Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) News: 05 November 2019 -

Each business day, MSSP Alert broadcasts a quick lineup of news, analysis and chatter from across that managed security services provider ecosystem.

The Content: Written for MSSPs, SOC as a Service (SOCaaS), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and MSP security providers — and those who need to partner up with such companies.
Frequency and Format: Every business morning. Typically one or two sentences for each item below.
Reaching Our Inbox: Send news, tips and rumors to [email protected].

A. Today’s MSSP Alerts

1. Funding - Fraud Prevention: RedMarlin, a deep learning-powered fraud prevention company protecting, has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Thomvest Ventures and Crosslink Capital.

2. LendingCrowd Data Breach: LendingCrowd has discovered a data security incident resulting in unauthorized access to the personal data of a subset of investors, Finextra reports.

3. Rebrand - Unified Endpoint Security: Verismic Software is rebranding around the Syxsense moniker. The company is an IT security solution provider that offers patch management, vulnerability scans, and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) capabilities in a single console.

4. Private Equity - Identity Verification: Corsair Capital has invested $40 million in Germany-based IDnow.

5. VMware-Carbon Black Strategy: Some important news surfaced at VMworld Europe 2019. (Teaser alert: That link will activate around 11:00 a.m. eastern on Tuesday.)

B. MSSP Partner Programs and Strategic Alliances

1. Cisco Security for Partners: It's safe to expect updates from Cisco Partner Summit 2019.

2. BlackBerry Via AWS: Two of BlackBerry's secure communication solutions, BlackBerry AtHoc and BlackBerry's SecuSUITE for Government, are now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

3. Cyber Risk and Google Cloud Platform: Redseal, a provider of cyber risk modeling for hybrid network environments, now supports Google Cloud Platform

4. All Partner Programs: Search the comprehensive ChannelE2E Partner Program Database here. Also, submit your company information here and your partner program can be listed in the database