Topic: Managed Services - Page 135

The new offerings combine formerly discrete equivalents from Avast itself and AVG, the security and managed services vendor it purchased last year.

The acquisition positions the managed services software maker to add a more robust threat intelligence engine, mobile-friendly interface, and multilingual code base to its MSP Mail security, archiving, and continuity solution.

New CryptoSafeGuard feature in the company’s flagship Windows Server BDR solution protects backups from being encrypted.

The cloud business application vendor’s Intermedia Email Protection offering now comes with six different safeguards against one of today’s most rampant threats at no additional cost.

Based on technology from Untangle Inc., the new subscription-based offering is designed to combine all of the security tools a typical SMB requires in one easily deployed package.

Securecast’s attack simulation and end user education tools will power a new solution that integrates with Webroot’s endpoint and DNS protection systems to help businesses teach best practices for avoiding phishing and ransomware threats.

Carvir’s advanced, endpoint security solution now provides data protection to more than 2,000 businesses.

An optional add-on for the managed services software maker’s MSP Backup & Restore product, the new offering automatically finds and protects documents on client endpoints for just $3 per workstation per month with unlimited storage.

Network Detective, the vendor’s flagship IT assessment solution, now includes an optional add-on that lets MSPs perform the quarterly external vulnerability scans required by PCI DSS regulations without help from a third-party vendor.

The new capabilities, which allow MSPs to evaluate an SMB’s password policies, patch management, and anti-virus software, are an early manifestation of Avast’s ongoing effort to differentiate itself as a leader in both security and network management.