Security
Sunbelt Software aims to build AV share
Posted: Wed, 17 Mar 2010A strategy of building a consumer business alongside cracking the enterprise market is the approach being taken by Sunbelt Software which is looking to take market share from rival anti-virus...Read More »
Security market shows strength through the recession
Posted: Tue, 16 Mar 2010The security market has remained one of the most robust in the face of the worst recession for sixty years maintaining growth when other sectors experienced deep cuts in their...Read More »
Becrypt adds Security IP as distie to target enterprise space
Posted: Tue, 16 Mar 2010In a move designed to increase its presence in the enterprise market data encryption specialist Becrypt has added Security IP to its distributor roster.The market for encryption has expanded in...Read More »
Blended threats demand fresh approach, says Websense
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010by Warwick AshfordBlended threats are the chief online security risk to enterprises and a new approach is needed to defend against these threats, says security firm Websense.These attacks are difficult...Read More »
Analysis: Time to face some social networking changes
Posted: Fri, 26 Feb 2010Those in charge of communications and marketing in businesses should brace themselves. The goalposts are moving fast and the internet strategies that have found favour up to now might not...Read More »
McAfee boss talks of acquisition plans
Posted: Fri, 26 Feb 2010McAfee is planning to make a handful of acquisitions every year to expand its portfolio and underpin its ambitions for the future.In comments reported on Reuters made by Dave DeWalt,...Read More »
In-depth: Threat-driven business
Posted: Fri, 26 Feb 2010Industry experts are predicting a year of growth in the security market as demand picks up. Cath Everett reportsThe information security market is driven by an ever-growing number of compliance...Read More »
Security mangement shoots up user priority list
Posted: Wed, 24 Feb 2010Security management is rising up the corporate agenda as resource strapped users struggle to cope with expanding threats. As more users are encouraged to embrace the age of collaboration and...Read More »
Intel targeted in sophisticated hacking attack
Posted: Tue, 23 Feb 2010Intel has revealed that just as Google was being targeted by hackers last month it was also being attacked although it is not relating the incidents.The vendor revealed the attack...Read More »
Websense plans to be selective with managed services players
Posted: Tue, 23 Feb 2010Websense has announced the global launch of a managed services reseller programme in a move designed not only to reflect the growing demand for those skills but the desire to...Read More »
Poor governance at the heart of poor data security, says ICO
Posted: Tue, 23 Feb 2010By Warwick AshfordFailure to put existing security policies into effect is another common failing, said Smith, showing that people remain one of the biggest challenges to getting information security right.Another...Read More »
Annual cost of security on average setting enterprises back $2m
Posted: Mon, 22 Feb 2010Security remains one of the top issues for enterprises with three quarters suffering an attack last year which is costing firms millions to protect against.A landscape of increased threats and...Read More »
McAfee and Brocade form product partnership
Posted: Tue, 16 Feb 2010Brocade and McAfee have formed a strategic partnership to deliver network security protection which should extend the products their respective channels can bring to the market.The agreement involves the vendors...Read More »
Security market awash with fear, uncertianty and doubt
Posted: Tue, 16 Feb 2010Security resellers wondering what to wave into a sales pitch might are being handed plenty of topical fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) by vendors.The latest warning, based around the BRITS,...Read More »
Analysis: Is China losing its allure?
