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Threat Management Solutions and Services

• November 03, 2025 03 Nov'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Trustmarque and Ultima, Westcon-Comstor, Climb, Presidio and Phoenix Software

• November 03, 2025 03 Nov'25

  Cisco steps up security options for MSPs

  Cisco’s cloud platform enhancements have been designed to make life easier for its managed service provider base

• October 17, 2025 17 Oct'25

  PCL Group unveils SME security offering

  Channel player PCL Group invests in developing a service to add data protection to the options it can provide to its customer base

• October 16, 2025 16 Oct'25

  GTIA sharing MSP threat intelligence

  Organisation keen to get members engaged with its forums to share, track and expose the latest efforts by cyber criminals to underline the managed service provider community

• September 26, 2025 26 Sep'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Crayon, SoftwareOne, Exclusive Networks, Arrow and Westcon-Comstor

• August 14, 2025 14 Aug'25

  SMEs yet to embrace cyber insurance

  Although managed service providers are being told they need to work with the insurance industry, the message has yet to get to a vast number of customers

• August 01, 2025 01 Aug'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at TD Synnex, Insight Enterprises, Kite Distribution, Cynomi, Fortinet and Confluent

• July 31, 2025 31 Jul'25

  Climb Global Solutions hints at further M&A

  Distributor shares Q2 progress, with CEO talking of willingness to make strategic investments to expand the business

• July 31, 2025 31 Jul'25

  Ingram Micro threatened with post-ransomware data leak

  Group that attacked distributor indicate they have terabytes of data that was stolen from the channel player

• July 30, 2025 30 Jul'25

  Cyber insurance emerging as a compliance factor

  Espria has added its voice to concerns that growing numbers of firms are going to fall foul of the demands of the insurance industry

• July 25, 2025 25 Jul'25

  Abnormal AI seeks to widen channel base

  Security player is keen to deepen existing relationships and work with fresh partners to extend its reach in the UK and beyond

• July 21, 2025 21 Jul'25

  OT security a channel opportunity

  Research and anecdotal experiences of those working across the channel all point to operational technology being an area that needs to be secured by partners

• July 18, 2025 18 Jul'25

  Barracuda: Security opportunities and challenges out there for MSPs

  Survey of the market reveals many SME customers are working with the channel, and are prepared to spend to keep themselves protected

• July 10, 2025 10 Jul'25

  High-profile attacks underline ransomware threat

  With the headlines dominated by recent incidents that have impacted retailers and the channel, the need remains for partners to continue to support customers

• July 07, 2025 07 Jul'25

  Ingram Micro hit by ransomware attack

  Distributor Ingram Micro suffers outages after ransomware group targets the channel player

• June 27, 2025 27 Jun'25

  Working Together for Channel Success: Analysts discuss security, partner programmes, sustainability

  The topics of security, sustainability and the need for evolving partner programmes were discussed at the partner event

• June 25, 2025 25 Jun'25

  Channel still key to plugging security expertise gaps

  Analyses of the state of ransomware by Sophos and from the NCC Group underlines the continuing need for partners to aid customers

• June 19, 2025 19 Jun'25

  MSPs remain confident over security

  Despite being inundated with attacks, the vast majority of managed service providers are upbeat about their abilities to fend off breaches

• June 17, 2025 17 Jun'25

  Partners embracing Rapid7’s training

  Security player’s channel head provides an update on the reaction to partner programme changes the vendor introduced earlier this year

• June 12, 2025 12 Jun'25

  Tomlin outlines ambitions in Northern European role at Exclusive Networks

  Exclusive Networks executive Rob Tomlin shares his thoughts after being given an extended leadership role at the security specialist distributor

• June 10, 2025 10 Jun'25

  Channel continues to deliver security training and support

  Research and MSP training platforms from security players underline the position of partners to deliver threat awareness

• June 06, 2025 06 Jun'25

  InfoSec distribution panel: The value of expertise

  At security industry show InfoSec, executives from a number of distributors shared their views on the benefits they offer to partners and vendors

• May 20, 2025 20 May'25

  Sophos teams up with Capsule to cover MSP insurance needs

  Security player arms channel partners with access to the fruits of a partnership that meets growing SME demand

• May 19, 2025 19 May'25

  Ekco bolsters cyber testing with Predatech buy

  Managed security services provider hits the M&A trail to extend its options and UK coverage

• May 09, 2025 09 May'25

  AvePoint highlights partner contribution to Q1 performance

  Security player AvePoint is on a mission to grow revenue significantly over the next five years, with the channel a vital part of that ambition

