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Information Security Services

• April 25, 2013 25 Apr'13

  Phoenix shows off business continuity investment

  Services house throws open day at revitalised Scottish facility to show customer and peers what’s under its kilt

• April 25, 2013 25 Apr'13

  Catbird flies into UK datacentre market

  Incoming software-defined security specialist opens UK base, cosies up to VMware channel

• April 25, 2013 25 Apr'13

  Kaspersky plans partner programme changes to reflect wider portfolio

  With the product portfolio now including endpoint security Kaspersky Lab is planning to make changes to its partner programmes to reflect the wider options resellers now have

• April 24, 2013 24 Apr'13

  ICO turns fines on private sector data breaches

  The Information Commissioner's Office has increased the volume of penalties given to the private sector as it continues to clamp down on data breaches

• April 24, 2013 24 Apr'13

  WatchGuard puts channel emphasis on managed services

  WatchGuard is putting more muscle behind its managed security services partners as it looks to get more signed up to the programme

• April 23, 2013 23 Apr'13

  PwC breach report warns SMEs in cyber attacker crosshairs

  The latest Information Security Breaches survey from PwC makes grim reading for SMEs as they become a growing target for cyber criminals

• April 23, 2013 23 Apr'13

  Alvea gets Cloud Industry Forum certification nod

  Badge will increase partner and customer confidence in Alvea cloud platform, firm says

• April 23, 2013 23 Apr'13

  Bad security practices making breaches more likely

  Research from Kaspersky Lab and seperately from Varonis has revealed that bad security practices are leaving firms exposed to potential data breaches

• April 23, 2013 23 Apr'13

  CA bolsters managed services support for resellers

  CA Technologies has made enhancements to its partner programme in recognition of the growing demand from customers for managed services

• April 23, 2013 23 Apr'13

  Cloud Distribution to sell Enterasys security kit

  Expansive Cloud Distribution has added Enterasys mobile IAM, NAC and SIEM solutions to its catalogue

• April 22, 2013 22 Apr'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 19 April 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important channel news stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• April 18, 2013 18 Apr'13

  Hardware encryption community challenge software rivals

  Those backing hardware encryption have claimed that it offers substantial savings compared to opting for a software-based alternative

• April 18, 2013 18 Apr'13

  DESlock ESET data protection tie-up launches to channel

  The collaboration will see ESET resellers and customers get their paws on new data leakage prevention options to sell alongside its established AV portfolio

• April 16, 2013 16 Apr'13

  Samsung Win 8 Smart PCs to get Becrypt protection

  Buyers of ATIV Smart PC Pro hardware will be able to take advantage of Becrypt’s advanced disk encryption technology

• April 16, 2013 16 Apr'13

  Algosec looks for reseller growth with Arrow

  Network security specialist Algosec has appointed its first UK distributor Arrow ECS as it looks to expand reseller numbers

• April 16, 2013 16 Apr'13

  Symantec warns SME cyber attacks are spiralling

  The latest internet threat report from Symantec has highlighted just how much the SME is a target for cyber crminials

• April 12, 2013 12 Apr'13

  Watchful Software latest signing for Cloud Distribution

  Cloud Distribution says its latest signing will help the channel address customer concerns around insider security violations

• April 11, 2013 11 Apr'13

  Employee security breaches more widespread than thought, says LogRhythm

  A survey by LogRhythm has claimed that customers are underestimating how often their employees play fast and loose with company data

• April 10, 2013 10 Apr'13

  Integralis sales up to record high

  Security resale giant says growth reflects transition to ‘trusted advisor status’

• April 10, 2013 10 Apr'13

  Ball and Betz to build Veeam virtual infrastructure biz

  Beefing up its channel and sales teams is high on the agenda as Veeam recruits a new channel manager and regional director for the UK

• April 09, 2013 09 Apr'13

  Cloud Distribution hires dedicated southern sales head

  Channel veteran Andy Fidgeon joins the expanding VAD with a brief to seek out new reseller partners

