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• July 01, 2014 01 Jul'14

  Exertis Micro-P launches new unit to support resellers

  Exertis Micro-P has launched a unit designed to help resellers get involved with some of the growth market areas

• July 01, 2014 01 Jul'14

  NTT Com Security hires to support managed services ambitions

  NTT Com Security has made a couple of senior appointments as it continues to make moves to deliver more managed security services

• June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14

  WatchGuard to part ways with Ingram

  UTM specialist WatchGuard is set to end a long-standing relationship with Ingram Micro

• June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14

  Avnet bolsters network security options

  Avnet has launched a network security division that will operate out of competency centres across EMEA

• June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14

  F-Secure: Data security cloud concerns are ‘misplaced’

  Many users might continue to feel uneasy about putting their data in the cloud but F-Secure believes that it can be safer to put data into a hosted environment

• June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14

  Tech Data ramps up Symantec product range

  Tech Data has deepened its relationship with Symantec taking more of the vendor's product range across Europe

• June 25, 2014 25 Jun'14

  Trend Micro rolls partner programmes into global standard

  Trend Micro has made global changes to its partner programmes to standardise the way it interacts with partners

• June 23, 2014 23 Jun'14

  Accumuli move to managed services continues

  Accumuli has increased its managed services revenue as the firm continues to consider further acquisitions to aid growth

• June 20, 2014 20 Jun'14

  Tripwire on the hunt for managed security specialists

  With mid-market customers looking for third party help to secure the cloud Tripwire is looking for channel players that can meet that need

• June 20, 2014 20 Jun'14

  Dell bolsters global channel strategy

  Dell has appointed Infinigate to handle its security and networking product lines

• June 19, 2014 19 Jun'14

  Fujitsu aims to expand security business with Roche appointment

  Fujitsu has appointed a new head of its products group with a brief to work closely with the channel and promote the firm's security portfolio

• June 13, 2014 13 Jun'14

  HP adding finishing touches to Atalla scheme

  Hewlett-Packard is finalising the details of a scheme designed to encourage more sign-ups to its Atalla cloud encryption service

• June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14

  Government rolls out cyber security scheme

  With cyber security firmly in the public eye the government has taken more steps to encourage businesses to protect their data

• June 04, 2014 04 Jun'14

  Centrify looks for mobile specialists as identity market widens

  Identity specialist Centrify is looking for more resellers as it aims for more growth across EMEA

• June 04, 2014 04 Jun'14

  Security specialists move to plug two week threat gap

  Following warnings from the NSA that major threats could wreak havoc in a fortnight the channel is moving to fend off the problems

• June 03, 2014 03 Jun'14

  Employees ignoring IT and turning to cloud-based apps

  Employees are cutting out the IT department and downloading their own apps putting the corporate network at risk

• June 02, 2014 02 Jun'14

  Palo Alto exposes rising social media security risks

  Security player Palo Alto has issued its latest market research revealing that social media is increasingly at the centre of emerging attacks

• May 29, 2014 29 May'14

  Absolute Software signs up Westcoast

  Endpoint protection specialist Absolute Software has taken steps to widen its channel reach after signing up Westcoast

• May 29, 2014 29 May'14

  Global supplier Vasco snaps up UK firm Risk IDS

  Vasco has snapped UK firm Risk IDS as it looks to extend its threat protection portfolio

• May 28, 2014 28 May'14

  Exclusive Networks adds Druva to its portfolio

  Exclusive Networks has added an endpoint security vendor to its portfolio

• May 21, 2014 21 May'14

  AVG expose SME internet of things fears

  AVG has found that SMEs are not too aware of the Internet of Things but are concerned that it will expose them to more security risks

• May 20, 2014 20 May'14

  Symantec adds muscle to SME efforts

  Symantec has taken the wraps off a product aimed squarely at helping firms with less than 20 staff secure themselves

• May 16, 2014 16 May'14

  Cloud adoption continues despite recent security revelations

  Even with security worries still buzzing around users are taking steps towards the cloud in ever greater numbers

• May 16, 2014 16 May'14

  Money still to be made from dealing with old security threats

  The security industry might like to focus on the latest threats but there is still plenty of need for resellers to deal with problems that are more than a decade old

• May 16, 2014 16 May'14

  Sophos boss warns large numbers of SMEs are not fully protected

  The boss of security firm Sophos has warned that large numbers of SMEs are not using their products properly leaving them under protected

• May 15, 2014 15 May'14

  Sophos CEO talks of need for more security innovation

  In his keynote at the Sophos Partner Connections conference the firm's CEO has talked of the need for more innovation in the security industry

