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• March 04, 2013 04 Mar'13

  Wick Hill fills thin client gap with Becrypt security lines

  Wick Hill has added cybersecurity solutions specialist Becrypt to its vendor line-up enable it to better address thin client security and thus enable more effective BYOD policies among customers

• March 01, 2013 01 Mar'13

  Paranoia growing over state backed cyber attacks

  Those people responsible for running security at enterprises are showing more concern about the prospect of their firms being the victim of a state backed cyber attack

• February 28, 2013 28 Feb'13

  MobileIron picks Exclusive Networks for channel project

  Mobile security and management specialist MobileIron has signed up Exclusive Networks to represent it in the UK, France and Spain

• February 27, 2013 27 Feb'13

  More training needed to fight cyber threat

  More training and education are urgently needed if the UK is going to get enough cyber security professionals able to fend off the latest threats a senior executive at Cyber-Ark has warned

• February 26, 2013 26 Feb'13

  Thales and Entrust team up to fight latest security threats

  Communications security specialist Thales and teamed up with PKI player Entrust to develop a joint solution that will protect user data against the latest threats

• February 25, 2013 25 Feb'13

  WatchGuard warns against BYOD security threat

  WatchGuard has launched a couple of wireless access mobile points as it talks up the BYOD security threat to businesses

• February 25, 2013 25 Feb'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 22 February 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important channel news stories from the past seven days

• February 22, 2013 22 Feb'13

  Webroot, FancyFon form mobile cloud partnership

  Cloud security intelligence vendor Webroot is partnering with FancyFon to leverage its FAMOC mobile device management technology

• February 22, 2013 22 Feb'13

  Pre-boot protection for Windows 8 tablets

  Security vendor, Becrypt, has launched on-screen, pre-boot keyboard support for Windows 8 tablets

• February 21, 2013 21 Feb'13

  Corero tears down channel barriers with programme enhancements

  With its SecureWatch partner programme rapidly approaching its first birthday, threat protection specialist Corero is targeting a new phase of channel and company expansion in the coming months

• February 20, 2013 20 Feb'13

  Speed of mobile developments poses security threat

  The pace of change in the mobile market is so much faster than in the traditional PC world challenging security specialists to speed up their reaction time to industry changes

• February 20, 2013 20 Feb'13

  Apple targeted in malware attack

  Apple has reported that it has isolated malware that took advantage of a weakness in Java and landed on some of its machines at its US headquarters

• February 19, 2013 19 Feb'13

  SMEs lagging behind enterprises on mobility adoption

  A picture of a split response to mobility between enterprises and SMEs has emerged from the latest Symantec State of Mobility global report

• February 19, 2013 19 Feb'13

  avsnet acquires northern presence with Besttel buy

  Unified comms and collaboration reseller avsnet hopes to drive more business in the north of England and widen its tech expertise after buying Lancashire-based Besttel for an undisclosed sum

• February 18, 2013 18 Feb'13

  Sophos warns against small business web attacks

  Sophos has called on resellers to help small customers that are suffering from web site attacks that is spreading malware

• February 15, 2013 15 Feb'13

  Barracuda management rejig to grow storage biz

  Barracuda Networks has handed its former UK and Ireland country manager, Jason Howells, the post of UK and Ireland regional sales director in an attempt to drive more growth on the storage side of its business

• February 15, 2013 15 Feb'13

  Kaspersky signs up ComputerLinks

  ComputerLinks has been signed up by Kaspersky Lab to handle the security vendor's endpoint protection product

• February 15, 2013 15 Feb'13

  Vision aims at Citrix users with cloud disaster recovery

  Vision Solutions is targeting the Citrix channel with a new line of cloud protection and recovery solutions, based on its Double-Take and MIMIX lines

• February 13, 2013 13 Feb'13

  CA Technologies tip identity management growth

  CA Technologies has produced some research undertaken by Quocirca that warns those firms not taking identity management seriously they face losing out to competitors

• February 12, 2013 12 Feb'13

  Cyber skills gap undermining anti-hacking efforts

  A report from the National Audit Office has revealed that it could take decades to get the right level of skilled security specialists to secure the UK