Posted: Mon, 15 Feb 2010By Simon QuickeIf you were to take a guess at some of the major news themes of the forthcoming year, China might well sneak into the top five.An interesting article...Read More »
McAfee posts solid Q4 numbers helped by currency fluctuations
Posted: Thu, 11 Feb 2010All the arrows were pointing upwards for McAfee as it unveiled its Q4 numbers with the vendor benefitting from currency fluctuations and the continued strength of the security market.Net revenue...Read More »
Astaro revises licence fee model to widen UTM market
Posted: Wed, 10 Feb 2010In a move that has echoes of the razor blades model Astaro has moved to make its virtual UTM appliances and software effectively free with the costs shifting towards services.The...Read More »
Kaspersky extends deal registration across reseller base
Posted: Wed, 10 Feb 2010Security specialist Kaspersky Lab has extended deal registration benefits across its entire channel base to protect the business discovered by its smaller partners.The vendor has reacted to the discovery that...Read More »
Trend Micro moves SME security into cloud to boost margins
Posted: Mon, 08 Feb 2010Trend Micro is emphasising the cheaper installation and services costs as it launches a hosted version of its Worry Free SME targeted security product.Resellers will be able to reduce the...Read More »
Websense losses decrease in 2009
Posted: Wed, 03 Feb 2010Websense has cut its losses on the back of a decent performance in Q4 with its subscription business expanding and the general demand for security holding up through the recession.The...Read More »
WatchGuard highlights strength of UK market in Q4
Posted: Tue, 02 Feb 2010Watchguard has highlighted the strength of the UK market as one of the contributing factors to a healthy Q4 and a strong finish to 2009.The privately-owned unified threat management (UTM)...Read More »
Microscope Media Centre
Posted: Tue, 02 Feb 2010MicroScope.co.uk Media Information MicroScope is the longest established weekly newspaper for computer manufacturers, distributors and resellers who need to maintain a competitive edge in the channel. Hard-hitting opinionated editorial covers...Read More »
Clearswift portfolio sales strategy embraced by channel
Posted: Thu, 28 Jan 2010Clearswift has managed to encourage its resellers to sell across its web and email appliance portfolio in the last year having a direct impact on its third quarter sales.The security...Read More »
Analysis: Targeted attacks set new challenges
Posted: Thu, 28 Jan 2010The phrase 'cold war' is one that most people would consider to have been consigned to history after the USSR collapsed and the Berlin Wall came down.But the phrase is...Read More »
Check Point 09 numbers show continued strength in security
Posted: Thu, 28 Jan 2010Check Point has singled out the channel for praise in helping the security vendor get through a tough year after it recorded increases in revenue and net income for 2009.The...Read More »
Analysis: Educators fear IT budget cuts
Posted: Thu, 28 Jan 2010Although the weather might have hit the numbers, more than 30,000 visitors were expected to walk the floors of London's Olympia at this year's BETT Show over its four-day span.One...Read More »
Security and compliance feed into improved Symantec Q3
Posted: Wed, 27 Jan 2010Continued strong performances from its security and compliance product portfolio helped Symantec continue to show signs of recovery in its third fiscal quarter.For the three months ended 1 January GAAP...Read More »
Resellers set to benefit from political hacking fears
Posted: Wed, 27 Jan 2010Those resellers wondering if the Chinese Google hack attack is going to be a spur for business might well find it does raise the urgency of discussions about protecting data...Read More »
Chinese attacks on Google most sophisticated ever
Posted: Tue, 26 Jan 2010The Chinese attack on Google was "one of the most sophisticated ever seen" according to the head honcho of McAfee. David DeWalt, CEO of the security vendor, said...Read More »
McAfee declares 2010 the year of the partner
Posted: Tue, 26 Jan 2010McAfee has dubbed 2010 as "the year of the partner" in a bid to put the muscle behind the channel to support its push into the mid-market. The...Read More »
Symantec takes on billing role to attract more dealers to hosted model
Posted: Fri, 22 Jan 2010Symantec is stepping up its ambitions in the hosted security space with changes to its partner programme designed to make it easier for resellers to promote security as...Read More »
Workplace downloads put businesses at risk, says FAST
Posted: Fri, 15 Jan 2010Anti-piracy campaigners FAST IiS have spoken out over new research from security firm ScanSafe that purported to show a 55% rise in office workers attempting to download illegal software...Read More »
Security outsoucing tipped to expand in 2010
Posted: Thu, 14 Jan 2010An ostrich stance on security is not going to be an option for users as the pressure increases to the point where action has to be taken this...Read More »
Fines of up to £500,000 for lost data
Posted: Wed, 13 Jan 2010Potential fines of up to £500,000 for breaking the Data Protection Act by failing to adequately protect information could be a boon for the security industry. Despite the numerous high-profile cases...Read More »
Europe to lead mobile security market
Posted: Tue, 12 Jan 2010Third party apps will become the security safeguard of choice for corporate mobile users by 2014, with Europe and the UK at the centre of the trend according to...Read More »
Security appliance market sees second quarter of declines
Posted: Thu, 17 Dec 2009The security market might have been seen as immune to the downturn, but the latest figures tracking the sale of appliances across Europe show the recession has hit the market.For...Read More »
Kaspersky warns anti-virus industry will be playing catch up next year
Posted: Wed, 16 Dec 2009The increasing sophistication of web attacks will make a portion of user's antivirus threats redundant until the security vendors can catch up and improve their defences.That scenario is one painted...Read More »
Cisco outlines up-and-coming security threats
Posted: Mon, 14 Dec 2009In the best tradition of the Christmas ghost story, Cisco has released its 2009 Annual Security Report and talked of some of the horrors that await in 2010. ...Read More »
Mobile phone security gets placed on 2010 agenda
