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01732 759725 14 BULLETIN Yubico launches European channel partner programme Yubico has launched a new channel partner programme for European resellers, designed to facilitate both education and access to hardware-backed authentication with the YubiKey. With the introduction of three new classification tiers – Authorised, Certified and Certified Gold – the programme recognises existing reseller performance and equips the company’s broad network of partners to meet increasing demands for stronger account protection in European markets. The Yubico channel partner programme is adapted to fit requirements for companies of all sizes and profiles, helping to simplify the onboarding process for new resellers and distributors. All reseller relationships are channelled through a local Value Added Distributor. In the UK and Ireland, Yubico’s distribution partner is Distology. www.yubico.com Qualys acquires Spell Security Qualys has acquired the software assets of Spell Security, an endpoint detection and response start-up. This acquisition further strengthens Qualys’ security and threat research, advances endpoint behaviour detection capabilities, and brings rich telemetry to the Qualys Cloud Platform. In addition, Spell’s deep knowledge of threat hunting and adversary techniques provides unique defence capabilities and analysis addressing the multi-vector threats customers are now faced with. www.qualys.com LogMeIn unlocks new opportunities for MSPs MSPs worldwide can now sell, manage and support LastPass Enterprise, LogMeIn’s password management and single sign-on solution. As part of the LogMeIn Partner Network, MSPs can now offer LastPass to their customers as a solution to enable secure access for all online applications. MSPs now have access to new sub-account functionality built directly into LastPass for a single view over multiple, uniquely managed LastPass accounts. As a result, MSPs now have greater visibility and control over every access point of their customers’ business. https://lastpass.com RiskIQ joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association RiskIQ has joined the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association, a community of security-related companies integrating with Microsoft Security to defend against threats facing today's hybrid enterprises. RiskIQ also introduced a new integration with Microsoft Azure Sentinel that taps the company's global internet telemetry to enable security operations teams to investigate and remediate threats faster than ever. “The RiskIQ integration automates security intelligence enrichment within Microsoft Azure Sentinel enabling security teams to rapidly triage incidents, have full context for investigations and better defend their enterprise,” said Brandon Dixon, RiskIQ VP of Strategy. “Microsoft’s cloud-native SIEM, when combined with RiskIQ, has the potential to reshape how security teams operate, seamlessly integrating the most comprehensive external visibility with the advanced threat detection, AI and orchestration found in Azure Sentinel.” www.riskiq.com Pulsant partners with Megaport Pulsant, a provider of regional data centre, cloud and managed services, has partnered with network-as-a-Service (NaaS) provider Megaport, to strengthen connectivity for hybrid and multi-cloud solutions. Leveraging Megaport’s software defined network (SDN), Pulsant customers can now connect their infrastructure directly to Megaport points of presence housed within Pulsant data centres in Milton Keynes, South London and Edinburgh, to access a multi-cloud ecosystem. Delivered via Pulsant’s Cloud Connect service and through Megaport’s scalable, private network, customers can connect to over 360 service providers, including major hyperscalers like Alibaba, AWS, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Nutanix, Oracle Cloud, Salesforce, and SAP via a single port. Customers can benefit from secure, fast and flexible connectivity across regions, countries and continents, enabling organisations to scale their business faster, access new markets and deliver local services to global clients. www.pulsant.com Sumo Logic expands partner ecosystem Sumo Logic has announced the continued expansion of its partner network through a partnership with Softcat. This appointment is part of the growth of Sumo Logic’s go to market strategy working with technology partners, system integrators, resellers and managed service providers on how they can use continuous intelligence with their customers as businesses develop, operate and secure their applications at cloud scale. Delivering real-time analytics and decision support, Softcat represents a new market opportunity for companies in the channel to educate and expand the market around continuous intelligence, and will support Sumo Logic through faster growth and customer acquisition. Softcat joins Sumo Logic’s rich partner ecosystem in the EMEA region including GlobalDots, Telstra Purple, Blue Turtle, eSentire, NordCloud and more. www.sumologic.com Projected 50k cost savings Konica Minolta has deployed 42 multifunctional devices and associated software across Essex-based Writtle University College’s 220-hectare campus. Along with projected cost savings of more than £50,000 over five years, the new managed service programme enables increased productivity, with support for mobile and BYOD printing, along with automated print queues for faster and smarter working. The new devices improve reliability and security is enhanced through secure release of documents. Mike Coe, IS&T Operational Manager at the College said: “Despite the COVID-19 lockdown, the Konica Minolta team planned and executed the deployment like a military operation. In just three days, one engineer installed all 42 devices.” www.konicaminolta.co.uk