• February 12, 2013 12 Feb'13

  Exclusive Networks aims at €1bn sales mark

  Exclusive Networks has announced it will return to acquisitive growth in 2013 as part of a wider plan to make sales of €1bn (£860m) per annum by 2017

• February 08, 2013 08 Feb'13

  Ranger to lead Westcon EMEA services

  Networking, datacentre and security distie Westcon has hired former Intermec Technologies man Chris Ranger as its new vice president of EMEA services

• February 08, 2013 08 Feb'13

  EC data breach proposals get mixed response

  The response to proposals by the European Commission to extend the vertical markets that will have to report data breaches has been met with a mixed response

• February 07, 2013 07 Feb'13

  Symantec and Microsoft team up to take down botnet

  Symantec and Microsoft have joined forces to take down the servers that have been running the Bamital botnet which has been netting criminals thousands through click fraud

• February 04, 2013 04 Feb'13

  AppSense hunts for mobile partner business

  Desktop virtualisation specialist AppSense is moving beyond its traditional core business and targeting new channel opportunities with the launch of its first mobile device management (MDM) solution, MobileNow

• February 04, 2013 04 Feb'13

  SME security managed services added to Alvea

  Cloud platform Alvea has added managed security services to its offering to help resellers target SME customers

• February 04, 2013 04 Feb'13

  Accumuli sells Webscreen software to Juniper

  Managed security player Accumuli has sold off its Webscreen DDoS specialist software unit to Juniper

• January 29, 2013 29 Jan'13

  C2000 adds McAfee to software distribution service

  McAfee has become to latest vendor to be added to Computer 2000’s online electronic software distribution service, TD Activate-here

• January 28, 2013 28 Jan'13

  UK firms need to do more to fend off cyber threat

  With the government signing up to do more to fight cyber crime a major services firm has warned that UK plc is still exposed to threats unless they take security more seriously

• January 28, 2013 28 Jan'13

  Public sector security focus on maintaining the old

  A survey of security plans across Western governments undertaken by IDC has revealed the vast majority are planning to invest in existing infrastructure rather than buy new

• January 28, 2013 28 Jan'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 25 January 2013

  Our regular look back at the most popular channel news stories from the past seven days

• January 24, 2013 24 Jan'13

  Sony fined £250,000 by ICO over Playstation breach

  The ICO has criticised Sony and handed the entertainment giant a substantial fine over last April's data breach to its PlayStation gaming network

• January 24, 2013 24 Jan'13

  Symantec swings axe in reorganisation

  Symantec could lose 1,000 staff over the next six months as the firm looks to reorganise itself after concluding a strategic review of the business

• January 23, 2013 23 Jan'13

  Acronis hooks Powles as new UK MD

  Acronis has named Rick Powles as its new UK and Ireland managing director and tasked him with reinvigorating its channel strategies to take account of growth in virtualised and cloud storage environments, and consumerisation

• January 23, 2013 23 Jan'13

  Threat prevention and mobile the focus for Check Point

  Check Point is putting its focus on threat prevention and mobile security as it moves into 2013 after issuing a solid set of numbers for last year

• January 22, 2013 22 Jan'13

  Mimecast hires new Euro channel team

  Mimecast has snapped up Microsoft's Phil Atkinson and HP's Andrew Duce to bulk up its European channel team

• January 21, 2013 21 Jan'13

  Cloud Distribution seeks unsung vendors for UK VARs

  Cloud Distribution has taken on networking market veteran Adam Davison and tasked him with chasing down next generation networking and security vendors to introduce to the channel

• January 14, 2013 14 Jan'13

  Customers gripped by cyber security fears

  Warnings over the rising number of cyber attacks have got through to customers with research from the Business Continuity Institute showing that it is influencing decisions over cloud and social media

• January 10, 2013 10 Jan'13

  Big data growth to exceed 30%, says IDC

  Analysts at IDC reckon the market for big data technology and services will see compound annual growth of 31.7% through to 2016, when sales could hit $23.8bn (£14.8bn)

• January 09, 2013 09 Jan'13

  Webroot hands distribution contract to CDG

  Security-as-a-service specialist Webroot has selected software and services distie CDG to develop sales of its cloud-based endpoint protection product SecureAnywhere

