Topic: Security - Page 122

The former Sienna Group LLC will now be the ConnectWise Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. Its goal, according to ConnectWise CEO Arnie Bellini (pictured), will be closing the gap between demand for security expertise and available supply in the channel.

Based on technology acquired along with German software maker Protected Networks, the new system offers features for assigning and removing user permissions, as well as auditing both what users can access and what they have accessed in the past.

Available in both free and advanced editions, the new functionality automatically searches for advanced persistent threats, keyloggers, malicious registry changes, and other intrusions that have gained a foothold on monitored end points.

The new program bundles security, backup, and eLearning products into standard Office 365 plans at no extra cost.

According to CEO Arnie Bellini (pictured), core elements of the initiative include the launch of an open source security integration standard and the introduction of new cybersecurity solutions, some of which will compete with products from ConnectWise partners.

Formerly available as a stand-alone product or add-on to any edition of Beachhead’s PC encryption and access management solution, SimplySecure USB is now exclusively available as a free, standard feature of SimplySecure PC Premium.

Under an expanded alliance agreement between the two vendors, Continuum partners can now purchase Webroot’s SecureAnywhere DNS Protection solution from inside Continuum’s RMM platform, and use the system at no extra cost.

Microsoft is showing the partner ecosystem it is all-in with IoT and aims to accelerate their time to value, according to the firm’s Rodney Clark (pictured).

At the final leg of the 2018 tour, MSPs, VARs, and other attendees spent two days in business building sessions then celebrated their picks for the best of the best at the ASCII Cup party.

The power management vendor’s new APC Technology Partners Initiative lets channel pros offer unified threat management solutions from Untangle, BDR software from Infrascale, and 4G/LTE failover services from Accelerated Concepts Inc. at top-tier discounts.