Posted: Fri, 11 Dec 2009One of the areas that could well cause concern on the security front next year is the emergence of threats targeting mobile devices. The industry has been...Read More »
Kaspersky Labs sets out SME market ambitions
Posted: Tue, 08 Dec 2009Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab aims to become a major security supplier to small, medium and large business by 2014. At a briefing in Moscow, the firm's executives outlined...Read More »
SecureWorks acquires dns
Posted: Tue, 08 Dec 2009Security managed services specialist dns has been acquired by SecureWorks providing the US vendor with a UK presence on both sides of the border. In the last...Read More »
Securing Windows 7 a major challenge for 2010
Posted: Thu, 03 Dec 2009Ensuring that Windows 7 remains secure remains one of the top challenges for the year ahead according to those fighting hackers on the front-line. Web and email filtering...Read More »
Web the security threat platform of choice
Posted: Mon, 23 Nov 2009Hackers are still exploiting old vulnerabilities and basic errors to get access to sensitive data with the web the main route of attacks this year.In a review of 2009 Joona...Read More »
Security threat from laid off staff remains major user concern
Posted: Mon, 09 Nov 2009The security threat posed by former employees is becoming a major concern for users tasked with keeping data assets secure. Ever since the recession started to bite and...Read More »
M86 acquires Finjan to bolster enterprise credentials
Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009Web and messaging security specialist M86 Security has acquired Finjan to bolster its enterprise credentials and SaaS operations. Under the terms of the undisclosed deal M86 will immediately...Read More »
WatchGuard talks of Q3 growth
Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009WatchGuard has revealed that the third quarter was a healthy one on terms of both profits and revenues underlining the continued stability in the security sector. The privately-owned...Read More »
Worms rise as enterprise security threat
Posted: Mon, 02 Nov 2009Worms remain a serious problem for users along with rogue security software as users try to battle it out against the threats that litter the web. According to...Read More »
Cisco secures Scansafe acquisition
Posted: Tue, 27 Oct 2009Networking equipment supplier Cisco is buying another security supplier with web security company Scansafe its latest buy. Cisco will pay $183m for Scansafe, which specialises in software as...Read More »
AirMagnet highlights WLAN security issues
Posted: Mon, 26 Oct 2009Network security specialist AirMagnet has warned that increasing uptake of 802.11n enabled wireless kit following the final ratification of the standard is providing new ways for cyber-crooks to break...Read More »
Five minute interview: Craig Whitney, Axway
Posted: Tue, 20 Oct 2009MicroScope puts its questions to Craig Whitney, vice-president and managing director of AxwayWhat is the best/worst advice you have received and from whom? Always have a ‘plan B’ – from...Read More »
Rogue security software threat will grow in 2010, warns report
Posted: Mon, 19 Oct 2009Rogue security software is set to increase in the next year, according to a report from security firm Symantec. Researchers have identified 250 distinct types of fake security software,...Read More »
Jail terms needed to curb ID fraud
Posted: Mon, 12 Oct 2009Businesses will not invest in personal data protection until there are more tangible consequences such as heavy fines or jail sentences, says security firm Stonewood. The number of UK...Read More »
Clearswift aims at rivals with trade-in deal
Posted: Mon, 12 Oct 2009It is becoming quite a trend for vendors to encourage their resellers to target rivals in order to hit growth targets in a flat market by taking share. ...Read More »
Kaspersky sells through Intel portal to grow SME share
Posted: Mon, 12 Oct 2009Anti-virus specialist Kaspersky Lab has signed up to sell products to SME customers via Intel’s Business Exchange portal. The move has been described by sources close to...Read More »
Dimension Data reveals preference for holistic security
Posted: Fri, 09 Oct 2009Companies are moving to invest in security solutions and move away from point products as the investment in protection returns to the corporate agenda. IT security has been...Read More »
The driving power behind the cloud
Posted: Fri, 02 Oct 2009As many companies move into the cloud there is a growing need for tools that can monitor, analyse, optimise and secure the supporting infrastructure. There are a number of benefits...Read More »
Kaspersky hands resellers malware detection tool
Posted: Fri, 02 Oct 2009In an effort to help its channel partners gain fresh business anti-virus specialist Kaspersky Lab is handing resellers a scanning tool to gauge the level of malware that...Read More »
Symantec reveals extent of botnet and spam links
Posted: Tue, 29 Sep 2009The link between bots and spam is growing and increasing the pressure on ISPs to provide a stable infrastructure and to keep their services secure. The threat of...Read More »
Encryption hardware a data lifesaver
Posted: Tue, 22 Sep 2009The first thing most of us do when we get into a car is put on a seatbelt. Whether we are driving or just along for the ride, it is...Read More »
Wick Hill picks up C-Media Kaspersky business
Posted: Mon, 14 Sep 2009Security distributor Wick Hill has acquired the Kaspersky Lab business from fellow distie C-Media. The move has been heralded by Ian Kilpatrick, chairman of the Wick Hill group,...Read More »
Fortinet reconfigures channel management to aid vertical market push
Posted: Tue, 08 Sep 2009Security specialist Fortinet has put responsibility across EMEA for channels under one head also coordinating marketing and renewals with the aim of strengthening the ability to target vertical markets.Up to...Read More »
Business security policies muddled in recession
Posted: Thu, 27 Aug 2009Application delivery specialists F5 Networks have published research suggesting that nearly half of businesses don’t consider that cutting their IT budgets will increase vulnerability to security threats and are...Read More »
Signify strengthens channel management
Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 2009Two-factor authentication specialist Signify has appointed a former IronPort and Integralis executive to spearhead a channel drive. Gerrard Kerrigan, who has been handed the sales and marketing manager...Read More »
Is the web browser your nemesis for data leakage?
Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 2009The incidence of data intentionally or unintentionally leaving corporate networks is rising. The CSI Computer Crime & Security Survey of 2008 showed that 44% of the polled companies rated data...Read More »
Businesses still playing fast and loose with data
Posted: Tue, 18 Aug 2009Enterprise business software vendor Micro Focus has issued a warning after commissioned research found huge numbers of businesses are still taking next to no precautions to secure confidential data...Read More »
Vizioncore iland partnership targets back-up demand
Posted: Mon, 17 Aug 2009Virtualisation management vendor Vizioncore is putting the finishing touches to a new data recovery and business continuity scheme with UK newcomer iland Internet Solutions. The service will utilise...Read More »
Twitter attack leaves channel tweeters twiddling thumbs
Posted: Fri, 07 Aug 2009Just as the channel was getting used to the idea of Twitter being a useful form of communication the failure of the social networking site to cope with a...Read More »
Clearswift benefits from continued web appliance demand
Posted: Thu, 30 Jul 2009The security market might not have stayed immune from the downturn but compared to other sectors has shown much greater resilience. The latest to report financial numbers that...Read More »
Internal security threat highlighted by Cisco
Posted: Tue, 14 Jul 2009Cisco has added its weight to the growing consensus that a recession has a knock-on effect of driving up cybercrime as redundant employees resort to using technology to hit back...Read More »
Google Chrome OS security plans greeted with caution
Posted: Thu, 09 Jul 2009A day after Google unveiled its ambitions to launch its own operating system to challenge Microsoft and some in the security industry have reacted by sounding a note of...Read More »
Too much online security puts buyers off
Posted: Mon, 06 Jul 2009Customers are struggling to understand why they have to jump through so many security hoops to buy goods and services online and walking away from transactions in frustration....Read More »
Fresh doubts cast on cloud computing security
Posted: Fri, 03 Jul 2009Vulnerabilities in password reset functions for online services from Amazon and Microsoft have cast fresh doubt on the security of cloud computing.Researchers demonstrated the flaws in Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud...Read More »
Former Novell boss de Rojas turns up at McAfee
Posted: Wed, 01 Jul 2009Former Novell country manager Jacqueline de Rojas has taken over running the UK for McAfee. As Novell boss she was widely credited with spearheading a reform of the...Read More »
NTT Com moves to acquire Integralis
Posted: Tue, 30 Jun 2009Japanese-based NTT Communications is taking over security reseller Integralis in a move that will provide the telco specialist with option to provide customers with additional security. The deal,...Read More »
ComputerLinks adds HID to physical security line-up
Posted: Wed, 24 Jun 2009ComputerLinks is continuing to sign vendors to bolster its physical security division promoting a package that can be sold by security resellers looking to extend the scope of users...Read More »
Channel has a role to play in securing public sector
Posted: Thu, 18 Jun 2009The channel is being leaned on by public authorities desperate to ensure they are compliant with the government’s Connect Secure Extranet (GSCx) as the revised deadline looms large. ...Read More »
Check Point merges product line with Nokia appliance
Posted: Wed, 10 Jun 2009Check Point has combined its software and the appliance range it acquired from Nokia into a single SKU and is encouraging partners to start selling the combined product....Read More »
Symantec and McAfee hit by fines in US for unauthorised renewals
Posted: Tue, 09 Jun 2009Symantec and McAfee have been forced to pay out a combined $750,000 following a US case that found that they had renewed customers licences without informing them. ...Read More »
Security fears holding up cloud computing
Posted: Wed, 27 May 2009Customer fears around cloud security should be a serious concern for resellers struggling to tap into what is heralded by analysts and vendors alike as a growing market....Read More »
Calls continue for greater encryption
Posted: Tue, 26 May 2009Those operating in the encryption market believe that the UK is continuing to increase its use of the security technology in response to numerous high profile government gaffes...Read More »
Sunbelt looks to exploit user gripes over AV performance
Posted: Fri, 22 May 2009Sunbelt Software is looking to exploit user dissatisfaction with existing anti-virus products as it sets about building a channel in the UK. The American vendor appointed former Symantec northern...Read More »
SMEs starting to worry about security
