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In a conversation with ChannelPro this week at its Navigate partner event in Las Vegas, Michael George (pictured) explained why Continuum is betting big that it has a crucial competitive edge in one of IT’s hottest markets.

Called Continuum Security and scheduled to reach market early next year, the solution combines software for erecting and managing a defensive perimeter with threat detection and response technology and a 24/7 security operations center.

The new offering layers real-time threat detection and response capabilities powered by the Amazon Web Services public cloud on top of the signature-based defenses in VIPRE’s on-premises endpoint security system.

Continuing its 2017 tour, ASCII Group hosted IT solution providers and vendors in Miami for two days of networking, education, and training.

Users of Beachhead’s SimplySecure platform can now couple encryption with rules that enforce requirements such as minimum and maximum password length, maximum password age, and password complexity.

Part of an unfolding effort to build a comprehensive breach detection and prevention platform, the new product wave includes an updated OS and mobile access gateway, plus a new firewall (pictured), wireless access point family, and security analytics service.

Direct integration between endpoint-based software agents and WatchGuard’s cloud-based sandbox solution enable organizations to block malware attacks on devices outside the network perimeter for the first time.

The summits to feature an enhanced educational agenda, new cities, and new content, plus a keynote by a former White House CIO.

The vendor also announced that Sophos Server Protection now supports Microsoft Azure server instances, and can coordinate defensive measures with Sophos XG Firewall on Azure.