• May 14, 2014 14 May'14

  Cyber liability insurance isn’t worth the cost

  Despite the growth in insurance schemes to cover cyber attack the public is not confident they would ever pay out according to AppRiver

• May 14, 2014 14 May'14

  McAfee woos resellers with SaaS platform

  McAfee has teamed up with Arrow to provide a SaaS service for resellers targeting SMEs

• May 13, 2014 13 May'14

  F-Secure cloud service aims for SMEs

  F-Secure has taken the wraps off an SME cloud secure service to try and restore some confidence in hosted data offerings

• May 07, 2014 07 May'14

  Malware growth sets new records

  The latest figures from AppRiver indicate that malware is growing at a rate not seen for six years

• May 06, 2014 06 May'14

  Symantec adds competencies and increases rewards for partners

  Symantec has taken the wraps off a number of new partner competencies and will increase rewards later this year

• May 02, 2014 02 May'14

  Sophos keeps aiming to make it simple

  Sophos is sticking with its approach to provide more simplicity to partners and customers

• May 02, 2014 02 May'14

  Microsoft includes XP in Explorer security update

  Even with support for Windows XP officially ended Microsoft has decided to include the operating system in its latest security update

• May 02, 2014 02 May'14

  ViaSat uses freedom of information to expose data breach problems

  Figures from the ICO and the police obtained by ViaSat have raised serious concerns over the amount of sensitive data that is being lost or stolen

• May 01, 2014 01 May'14

  Security specialists in prime position to take managed services high ground

  Barracuda Networks has identified a preference from users for managed service providers with a strong security background

• May 01, 2014 01 May'14

  Comodo looks for channel growth

  Anti virus player Comodo is looking to shake-up the UK market pitching itself as a saviour for resellers using rival products

• April 30, 2014 30 Apr'14

  SME security attacks drop but need for vigilance remains

  The latest PwC security breaches report indicates the volume of SME attacks has dropped but the cost of being a victim of a cyber attack has risen

• April 30, 2014 30 Apr'14

  WatchGuard readies channel programme

  WatchGuard is close to launching a revised channel programme that puts the emphasis on rewarding value

• April 29, 2014 29 Apr'14

  Mobile threats creating channel security opportunities

  The latest mobile threat report from F-Secure comes against a backdrop of the InfoSec show in London with mobility one of the major themes for the industry

• April 28, 2014 28 Apr'14

  Microsoft XP users facing Explorer security threat

  Just a couple of weeks after support ended for Windows XP ended Microsoft has revealed that Internet Explorer has a security vulnerability

• April 28, 2014 28 Apr'14

  SaaS player Alert Logic pitches up in Cardiff

  Security as a Service specialist Alert Logic has set up a Cardiff operation to provide better levels of service to UK customers

• April 23, 2014 23 Apr'14

  Lieberman Software aims to ramp up European sales

  Having established a handful of regional offices across Europe Lieberman Software is now looking to increase sales further in the region

• April 22, 2014 22 Apr'14

  Cloud facing growing security threats

  The cloud is becoming more of a target for cyber criminals according to Security-as-a-Service specialist Alert Logic

• April 15, 2014 15 Apr'14

  Employees ruling the roost in system security

  Over half of the UK’s IT and security professionals have no idea what employees are up to on endpoint devices, claims a survey from the Ponemon Instititute and Avecto, a security firm

• April 14, 2014 14 Apr'14

  Channel expertise to drive Acronis acquisition strategy

  Acronis is set to embark on an extensive acquisition and growth strategy to drive the adoption of its AnyData Engine and achieve an ambitious billion dollar revenue goal

• April 14, 2014 14 Apr'14

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 11 April 2014

  XP shutdown arrives, SME spending on the rise, and Ingram reports channel network success. Catch up on the biggest stories from the past seven days

• April 11, 2014 11 Apr'14

  Cisco and Juniper products hit by Heartbleed bug

  Cisco and Juniper have advised customers that they are working hard to overcome problems caused by the Heartbleed bug.

• April 10, 2014 10 Apr'14

  Exertis Micro-P reshuffles B2B operations to add value

  Exertis Micro-P has made changes to its B2B operations as it looks to respond to the reseller need for more technical support

• April 09, 2014 09 Apr'14

  EMC highlights storage and security opportunities as data explodes

  EMC has signaled the explosion of data in the next six years will provide opportunities for both storage and security specialists

• April 08, 2014 08 Apr'14

  XP support shut down sparks call for security spending

  The end of support for Microsoft XP has raised calls for some action from customers about security

• April 08, 2014 08 Apr'14

  Palo Alto Ignite: Bringing some discipline to big data protection

  Nick Booth chats up the security boffins at Palo Alto Networks’ Ignite conference, and finds out how to bring some discipline to data protection.