Posted: Wed, 20 May 2009The message that SMEs need to be worried about security breaches appears to be getting through with a growing number of small firms showing concern their corporate and personal...Read More »
Caretower takes wraps off audting service
Posted: Wed, 13 May 2009Security reseller Caretower has taken the wraps off an auditing service it hopes will open customer wallets and bolster its pedigree as a consultancy. Over the past few years...Read More »
Security fears holding back online orders
Posted: Mon, 11 May 2009The fear that online security is not robust enough is holding back users from buying over the web reinforcing some of the fears that the Internet is being held...Read More »
Symantec Q4 hit by SME decline
Posted: Fri, 08 May 2009Symantec has indicated that the security market might not be totally immune to recession, particularly on the SME side of the business. A dip in small business...Read More »
Websense Q1 results add weight to security market strength
Posted: Fri, 08 May 2009The security market continues to defy the recession with Websense the latest to indicate the sector remains stable with a solid set of numbers in its Q1 results. ...Read More »
Cloud moving into enterprise but security a concern
Posted: Thu, 30 Apr 2009The shift towards cloud computing is increasing among enterprises indicating it is not just a solution appealing to SMEs but security concerns are rife among customers. According to...Read More »
Security specialists eyeing up voice market
Posted: Thu, 30 Apr 2009The security channel believes that it is primed to take advantage of the convergence with the voice market as unified communications starts to take off. The traditional...Read More »
No sign of recession at InfoSec
Posted: Tue, 28 Apr 2009The busy halls at InfoSec in London have been seen by many in the industry as a further sign that interest in security is not waning during the...Read More »
Kaspersky boss calls for Internet security body
Posted: Tue, 28 Apr 2009The CEO of anti-virus vendor Kaspersky Labs has added his voice to calls to take cybercrime more seriously warning that it is straying into the territory of cyber-terrorism....Read More »
Blunkett urges more action in cybercrime fight
Posted: Tue, 28 Apr 2009David Blunkett MP has used his keynote speech at this year's InfoSec show at Earl's Court to push for more action in the fight against cybercrime, sounding a warning about high...Read More »
Compliance and threats driving security spending
Posted: Mon, 27 Apr 2009There have already been signs, through financial results and ancedotal reseller customer stories, that the security sector is holding up and these have now been confirmed by a study of...Read More »
Reseller help required in the cloud
Posted: Mon, 27 Apr 2009As the recession continues, organisations may not want to spend on compliance. But with more turning to cloud-based and virtual technologies in a bid to manage costs, increased risks mean...Read More »
SMEs stray onto cybercrime radar
Posted: Fri, 17 Apr 2009If there is one message that resellers can take out to customers from the Symantec EMEA Internet Security Threat Report for 2008 it is about the increasing vulnerability of the...Read More »
Wick Hill signed up by NetGear
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 2009Wick Hill has made its second vendor signing in a fortnight after securing the rights to carry NetGear’s products including the secure appliance range. The appointment follows on...Read More »
Symantec CEO pens supportive letter to partners
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 2009The CEO of Symantec has penned a letter to resellers promising to keep listening to their concerns, reduce channel conflict and keep them informed of the vendor’s plans. ...Read More »
Check Point seals Nokia security appilance tie-up
Posted: Tue, 14 Apr 2009Check Point has completed the acquisition of Nokia’s security appliance operation formalising a relationship which has been jointly developing hardware and software products for the last decade. Nokia...Read More »
Websense launches appliance moving away from pure software play
Posted: Mon, 06 Apr 2009Websense has moved away from its software roots with the launch of an appliance that is aimed at tapping into the demand for hardware that can help counter web...Read More »
Robust security market aiding ComputerLinks
Posted: Fri, 03 Apr 2009The continued robustness of the security market has been held up as the main reason for ComputerLinks relatively sound set of yearly results. The distributor was able to...Read More »
Internal threats still not being taken seriously
Posted: Fri, 03 Apr 2009Despite the numerous warnings that redundant and dissatisfied staff pose a security risk a significant number of companies are failing to protect themselves against internal threats. Research...Read More »