Tag: Managed Security

‘Our partnership with IBM reinforces our commitment to innovation and our conviction in the tremendous benefit of QRadar customers adopting Cortex XSIAM for a robust, data-driven security platform that offers transformative efficiency and effectiveness in defending against evolving cyberthreats,’ says Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora. Cybersecurity superstar Palo Alto Networks completed its $500 million…

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“AI is certainly the topic of topic of the day, but I think we are going to think of AI differently,” says incoming TD Synnex President of North America Reyna Thompson. “It’s not just that AI is emerging. It is how do you monetize AI?… We’re actually focused on how do you build a business…

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For the week ending Aug. 30, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including Cribl, Check Point, Intel, Citrix and IBM. The Week Ending Aug. 30 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is data management and observability tech developer Cribl for its very impressive nine-figure funding…

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Shahin Pirooz, a channel veteran and founder of WhiteDog, says he’s seen the massive need to bring a more-comprehensive detection and response offering to MSPs. WhiteDog Cybersecurity is seeking to drive the expansion of its MDR (managed detection and response) alternative platform through recruiting an array of new MSP partners, the company’s founder told CRN.…

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The new hires come as Microsoft continues to assert leadership in the growing AI space while furthering efforts to increase the security of its products. A Microsoft artificial intelligence CEO, a CTO of worldwide defense and intelligence, and a corporate vice president of core data services are among the most consequential hires at Microsoft so…

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‘Security continues to be our top priority,’ according to Microsoft. Microsoft will make the controversial “recall” feature for its artificial intelligence-powered Copilot+ PCs available to Windows Insiders users in October. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant added the new release date to a previous blog post about recall, which was billed as a way for users…

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Reports suggest that well-known cybersecurity vendors including Tenable, eSentire and Trend Micro are seeking to be acquired. Buyers Wanted The list of major cybersecurity vendors that are reportedly pursuing an acquisition by private equity investors—or are facing pressure to do so—is continuing to grow. Following recent reports that top security vendors including Tenable and Trend…

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‘Nothing is safe anymore. The more layers of protection we can have, the better I sleep,’ Randy Jorgensen, managing member of South Jordan, Utah-based RJNetworks, tells CRN. Microsoft will take a phased approach to its requirement that all Azure users adopt multi-factor authentication, starting with Azure portal, Microsoft Entra administration center and Intune admin center…

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Six MSP executives share details on how they’re helping customers to stay secure through education and awareness training for their teams. As cyberthreats continue to evolve—and intensify—MSPs are continuing to update and adapt the security training that they facilitate for customers. This week, CRN’s reporting team spoke with executives from numerous solution and service providers…

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‘These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors,’ CISA says in a post online. A government agency is warning about threat actors exploiting a Java deserialization remote code execution vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added the exploit to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog under the code…

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