• April 08, 2013 08 Apr'13

  Sophos VP Rafferty heads to Proofpoint

  Former Sophos vice president Ciaran Rafferty is taking up a new role at Proofpoint with the objective of expanding the firm's regional presence

• April 08, 2013 08 Apr'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 5 April 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important channel news stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• April 05, 2013 05 Apr'13

  Acronis launches data security services

  Acronis has taken the wraps off data security services designed to extend the portfolio it can offer for those struggling with enterprise mobility issues

• April 03, 2013 03 Apr'13

  Acronis aims for enterprise and mobility growth

  Acronis has hired a sales director charged with driving growth in the enterprise market as well as selling its recently launched mobility range

• April 02, 2013 02 Apr'13

  Security budgets rising to fend off threats

  Customers have responded to the growing number of threats by increasing security budgets to try and keep hackers at bay

• April 02, 2013 02 Apr'13

  Tekdata becomes Micro-P Security Team

  The brand of Tekdata Distribution is disappearing as its parent Micro-P re-brands to align the operation with the rest of its business

• March 27, 2013 27 Mar'13

  Corero: stars will align for security business in 2013

  Corero insists that 2013 will finally be the year when its network security business takes off after its non-core software business outperformed it yet again

• March 27, 2013 27 Mar'13

  Government launches cyber security threat sharing service

  The government has launched a cyber security sharing scheme that will provide the private sector with the chance to gain access to the latest security intelligence from the public sector

• March 26, 2013 26 Mar'13

  UTM kit dominates resilient security appliance market, says IDC

  Security appliance factory revenue and unit shipments both rose during the last quarter of 2012, with UTM hardware winning the battle for hearts, minds and market share

• March 25, 2013 25 Mar'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 22 March 2013

  Our regular look back at the top channel news stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope.co.uk readers

• March 20, 2013 20 Mar'13

  Prianto to build invisible security channel for Unisys

  The ability to render users, data and endpoints invisible to outsiders could mark a fundamental change for the security sector, according to Unisys and Prianto

• March 19, 2013 19 Mar'13

  ThreatTrack declares independence from GFI

  The new firm says that freedom will give it the ability to focus more tightly on malware and advanced persistent threats

• March 18, 2013 18 Mar'13

  AVG extends CloudCare security options

  AVG has added more functionality to its CloudCare platform with email and remote IT security now being features resellers can pitch to an SME audience

• March 18, 2013 18 Mar'13

  Solera chooses Exclusive Networks to build UK channel

  Security start-up Solera hopes to generate threat protection opportunities for resellers via complementary engagements

• March 18, 2013 18 Mar'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 15 March 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important IT channel news stories from the past seven days as selected by MicroScope readers

• March 15, 2013 15 Mar'13

  US plans to push Chinese government over cybercrime

  The issue of cybercrime is set to come up at a meeting between US government officials and their Chinese counterparts in a state visit next week

• March 13, 2013 13 Mar'13

  Infinigate to spruce up Corero distribution plans

  Corero Network Security is making over its distribution channel once again, bidding farewell to Cohort Technology and signing up with Infinigate – formerly Vigil Software – in the UK

• March 13, 2013 13 Mar'13

  Claranet highlights BYOD security fears

  The annual Claranet survey looking at customer attitudes to cloud technology has found that security fears persist around allowing staff to use their own devices in the workplace

• March 11, 2013 11 Mar'13

  Fortinet adds second channel manager

  Network security vendor Fortinet has taken the unusual step of adding a second channel manager to its payroll, handing former Exclusive Networks UK sales boss Chris Walsh responsibility for its distribution strategy

• March 11, 2013 11 Mar'13

  Call centre security worries losing firms deals

  Customer fears that their details might be used in fraud are stopping some from entering into relationships with suppliers they view as risky

• March 11, 2013 11 Mar'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 8 March 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important IT channel news stories from the past seven days as selected by MicroScope readers

• March 08, 2013 08 Mar'13

  BYOD trend sparks pirated software and security fears

  The growth in popularity of the bring your own device trend could lead to some users downloading illegal software to use on products that could end up being connected to the corporate network

• 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