Topic: Managed Services - Page 147

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.

The new offerings are designed to provide everything MSPs need to create, market, and sell high-growth managed security and managed network monitoring services.

Though it will reach market a little later than previously planned, the end-to-end offering remains very much on its way, according to the managed service software maker’s CEO.

The new Acronis Backup 12.5 includes a host of additional enhancements, and is the first release to come in both standard and advanced editions.

The new Data Breach Liability Report quantifies financial risk of personal data on the network.

In the debut edition of an occassional series, ChannelPro asks veteran IT providers from membership organization The ASCII Group to sound off on what their customers should be worried about when it comes to using personal devices at work.

Drawing on assets acquired along with the former Avnet Technology Solutions, the distributor is helping resellers transform themselves from hardware and software order takers to providers of high-margin, industry-specific product and service combinations.

The cloud-based system interfaces with 8 PSA and ticketing platforms now and will soon come with integrated vulnerability scanning functionality as well.

Originally developed for use with Intercept X, the security vendor’s next-generation end point protection solution, CryptoGuard identifies ransomware attacks in real time, shuts them down, and automatically rolls impacted files back to their pre-encrypted state.