list open positions while Tenable, Confluent and Thales are among the vendors to list open positions for channel-related roles. CRN has…

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For the week ending Sept. 13, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including ConnectWise, Todyl, AWS, ServiceNow and Blue Mantis. The Week Ending Sept. 13 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is ConnectWise for its Axcient and SkyKick acquisitions that will boost its data protection…

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Microsoft seeks ‘to raise the bar on our operational excellence,’ CEO and Chairman Satya Nadella said in a statement. Microsoft has a new chief operating officer and executive vice president tasked with helping the vendor “drive continuous business process improvement across all our organizations and accelerate our company-wide AI transformation, increasing value to customers and…

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‘The strategy behind acquiring both SkyKick and Axcient was to further expand our cybersecurity and data protection portfolios,’ said Ameer Karim, executive vice president and general manager at ConnectWise. ‘As cyber threats evolve, data protection and cybersecurity must go hand-in-hand.’ In a move to bolster its cybersecurity and data protection capabilities, ConnectWise has acquired Axcient…

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‘Our program is unique because it integrates three distinct roles, each addressing a critical aspect of partnership success,’ says Todyl CEO John Nellen. ‘We’re excited about the potential this program has to scale our partners’ businesses and enhance their security capabilities.’ Todyl has launched its revamped partner program “from the ground up” to better align…

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‘The core of our job is to support and serve our clients effectively,’ says Stanley Louissant, founder and principal of New Jersey-based MSP Fluid Designs. ‘Keeping that focus will always lead to success.’ Stanley Louissaint started his MSP in 2001 as a one-man shop. Despite remaining the sole employee of his MSP, he’s grown a…

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‘We are super excited to scale and become a North America superpower,’ says Blue Mantis CEO Josh Dinneen, who is already in discussions with three potential acquisition targets. Blue Mantis is stepping up its fast growth security-first, next-generation technology service provider sales offensive under a new private equity majority owner, Recognize. The New York-headquartered Recognize,…

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For the week ending Sept. 6, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including Verizon, Amazon Web services, Salesforce, Palo Alto Networks, and Couchbase. The Week Ending Sept. 6 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is Verizon for striking a $20 billion acquisition deal that will…

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Own Co. CEO Sam Gutmann founded Intronis in 2003 and led the company for about seven years as CEO. Barracuda Networks bought Intronis in 2015. Salesforce plans to buy data protection and management vendor Own Co. for about $1.9 billion in cash amid the customer relationship management vendor’s big investments in the emerging artificial intelligence…

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