• January 03, 2013 03 Jan'13

  Gartner: global ICT spend up 4.2% in 2013

  Gartner has predicted that global ICT spending will grow by 4.2% to reach $3.7tn (£2.3tn) during 2013, up from its previous forecast of 3.8%

• December 18, 2012 18 Dec'12

  TSG picks Sophos for all future UTM engagements

  Sophos partner and IT support specialist TSG has picked the vendor’s Unified Threat Management (UTM) as its default offering for its customers moving forward

• December 18, 2012 18 Dec'12

  No near-term change for acquired Crossbeam VARs, says Blue Coat

  In the wake of its acquisition of Crossbeam, Blue Coat has moved swiftly to reassure its channel partners that they will be able to continue to trade as normal until the end of its financial year

• December 17, 2012 17 Dec'12

  Imerja hires new UK sales head in revenue push

  Long-serving industry sales consultant Paul Taylor has joined security and networking services specialist Imerja to strengthen its sales operation

• December 14, 2012 14 Dec'12

  Webroot adds MSP options to channel programme

  Webroot has expanded its worldwide channel programme to offer more cost-effective options for the growing number of managed services providers (MSPs) knocking at the door

• December 13, 2012 13 Dec'12

  Cloud specialist steps into CEO role at CA

  CA Technologies has concluded a six month search for a replacement for its outgoing CEO turning to a man with experience in the cloud

• December 10, 2012 10 Dec'12

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 7 December 2012

  Our regular look back at some of the most widely read channel news stories from the past seven days

• December 07, 2012 07 Dec'12

  Calls made for more widespread use of data encryption

  With data breaches still occurring as a result of unencrypted laptops and USB sticks being lost some in the security industry have urged more awareness of the need to encrypt information

• December 06, 2012 06 Dec'12

  Exclusive Networks turns fire on DDoS sales opportunities

  Exclusive Networks is giving security VARs a leg-up into the murky world of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks through a new initiative in conjunction with Arbor Networks

• December 05, 2012 05 Dec'12

  Customers losing faith as data breaches mount

  Customers are finding it difficult to trust public and private bodies that get involved with data breaches and many would be prepared to take their business elsewhere according to Check Point

• December 05, 2012 05 Dec'12

  NETconsent regains independence in MBO

  Almost two years to the day since it was bought by security firm Cryptzone, policy management software specialist NETconsent has completed a successful management buyout to re-establish its independence

• December 04, 2012 04 Dec'12

  AlgoSec looks for channel expansion in 2013

  As it signs up Bytes Security Partnerships as a gold partner networking policy management specialist AlgoSec has revealed its intention to sign a distributor and double its partner base next year

• December 04, 2012 04 Dec'12

  Resellers need to step into the breach to raise security awareness

  Resellers have a role to play helping customers get better awareness throughout their organisations of the need for greater security to prevent breaches

• December 03, 2012 03 Dec'12

  Weakened Westcon forces Datatec downgrade

  Datatec has issued a downbeat trading update after a much weaker performance in recent weeks than expected at comms, network and security distie Westcon

• November 23, 2012 23 Nov'12

  Claranet buys Star to build £120m MSP

  Internet service provider turned managed services specialist Claranet has forked out £55m to acquire managed technology services outfit Star with the intent of building a £120m MSP business in Europe

• November 21, 2012 21 Nov'12

  AVG exceeds reseller cloud ambitions

  AVG has signed up three times as many resellers as it aimed for to sell its CloudCare platform

• November 15, 2012 15 Nov'12

  Check Point takes wraps off managed services offering

  Check Point has launched a managed services offering to be sold via channel partners that can deliver both a monitoring service and a specific incident response feature

• November 12, 2012 12 Nov'12

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 9 November 2012

  Our regular look back at the most widely-read channel news stories from the past seven days

• November 09, 2012 09 Nov'12

  Bitdefender identifies Windows 8 security flaws

  Bitdefender has discovered that Microsoft's latest operating system is not able to fend off some of the most common malware threats leading to a call for users to adopt additional security

