Topic: Security - Page 142

Combining the distributor’s old and new assets is benefitting partners in tangible ways already, Americas president Joe Quaglia (pictured) says, including an expanded, consolidated line card and access to managed security offerings.

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.

The dual moves give resellers access to Symantec’s Integrated Cyber Defense solution portfolio and resources they can use to design cloud solutions and managed services for clients in specific industries.

Based on the vendor’s Detector network security appliance, the new offering features subscription-based, unlimited use licensing that lets MSPs offer internal threat mitigation assistance to all of their customers at no incremental cost.

Paid for via subscription fees that offer MSPs an incremental source of recurring revenue, the new services supplement previously introduced managed wireless and local-area networking services.

The new devices are part of the hardware maker’s ongoing effort to grab a hunk of the $55 billion market for A3 copiers.

Marya Munir joins VIPRE as senior director of channel marketing to accelerate channel business and grow the partner community for VIPRE Advanced Security for Business.

Announced some†five months after the security vendor exited Dell Technologies to become an independent company once more, the new offerings arrive amid rapid growth for its SecureFirst partner program.

Powered by the AVG Business by Avast solution portfolio and delivered exclusively by KYOCERA at first, the new services will ultimately be available as a managed security offering via KYOCERA’s network of Canadian dealers as well.