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AI from Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Adobe, a free phishing kit from KnowBe4, ERP software for midsize businesses from SAP, and a Canadian court ruling establishing a new God-given right are among the stories we just now snuck in before the weekend.
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Jim Hamilton (pictured) will be responsible for helping MSPs already familiar with Cytracom’s UCaaS platform learn how to market its all-in-one networking and security solution too.
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A newly embiggened version of Microsoft Intune, more integrations from Gradient MSP, a new head of global sales at Axcient, and a huge payoff for buying an iPhone and not using it for 16 years are just a few of the stories we’ve finally gotten around to.
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New capabilities in the vendor’s Intercept X and ZTNA offerings include real-time protection from active adversaries, additional support for Linux and macOS, new gateways for cloud apps, and automated security health checks.
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The new features include upgrades to the system’s secure internet access, SD-WAN, and CASB components aimed at helping companies keep users secure regardless of whether they’re at home, on the road, or in the office.
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Aimed principally at midsize organizations, the new TeraStation 71210RH is the company’s first product suitable for high-availability production workloads like ERP databases, virtual desktops, and video surveillance footage.
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The acquisition, ScalePad’s second already this year, adds governance, risk, and compliance software to a platform that already includes asset management, backup monitoring, and operational analytics solutions.
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Called ThreatSync and provided at no extra cost to users of selected WatchGuard products, the new system is designed to simplify and automate a technology that MSPs too small for an in-house SOC often struggle to deliver.
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The new feature is designed to spot configuration flaws and other hidden dangers in Active Directory environments by comparing current settings to best practice-based security baselines.
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