• November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12

  VMware users urged to apply security patches as ESX source code leaks online

  VMware has confirmed that the source code for its enterprise-level virtualisation platform – ESX hypervisor – has been leaked online and is urging users to apply security patches

• November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12

  Quadrant Networks first buy in SecureData acquisition spree

  Security reseller SecureData has made good on plans to consolidate the managed security services sector after buying Surrey-based Quadrant Networks for an undisclosed sum

• November 05, 2012 05 Nov'12

  Cloud strategy paying off for ComputerLinks

  ComputerLinks has taken the unusual step of revealing its revenue figures as it demonstrates to the market and its channel customers that its strategy around cloud services is delivering

• November 05, 2012 05 Nov'12

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 2 November 2012

  Our regular look back at the most important channel news stories from the past seven days

• November 01, 2012 01 Nov'12

  Blue Coat recruitment drive aims to strengthen channel

  Security and WAN optimisation specialist Blue Coat has embarked on a recruitment drive to ramp up a greater push across EMEA

• October 31, 2012 31 Oct'12

  'VM-aware' viruses on the rise

  Viruses targeting virtual machines (VMs) are growing in numbers and will soon be the dominant force in the world of cyber crime, says Kaspersky

• October 30, 2012 30 Oct'12

  UK companies breaching credit card compliance

  The majority of UK businesses are breaching PCI security standards by unwittingly storing customer credit card details, and could be at risk of substantial fines

• October 29, 2012 29 Oct'12

  Organisations still lack security, reports E&Y

  A global report says that organisations across the world need to fundamentally change their attitude to security if they are to successfully meet the challenges posed by new technologies and threats

• October 29, 2012 29 Oct'12

  Clearswift signals growth intent with new appointment

  Software security vendor, Clearswift, has continued with the strengthening of its management team with the appointment of Dr Guy Bunker as senior vice president of products

• October 23, 2012 23 Oct'12

  New LOL deal reg functionality for C2000 security VARs

  Computer 2000 has added new functionality to its web-based software licensing system, Licence OnLine (LOL), to help security resellers register deals more quickly and earn additional rebates

• October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 19 October 2012

  Our regular look back at the most popular ICT channel news stories from the past week

• October 17, 2012 17 Oct'12

  Appliances driving Check Point growth

  Security specialist Check Point has talked up the sales of its appliances and blades as it reports solid numbers for its third fiscal quarter

• October 17, 2012 17 Oct'12

  Symantec warns small firms are in cyber criminal sights

  Symantec has warned that attacks on small businesses are growing rapidly and they are being used as a stepping stone to get to larger enterprises

• October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12

  Users will cut security estate to ease management headaches

  Customers are struggling to cope with the volume of security products they use and the number of vendor relationships they are trying to maintain and will look to consolidate their activities

• October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12

  Security focus moves from devices to applications

  Integralis has highlighted a growing trend in the growth of mobile business apps providing a potential headache for security managers but an opportunity for the channel

• October 15, 2012 15 Oct'12

  Clearswift signals M&A intent with CEO appointment

  Clearswift has appointed a CEO with a track record in mergers and acquisitions with a view to getting him to bring the same expertise to the security vendor

• October 15, 2012 15 Oct'12

  Natalya Kapsersky invests in G Data Software

  Mrs Kaspersky has as much interest in the anti virus world as her ex-husband as she continues to invest in the sector taking a slice of German outfit G Data Software

• October 12, 2012 12 Oct'12

  Trend cloud programme designed to deal with user fears

  Trend Micro has launched a cloud programme for partners to arm them with the facts they need to overcome the nagging security doubts that continue to be held by customers

• October 08, 2012 08 Oct'12

  HP reveals rising toll of cybercrime

  HP has revealed that both the volume of attacks and the cost to businesses is rising as cyber criminals intensify their attempts to get hold of sensitive information

• October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12

  Citrix partners with Palo Alto to boost cloud security

  Citrix has formed a partnership with firewall specialist Palo Alto Networks as it looks to improve the security it offers around its cloud platform

• October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12

  Exclusive Group reports first half growth

  Pan-European distributor Exclusive Group has reported a hike in revenues for its first half driven by strong security and data centre sales