• April 04, 2014 04 Apr'14

  New Networks First MD forges managed security future

  Recently-appointed Networks First managing director Tom Mulvaney sets his sights on growing the managed network provider’s security practice in the face of channel demand

• April 02, 2014 02 Apr'14

  Fortinet bolsters UK team with former F5 staffers

  Fortinet has expanded its UK management team with a couple of former F5 Networks staffers

• April 02, 2014 02 Apr'14

  F-Secure reveals out of date software extends beyond XP

  The current focus might be on the security risks caused by the demise of Windows XP but F-Secure has found the problem goes much further

• April 01, 2014 01 Apr'14

  XP hits week countdown and security fears mount

  With just a week to go before Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows XP support the worries about cyber attacks are mounting

• March 31, 2014 31 Mar'14

  Government takes wraps off cyber emergency response team

  After some delay the government has finally launched the Cyber Emergency Response Team

• March 31, 2014 31 Mar'14

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 28 March 2014

  Catch up on all the biggest channel news stories from the past week, including full coverage of HP Global Partner Conference and Cisco Partner Summit in Las Vegas

• March 25, 2014 25 Mar'14

  Entatech signs Panda to widen security cloud options

  Entatech has become a Panda Security distribution partner as it looks to extend the cloud options that its reseller customers can offer users

• March 24, 2014 24 Mar'14

  Enterprise mobility player SOTI kicks off Altitude programme

  In reaction to growing resellers numbers enterprise mobility player SOTI has launched a comprehensive partner programme

• March 21, 2014 21 Mar'14

  Capita buys security VAR Network Technology Solutions

  Acquisition of London, Yorks-based reseller gives services giant Capita extra clout around intrusion detection, data loss and remote working

• March 21, 2014 21 Mar'14

  Worries mount around XP based ATM machines

  With hundreds of thousands of ATMs running Windows XP there are worries about the security of those machines once support runs out for the OS in 18 days time

• March 21, 2014 21 Mar'14

  Symantec fires CEO as the hunt for growth continues

  Symantec has parted company with its CEO as the vendor looks for fresh leadership to boost its fortunes

• March 20, 2014 20 Mar'14

  Proximity talks expansion in virtualisation, security markets

  As it reflects on a successful year of growth, UC and managed services provider Proximity Communications has revealed it is looking to grow into new markets to improve its end-to-end offering

• March 18, 2014 18 Mar'14

  IDC: UTM demand propping up the security appliance market

  The demand for unified threat management has kept an otherwise flat security appliance market ticking over in 2013, according to IDC

• March 14, 2014 14 Mar'14

  WatchGuard points to distributed enterprise reseller opportunity

  The rise in mobile workers is creating a need for more sophisticated security products for home-based staff

• March 11, 2014 11 Mar'14

  Radware brings in channel expertise to bolster business

  Radware has appointed a UK and Ireland regional director with channel experience

• March 10, 2014 10 Mar'14

  Security veteran Rafferty joins Clearswift

  Following spells at Sophos and Proofpoint Ciaran Rafferty has joined fellow security specialist Clearswift

• March 10, 2014 10 Mar'14

  Sophos adds advanced threat functionality for SME users

  Sophos has included advanced threat protection as part of a number of enhancements to its UTM product line

• March 05, 2014 05 Mar'14

  F-Secure warns of increasing security challenge with XP

  Those users sticking with Windows XP will find security becoming a harder issue once Microsoft reduces support for the OS

• March 04, 2014 04 Mar'14

  IBM plans to shine stronger light on security expertise

  IBM is looking to shout louder about its security capability as it looks to inform the channel of the options it can deliver

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  Energy firms not doing enough to fend off cyber attacks

  Reports that the energy sector is failing to get insurance cover against the risk of cyber attacks has drawn some criticism for the sector from security vendors

• February 25, 2014 25 Feb'14

  Lancope only months away from launch of UK partner programme

  Network security specialist Lancope has taken the wraps off a partner programme in the US with plans to introduce it to the UK in a couple of months

• February 24, 2014 24 Feb'14

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 21 February 2014

  SCC buys into managed print game, Andy Gass returns to Blighty, and Phoenix offers assistance to sunken SMEs. Catch up on the biggest channel news stories of last week

• February 21, 2014 21 Feb'14

  NTT Com joins hands with Palo Alto Networks in global agreement

  NTT Com Security – formerly Integralis – teams up with Palo Alto to expand its managed services offering