• May 02, 2025 02 May'25

  Distology maps its course for the future

  Firm marks its first decade with the launch of a technology strategy and sales reorganisation

• April 23, 2025 23 Apr'25

  AvePoint event underlines partner progress

  Efforts to educate and support the channel over the past year help deliver well-attended event and revenue growth

• April 04, 2025 04 Apr'25

  Qualys exposes cloud and SaaS risks

  Channel opportunity to help customers struggling to manage their cloud and hosted environments

• April 03, 2025 03 Apr'25

  Channel reacts to government move to strengthen MSP security

  The government’s recent policy statement around the Security and Resilience Bill will have implications on hundreds of managed service providers

• April 02, 2025 02 Apr'25

  MSPs remain targets for ransomware attacks

  Channel advised to increase efforts to protect against cyber attacks as they continue to be in the sights of criminals

• March 28, 2025 28 Mar'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Logpoint, CrowdStrike, LevelBlue, IFT, Omnissa, Bitdefender and Techs + Together

• March 26, 2025 26 Mar'25

  Supply chains of critical industries vulnerable to cyber attack

  Customers advised to ask questions to make sure those they work with are aware of risks and have taken steps to fend off threats

• March 11, 2025 11 Mar'25

  SailPoint expands MSP programme

  Security player widens the customer base its managed service provider partners can go after

• March 04, 2025 04 Mar'25

  N-able: MSP growth coming from security and AI demand

  Survey of managed services community reveals that the majority feel optimistic about revenue prospects for this year

• March 03, 2025 03 Mar'25

  Elastic building out increased channel support

  Vendor Elastic’s recently appointed partner lead is keen to develop and enhance relationships to work more closely with its channel and increase its support

• February 13, 2025 13 Feb'25

  Insight lists AI, security and 5G among channel opportunities

  Channel player Insight is the latest to share its view of which trends are worth getting involved with this year

• February 12, 2025 12 Feb'25

  AvePoint increases MSP support as Acronis warns they are targets

  Managed service providers set to benefit from improvement to vendor’s platform at a time when criminals have them firmly in their sights

• February 05, 2025 05 Feb'25

  Visibility the starting point for many security pitches

  Whether it be DORA or just trying to reduce the risk profile for a user, those in the channel with the expertise to uncover risk are set to benefit

• February 04, 2025 04 Feb'25

  Distie roundup: Activity at Arrow, CMS, Exclusive, e92plus and Westcon-Comstor

  Channel players are extending vendor relationships to add more services and routes to market

• February 04, 2025 04 Feb'25

  Infosecurity Europe increasing partner focus with Channel Zone

  Security show will provide a greater focus on the channel community this year

• January 30, 2025 30 Jan'25

  Westcon-Comstor: Clear cloud opportunities for the channel

  Distributor Westcon-Comstor shares insights from those buying security on investment priorities and demands on partners

• January 21, 2025 21 Jan'25

  Halcyon launches partner programme and appoints Distology

  Security player looks for channel growth in the UK with increased support and distributor move

• January 20, 2025 20 Jan'25

  Customers more cautious following CrowdStrike outage

  The high-profile problems suffered by security player CrowdStrike in summer 2024 have had a lasting impact on the approach taken by software developers

• January 15, 2025 15 Jan'25

  Cisco looking to partners to take AI security offering to market

  Vendor announces release that will identify, validate and secure applications running across a network

• January 10, 2025 10 Jan'25

  Eco Group launches Resilience

  Cyber security operation looks to help SME customers fend off threats as the challenges faced by customers continue to mount

• December 16, 2024 16 Dec'24

  Ransomware threat shows no sign of slowing down

  Those making predictions about what’s in store for the channel next year point to the persistent and growing problems caused by cyber criminals

• November 07, 2024 07 Nov'24

  UBDS Group expands depth with 3B Data Security buy

  Acquisition will add more capabilities to its SOC and expand the services the UBDS Group can offer across the UK

• November 07, 2024 07 Nov'24

  MSPs benefitting from customer security demand

  Research from EasyDMARC has put some numbers to anecdotal reports of sustained customer spending on data protection

• November 06, 2024 06 Nov'24

  Improving markets and security growth bolster Infinigate H1

  Distributor Infinigate shares revenue update, indicating that the UK is performing as Europe starts to show signs of economic recovery

• November 05, 2024 05 Nov'24

  Exclusive UK and Ireland managing director plans to increase partner support

  SME-sized resellers and MSSPs are going to be getting increased backing from the distributor