• October 01, 2012 01 Oct'12

  Cloud player UKFast spins off security operation

  Cloud specialist UKFast is on the hunt for those with security skills after deciding to set up a seperate operation to help customers overcome cyber threats

• October 01, 2012 01 Oct'12

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 28 September 2012

  Our regular look back at the most popular news stories from the past seven days on MicroScope.co.uk

• September 26, 2012 26 Sep'12

  Cyber-Ark warns against the internal threat

  A recent Forrester rerport has indicated that 75% of data attacks come from inside organisations leading Cyber-Ark to call for more focus on access rights

• September 24, 2012 24 Sep'12

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 21 September 2012

  Our regular look back at the most read stories from the past week on MicroScope.co.uk

• September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12

  Infinigate rattles security sabre at VADs with Vigil buy

  After an exhaustive search for a British partner, Swiss security distie Infinigate has thrown in its lot with Vigil Software, snapping up just over 50% of the firm for an undisclosed sum

• September 20, 2012 20 Sep'12

  GFI makes Android security buy

  Small business security firm GFI Software has forked out an undisclosed sum to buy smartphone device management specialist VizualMobile

• September 19, 2012 19 Sep'12

  Westcon Security adds more HP kit to line-up

  Westcon will now be able to offer its partners the full range of HP's security offering after extending its relationship with the vendor to include HP Fortify and HP TippingPoint in its security portfolio

• September 18, 2012 18 Sep'12

  Check Point to double gold partner numbers

  Security vendor Check Point is aiming to double its gold partner numbers looking for those resellers that have passion and interest in its product portfolio

• September 17, 2012 17 Sep'12

  DESlock appointment nucleus of new partner programme

  Data encryption solutions vendor DESlock has hired former ESET man Kevin Percy as its new channel manager, forming the nucleus of the recently-established firm’s UK channel

• September 14, 2012 14 Sep'12

  Microsoft reveals factory-installed malware scam

  In an investigation designed to identify counterfeit products Microsoft has found that new desktops and laptops are leaving factories in China with malware already installed

• September 13, 2012 13 Sep'12

  EMEA playing greater role for WatchGuard

  WatchGuard has issued revenue figures for its second quarter revealing that EMEA is now accounting for more of its global sales

• September 12, 2012 12 Sep'12

  HID brings ActivIdentity UK channel ops in line with global strategy

  Identity management specialist HID Global has revamped its Identity Assurance (formerly ActivIdentity) channel programme in to bring its UK partners in line with its worldwide offering.

• September 11, 2012 11 Sep'12

  Partner cull to put Blue Coat programme back on track

  Blue Coat has revealed that a number of resellers will be at risk of being thrown off its partner programme as it toughens up its channel policies to push for further growth

• September 11, 2012 11 Sep'12

  EMC urges fresh cloud security approach

  EMC has has warned that taking a traditional approach to securing data in the the cloud is not going to work and more flexibility has to be offered

• September 10, 2012 10 Sep'12

  McAfee labels Potter star Watson the most dangerous

  Harry Potter screen star Emma Watson is the most dangerous celebrity according to McAfee's annual round-up of which famous names are being used in phising and spam attacks

• September 10, 2012 10 Sep'12

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 7 September 2012

  Our regular look back at the biggest stories from the last week on MicroScope.co.uk

• September 06, 2012 06 Sep'12

  Centrify signs Cohort to target Apple users

  Security and compliance solutions provider Centrify has signed VAD Cohort to market its DirectControl for Mac and Mobile product suites.

• September 05, 2012 05 Sep'12

  Church gets top job at Integralis

  Simon Church has been promoted to the CEO position at Integralis after the incumbent opted to resign to pursue other interests

• September 05, 2012 05 Sep'12

  Tech Data pounces on SDG in £219m deal

  Tech Data has swallowed up SCH’s distribution business, SDG, in a deal valued at around £219m to augment its enterprise distribution unit, Azlan and strengthen its wider broadline capabilities.

• September 05, 2012 05 Sep'12

  Government puts security issue before board room players

  The head of GCHQ and the Foreign Secretary are underlining the cyber threats that businesses face at a conference held today in London to try and raise the profile of the issue