Each morning MSSP Alert broadcasts a quick lineup of news, analysis and chatter from across the global managed security services provider, SOC (security operations center) and IT outsourcing ecosystem.Here’s the lineup for Wednesday, September 6, 2017:9. Rebranding: MyDigitalShield (MDS), a Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) provider to businesses and organizations, officially announced its rebranding as OmniNet today. Loyal MSSP Alert readers discovered the rebranding back in August...8. Energy Sector Hackers: The energy sectors in Europe and North America are being targeted by DragonFly -- a new wave of cyber hackers who could severely disrupt affected operations, according to Symantec. We'll share more details soon.
7. Cyber Risk Education: An SEC leader says regulators must do more to help mom-and-pop investors better understand the potential risks posed by cyber crime and new technologies used to commit fraud, according to Reuters...6. Partnership:Panda Security and Deloitte have inked a cyber alliance. Under terms of the deal, Deloitte will leverage Panda Security's technology in Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Latin America.5. Launched: Kaspersky Lab has introduced the next generation of its Kaspersky Private Security Network, which allows enterprises to boost their detection speed with access to real-time global threat intelligence from 80 million sensors, without sharing any data outside their corporate network, the company says.4. Secure Smartphone:Purism, a San Francisco-based company that develops security-centric laptops, is now developing a secure smartphone called Librem 5. It will be "the world's first ever IP-native mobile handset, using end-to-end encrypted decentralized communication."
Symantec CEO Greg Clark3. Big M&A Revisited?: After acquiring Blue Coat Systems last year, Symantec CEO Greg Clark says his company could be back in the market for big M&A deals. When? First, the company needs a period to pay down debt and prove it can meet growth targets, according to Reuters. Hmmm... Isn't that the standard answer from any executive who recently completed a big M&A deal?2. Security Report:eSentire's security operations centers detected 4 million attacks in Q2 2017. Fraud-related attacks rose 14 percent during the period. We'll share more details about the attack report soon.1. Top 50 MSSPs Revealed: Yup. We'll reveal the list and associated research during our September 28 webcast. Register now.
Joe Panettieri is co-founder & editorial director of MSSP Alert and ChannelE2E, the two leading news & analysis sites for managed service providers in the cybersecurity market.
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