Each business day, MSSP Alert broadcasts a quick lineup of news, analysis and chatter from across the managed security services provider ecosystem.
A. Today’s MSSP Alerts
1. Partnership - Security Operations Center (SOC): Frankfurt, Germany-based QGroup GmbH is leveraging QuoLab Technologies to enhance the development of its own SOC operational platform, the companies say.
2. Partnership: Unit21 and Socure are partnering to promote identity verification solutions to customers.
3. New Firewalls, Partner Summit: SonicWall has unveiled new firewall options ahead of the company's Boundless 2020 virtual partner conference.
4. Security Certification: A new version of CompTIA Security+, a professional certification for the validation of core cybersecurity skills, is now available.
5. Channel Chief - Insider Risk Detection and Response: Code42 is revamping and formalizing its channel program with a “channel-first” go-to-market strategy. Faraz Siraj, vice president of channel sales, is leading the effort.
6. Penetration Testing - Source Code Leaked?: Source code allegedly belonging to commercial penetration testing software provider Cobalt Strike has been published on GitHub, potentially providing a new path for hackers to attack companies, Silicon Angle reports.
7. Ransomware Attacks Target Israel: Two recent ransomware waves that targeted Israeli companies have been traced back to Iranian threat actors, ZDnet reports.
