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 Respeonse (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. Top 200 MSSPs 2019: In case you missed the news. We unveiled the
Top 200 MSSPs for 2019 yesterday. Previous editions of the annual list honored 100 MSSPs. This year’s edition, at twice the size, reflects MSSP Alert’s rapidly growing readership and the world’s growing consumption of managed security services. Thanks to folks like you, MSSP Alert’s readership has grown every month, year over year, since launching in May 2017.
2. IoT Security Law - Confusion: A California law focused on Internet of Things (IoT) security, set to go into effect on January 1, 2020, is causing mass confusion,
according to DarkReading.
3. IoT and Containers: How do the Internet of Things (IoT) and containerized applications impact security?
enSilo offers some perspectives and guidance
here.
4. University Grant: Indiana University-led
Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has received $12.5 million renewal grant from the National Science Foundation.
5. Ping IPO: Shares of
Ping Identity rose about 30 percent during the company's IPO yesterday.
B. MSSP Partner Programs and Strategic Alliances
1. Carbonite-Webroot: Carbonite, parent of
Webroot, will move away from a partner program that required robust certifications to get a healthy margin and instead embrace a model where certifications provide a margin boost but aren’t a barrier to entry, according to VP Charlie Tomeo (via
CRN).
2. 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.
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