Each business day, MSSP Alert broadcasts a quick lineup of news, analysis and chatter from across the managed security services provider ecosystem.
- The Content: Written for MSSPs, SOC as a Service (SOCaaS), Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) 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.
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A. Today’s MSSP, MDR, XDR and Cybersecurity News Alerts
1. Microsoft Azure Vulnerability & Security Expert: It seems like security startup Wiz is emerging as a market expert that uncovers Microsoft Azure cloud vulnerabilities before Microsoft itself finds the issues...
2. Ransomware Mitigation Guide: The New Zealand Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT NZ) has released a guide on ransomware protection for businesses, the CISA reports.
3. Secure Access Service Edge (SASE): Palo Alto Networks has announced Prisma SASE, bringing together which brings together the company's Prisma Access and Prisma SD-WAN capabilities. The move is similar to SASE developments at Barracuda Networks...
4. Executive Talent - Network Detection and Response (NDR): Netography has hired Martin Roesch as CEO. He succeeds co-founder Barrett Lyon, who shifts to chief architect and co-founder. CTO and co-founder Dan Murphy.
5. Executive Talent - Management Consulting: MorganFranklin Consulting has hired Zubaid Kazmi as managing director in the company’s cybersecurity practice.
6. Executive Talent - Data Protection: Rubrik has hired John Murphy as global field chief security officer. Murphy previously was global head of cybersecurity strategy and architecture for BNY Mellon's Cybersecurity Program.
7. Funding - Compliance Automation: Strike Graph has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Information Venture Partners.
B. Cybersecurity Partnerships and Strategic Alliances
1. Partnership - Penetration Testing: Apiiro and NetSPI are partnering to promote Application Risk Management and Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS).
2. Microsoft 365 Email Protection: Vade for Microsoft 365 is now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.
3. Distribution - India: Tech Data, part of TD Synnex, has agreed to distribute Palo Alto Networks security technology inIndia & SAARC (the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation), which is an economic and political organization of eight countries in South Asia.