• February 20, 2014 20 Feb'14

  McAfee increases offering to channel MSPs

  McAfee extends MSP programme to account for growing security-as-a-service demand

• February 19, 2014 19 Feb'14

  HDS extends partnership with Symantec to take advantage of big data surge

  HDS is extending its partnership with Symantec to resell Symantec NetBackup data protection software and Enterprise Vault information archiving software

• February 19, 2014 19 Feb'14

  Phoenix offers help to flood-stricken SME customers

  Phoenix IT Group launches a new service for SMEs affected by the unprecedented storms and flooding of recent weeks

• February 18, 2014 18 Feb'14

  Sophos open to channel technical advice

  Sophos has shown it is willing to listen to the channel involving reseller CTOs in its product decision making process

• February 17, 2014 17 Feb'14

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 14 February 2014

  Claranet CEO talks cloud channel landscape, Yorks cricketer heads to Big Technology and Discount-Licensing hits out at FAST. Catch up on last week's biggest channel news stories

• February 12, 2014 12 Feb'14

  FireEye plans for marketing spend

  Security specialist FireEye has indicated it will spend heavily on marketing and sales to boost its position in the market

• February 12, 2014 12 Feb'14

  Exclusive Networks sharpens up reseller support service plans

  New service from growing VAD Exclusive Networks pledges to make maintenance and support services accreditation a doddle for reseller partners

• February 11, 2014 11 Feb'14

  EfficientIP adds DNS engine to the portfolio

  EfficientIP has added a hybrid DNS engine to its product mix to provide greater mobile protection

• February 10, 2014 10 Feb'14

  Sophos acquires Cyberoam to boost networking portfolio

  Sophos has splashed out to pick up Cyberoam as it looks to extend its networking security options

• February 07, 2014 07 Feb'14

  Imperva seals double acquisition to boost cloud options

  Enterprise security player Imperva has extended its cloud options with a couple of deals to buy start-ups

• February 04, 2014 04 Feb'14

  UK dodges a place in the Sophos dirty dozen

  The UK has avoided being listed in the top dozen countries guilty of producing spam

• February 03, 2014 03 Feb'14

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 31 January 2014

  Azzurri boss departs after restructure, channel speaks out over Windows XP malware support, and Cisco in cloud conflict warning. Catch up on the biggest channel news stories from last week

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Symantec channel strategy changes on track

  One year into its transformation process the CEO of Symantec has underlined its determination to improve its channel strategy

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  Blades and data centre appliances drive Check Point growth

  Software blades and data centre appliances delivered for security player Check Point in its last fiscal year

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  Security industry hoping Data Privacy Day jogs cyber fears

  With 28 January marking Data Privacy Day the hope among some in the security industry is that the focus on the issue will spark user action

• January 27, 2014 27 Jan'14

  Windows XP security concerns linger on

  Despite Microsoft extending malware support on Windows XP channel players have highlighted the need to remain vigilant

• January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14

  Hardware recycling market facing tougher tests

  Those offering hardware recycling could find life becoming harder as legislation steps up and customer worries about data leakage increases

• January 21, 2014 21 Jan'14

  Druva takes wraps off channel programme

  Backup and file sharing specialist Druva has taken the wraps off a channel partner programme to increase its reseller numbers

• January 21, 2014 21 Jan'14

  Corero losses to widen but net cash, sales both up

  Network security firm Corero says 2013 EBITDA loss will be wider than first thought, but urges patience as cash position, sales both improve

• January 14, 2014 14 Jan'14

  Becrypt teams up with Motion Computing

  Becrypt has deepened its relationship with tablet maker Motion Computing to create a pitch for the police and emergency services market

• January 14, 2014 14 Jan'14

  Sophos backs government cyber security campaign

  Sophos has thrown its weight behind government efforts to try to improve small business awareness of security risks

• January 13, 2014 13 Jan'14

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 10 January 2014

  McAfee brand killed off by Intel, Avnet gets new UK management and Gartner bets on enterprise software. Catch up on the biggest channel news stories from the past week

• January 08, 2014 08 Jan'14

  ZyXEL picks e92plus for security push

  SME networking vendor ZyXEL signals 2014 agenda with recruitment of e92plus to drive its security sales

• January 08, 2014 08 Jan'14

  D-Link hands Routledge UK sales, marketing manager role

  Former European business development boss takes charge of UK and Ireland sales and marketing efforts

• January 07, 2014 07 Jan'14

  Becrypt looks for US growth with Synnex appointment

  London-based mobile security vendor Becrypt has signed its first American distributor as it looks for significant growth overseas

• January 07, 2014 07 Jan'14

  McAfee brand killed off by Intel

  Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announces the end of the line for iconic security brand McAfee at CES Las Vegas