Security News > 2020
Ingram Micro announced it is expanding the company's global go-to-market capabilities and portfolio around Internet of Things-establishing a Global Center of Excellence under the leadership of Ingram Micro Vice President Sabine Howest and placing more emphasis on key verticals, services and solutions to aid channel partners and manufacturers in accelerating IoT market adoption. "The introduction of a Global Center of Excellence will smooth and accelerate the road-to-market for our channel partners and manufacturers specializing in IoT, and pave the way for us to share best practices, new market applications, and resources globally," says Paul Bay, executive vice president and president of Global Technology Solutions, Ingram Micro.
A UK cybersecurity startup, swIDch, announced an alternative technology to overcome the limitations of numberless cards by using dynamic PANs, thereby creating a new security environment in the payment process. The purpose of numberless cards is to increase security.
Ingram Micro Cloud announced the addition of leading secure remote connectivity solutions from TeamViewer to the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace as part of a global cloud distribution agreement. Secure remote access and support: Allows system administrators to access remote servers, securely from anywhere, without needing VPN. Business users can also use TeamViewer to remotely access their work computers from off-site locations.
CloudKnox Security, the leading permissions management platform for security and infrastructure operations, announced that the company has been granted patents related to the CloudKnox Cloud Security Platform. The second patent, "Method and system to detect discrepancy in infrastructure security configurations from translated security best practice configurations in heterogeneous environments," relates to the Anomaly Detection capability in the CloudKnox platform and leveraging activity-based authorization for security and compliance controls.
Optiv Security, a security solutions integrator delivering end-to-end cybersecurity solutions, announced that it has named Kevin Lynch as the company's Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, effective April 17, 2020. Lynch comes to Optiv from Deloitte, where he served in a variety of leadership roles for more than two decades.
GroupSense, a digital risk protection company, announced it has named Adam Bregenzer as chief technology officer and Jeffrey Duran as chief marketing officer. Bregenzer will be responsible for the direction and implementation of GroupSense's technology roadmap, particularly in the area of frictionless delivery of finished, actionable digital risk intelligence into customer security operations.
Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, announced that Amy Luby, a respected veteran in the managed service provider and IT channel communities, has joined the company as its Channel Chief Evangelist. In this new role, Luby will help Acronis increase its awareness in the IT channel by demonstrating how incorporating cyber protection into their portfolio helps MSPs grow their business and reduce churn.
AttackIQ, the leading independent vendor of breach and attack simulation solutions, announced the appointments of Julie O'Brien as chief marketing officer and Jonathan Reiber as senior director of cybersecurity strategy and policy. "The company has a unique opportunity to be the Switzerland of the security stack-providing an independent assessment of how solutions perform against real-world attack scenarios so enterprises can close security gaps and solution providers can improve their product offerings. AttackIQ is on a mission to enhance cybersecurity for all, and it's a mission I am very proud to support."
European cybersecurity company Nixu is pleased to announce that Dutch-American Jaya Baloo has been elected to Nixu Corporation's Board of Directors by the Annual General Meeting held on April 7, 2020. "Kimmo Rasila, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Nixu commented:"We are very pleased to welcome Jaya to the Nixu Board.
Coretelligent, a leading provider of comprehensive managed IT and private cloud services, announced the promotion of Guido Timmerman to Chief Revenue Officer. Timmerman was hired at Coretelligent as the Executive Vice President in May of 2018.