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Bitdefender Adds “Human Risk Analytics” to GravityZone Endpoint Security Platform
The new functionality, which supplements existing risk analytics capabilities, factors dangerous end user behavior like recycling passwords into an organization’s risk assessment, and flags employees in need of extra security training.
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #152 – Inherently Disinfected
Need one more reason to be excited about 5G? It’s 100% coronavirus-free! Or so say Matt and Rich as they discuss the HTTPS-based privacy safeguard Webroot has added to its DNS filtering product, IT Glue’s latest wave of product enhancements, the completion of Tech Data’s acquisition by private equity firm Apollo Global Management, and Tech Data’s read on hot coronavirus-era solution opportunities.†
IT Glue Rolls Out Security and Network Visibility Updates
The security features, in particular, arrive at a time when the documentation platforms and other systems MSPs store sensitive data in are increasingly under attack from cybercriminals.
Webroot Adds DNS-over-HTTPS to DNS Filtering Solution
An industry first, according to Webroot, the new feature is designed to safeguard DNS traffic from snooping and manipulation, and is especially relevant at a time when millions of work-from-home employees are relying on poorly secured home networks.
Apollo Global Management Finalizes Acquisition of Tech Data
The private equity investor now plans to pour $750 million into digital transformation initiatives aimed at boosting Tech Data’s operational efficiency and agility.
SolarWinds MSP Introduces New Customer Success Resources
The latest additions to an ongoing partner enablement push launched last year include a 24×5 customer care team, an expanded onboarding team for newcomers to SolarWinds MSP products, and a new set of partner advisory groups.
Tech Data Sees Continued Demand for Next-Generation Solutions
Speaking at the company’s Next Tech online partner conference this week, company executives cited mobile connectivity, tele-medicine, and cybersecurity as three examples of areas where opportunities for partners persist despite the coronavirus.
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #151 – Eight Essential Vitamins
Cybersecurity. It’s delicious, nutritious, and a big part of this week’s episode, in which Matt, Rich, and guest host Luis Alvarez discuss the security-heavy news from…
Navigating the New Technology Buyer’s Journey
Cloud computing and “”everything as a service”” have turned the sales process into a buying journey with new milestones—and no ending point.
ConnectWise Announces SaaS Security Solution and Vulnerability Scanning Tool
Both offerings add new capabilities to Fortify, the suite of security solutions that ConnectWise acquired along with MSP software and service provider Continuum last year.