Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) News: 19 August 2021 -

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.

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A. Today’s MSSP, MDR, XDR and Cybersecurity News Alerts

1. T-Mobile Cyberattack Investigation: The FCC is investigating the T-Mobile data breach...

2. Distribution - Software Firewalls: Ingram Micro's Emerging Business Group has agreed to distribute Corsa Security to U.S. channel partners. Corsa Security is a virtualization solution to automatically deploy and operate virtual firewalls.

3. Talent - Cloud-Native Security: Aqua Security has hired Onapsis veteran Christopher Smith as chief revenue officer (CRO). Smith's career includes working for companies that navigated two IPOs and five M&A deals -- including Invincea (acquired by Sophos), ArcSight (acquired by Hewlett Packard) and Mercury Interactive (acquired by Hewlett Packard), Aqua Security notes.

4. Talent - Security Analytics and Automation: Exabeam has hired Zerto veteran Sean Abbott as director of channel & alliances, APAC.

5. Linux Security: SUSE's Linux distribution has earned Common Criteria EAL 4+ certification for IBM Z, Arm and x86-64 architectures.