December 15, 2008 4:04 PM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Channel partner programs,
Colin Steele,
Network and application security,
NewsLisa Loe, McAfee's vice president of North American channels, has left the security vendor after just three months.
McAfee just confirmed this afternoon that Loe is no longer with the company. McAfee hired Loe in September; she...
November 21, 2008 11:22 AM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Colin Steele,
Microsoft,
Network and application security,
News,
Symantec,
Tech BlogsMorro, Microsoft's free consumer security software, is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg regarding the company's latest security push.
Microsoft this week announced that a
November 19, 2008 9:22 AM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Colin Steele,
Microsoft,
Network and application security,
News,
Symantec,
Tech BlogsMicrosoft is coming out with free consumer security software -- a move that could spell trouble for the leaders in the market.
The company said yesterday it's discontinuing its Windows...
November 10, 2008 2:52 PM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Colin Steele,
Network and application securityThe big trend in the security market these days is the "integrated security suite" -- a packaged software offering that promises to "reduce complexity, make for easier deployments and give customers...
October 24, 2008 8:20 AM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Colin Steele,
Managed services providers,
Network and application security,
SymantecDuring last week's Symantec Partner Engage conference, I got to do something only 200 of Symantec's 17,500 employees can do: access the company's Security Operations Center (SOC).
The SOC in Alexandria, Va. is one of Symantec's four centers throughout the world. The others are in England,...
October 23, 2008 10:34 AM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Colin Steele,
Network and application security,
NewsRSA recently recognized its top partners at its SecurWorld Partner Conference. Here were the winners:
North America Channel Partner of the Year: Forsythe Solutions Group, Skokie, Ill.
DMR Channel Partner of the Year:
October 23, 2008 10:12 AM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Colin Steele,
Network and application security,
News,
SymantecI'm a Symantec user. At home, I run Norton 360. My work laptop has Symantec AntiVirus. They both work very well. But oh my God, are they memory hogs.
Whenever either computer is running slowly --...
August 25, 2008 1:27 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
Authors,
Heather Clancy,
IT channel products and technologies,
Network and application security,
VAR training, certificationThe Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) says it has certified more than 50,000 IT professionals with its vendor-neutral CompTIA Security+ designation. How many individual vendors can say the same thing?