The demand for IT services is only going to increase as businesses continue to embrace digital transformation, making MSPs an attractive investment opportunity says Martin Ford at POPX. For those institutional investors, owners, and operators of Managed Service Providers, MSPs wondering whether the managed services model is still viable, the answer is a resounding yes. […]

Enterprises can rely on tested measures to defend against ransomware, many of which do not require significant human or financial resources says Ned Baltagi at SANS Institute. Today, ransomware stands as a significant money-maker for nefarious individuals, and is no longer just an attack that seeks to encrypt important files. Instead, it has evolved to […]

Fortinet is continuing to evolve the Engage Partner programme with new updates to create even more growth opportunities for its global partners of all types. The enhancement includes changes to the Network Security Expert, NSE educational offerings, expansion of the Engage programme, and a new configuration tool. NSE updates Fortinet has updated its flagship Network […]

Global security vendor Forcepoint introduced its Managed Security Service Provider, MSSP programme for service providers, distribution partners and other resellers. With managed services based on the Forcepoint ONE Security Service Edge, SSE platform, Forcepoint partners can simplify Zero Trust security and gain predictable, repeatable revenue streams through cloud-first, hybrid-ready security. Forcepoint ONE also allows partners […]

Tenable, the Exposure Management company, announced recipients of its 2023 Global Partner Awards, a distinction that honours channel partners for their excellence and dedication to helping organisations worldwide better evaluate and reduce cyber risk. The third annual Global Partner Awards includes six categories that recognise the success of Tenable’s highest-grossing distributors, resellers and MSSP partners […]

Cyber security specialist, Obscure Technologies, announced a distributorship agreement with BlueVision ITM, BITM whose solutions target early intervention and threat detection in the cyber security arena. BITM is a multinational organisation with a product division based in Canada and a service division based in South Africa. Within its product division, BITM is an IoT focused […]

SolarWinds, a provider of secure IT management software built to enable customers to accelerate their digital transformation, announced appointment of Silicon21 as a regional value-added distributor for Egypt, Libya, and Sudan. Silicon21 is hosting a launch event for partners to learn more about the SolarWinds offerings and enable them to sell SolarWinds solutions from May […]

One of the global security leaders, Forcepoint has introduced its best-in-class Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) programme for service providers, distribution partners and other resellers. With managed services based on the Forcepoint ONE Security Service Edge (SSE) platform, Forcepoint partners can simplify Zero Trust security and gain predictable, repeatable revenue streams through cloud-first, hybrid-ready security. Forcepoint ONE […]

Gulf Business Machines, announced appointment of Mike Weston as Chief Executive Officer, for the company’s regional operations based out of Dubai. Weston joins from IBM, where he was most recently the Chief Revenue Officer for IBM’s MEA operations. Weston has over 30 years of experience, holding multi-leadership roles in technology companies across Europe Middle East […]

Alexander Foroozandé, Head of Channels, Middle East, Africa, CIS and Pakistan, Nozomi Networks, discusses the latest channel trends and tells us how the company works with its channel partners to ensure they flourish in a competitive market. Describe your current job role and the parts that are somewhat challenging? I’m responsible for channels in the […]