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His charter when he officially steps into his new role next month will be helping a company that has completely re-tooled itself in the last 19 months as a business availability vendor with an MSP-first channel hit the gas pedal on growth.

And that word is “synergy.” Joining forces will allow the two companies to deliver a complementary stack of data protection technologies to an equally complementary set of channel partners.

In addition to combining Webroot’s security portfolio with its own BDR and high availability products, the $618.5 million deals also merges Webroot’s extensive base of MSP partners with Carbonite’s VAR-heavy channel.

Hackers employed a vulnerability first reported and remediated in 2017 last week in attacks aimed at spreading ransomware onto endpoints managed by users of Kaseya’s RMM platform with unpatched or improperly patched copies of ConnectWise software.

According to General Manager Kevin Chapman (pictured), selling its RMM solution positions Avast Business to focus 100 percent of its attention on security—including new solutions coming shortly—and forge integration pacts with leading RMM vendors.

The deal, which includes a multi-year agreement by Barracuda to resell several Avast Business security solutions, immediately turns Barracuda into a player in the rapidly evolving market for managed services and managed security software.

The first of six day-long events gathered channel pros and security experts to discuss insights, research, and best security practices for the Internet of Things.

The new system is designed to address the challenges associated with email-based attacks that employ stolen credentials or social engineering tactics rather than malware, attachments, and malicious links to bypass traditional security safeguards.

A new program called Goal Assist provides sales team training services, supplies expert speakers for demand generation events, offers direct help at sales meetings with potential clients, and more

Like the vendor’s other products, the new tool is designed to be easily adopted, implemented, and supported by MSPs with limited in-house security expertise who want to enter the cybersecurity services market.