Five key questions for Cylance partners following Blackberry takeover
What is a former smartphone maker doing buying a next-gen security start-up, and what will the deal mean for Cylance partners' margins and market opportunity?
The industry was left stunned on Friday as cybersecurity start-up Cylance confirmed rumours it is selling up to BlackBerry for $1.4bn. For many, BlackBerry was last heard of in the noughties when it...
More on Security
Seven MSPs and resellers that have fallen victim to cyberattacks
US reseller Compucom is the latest in a series of managed service providers who have seen themselves targeted by cyberattacks. CRN lists seven of the most noteworthy attacks on channel MSPs and resellers in the last year
Leeds-based Boxphish schools students on cybersecurity
Leeds-based firm to provide cybersecurity awareness training to 11-16 year olds
Schools find malware on laptops given out for home schooling
Malware appears to be contacting Russian servers, claim teachers
Canalys reveals its six hottest cybersecurity solutions for 2021
Analyst believes global cybersecurity spending will rocket by 10 per cent after data breaches and ransomware attacks hit all-time high
Why threat actors are targeting the channel
The recent attack on Exclusive Networks is only the latest in a series which has seen cybersecurity vendors, distributors and MSPs suffer breaches to their systems. CRN asks why the channel is seeing itself become a popular target for cybercriminals
More news
Tell us what you really think of your vendors and get £10 Amazon vouchers
Have your vendors been behaving themselves?
Ensono acquired by KKR for a reported $1.7bn
Hybrid IT services firm was first acquired in 2015 for just $190m as part of a carve-out
The 38 private equity houses that back UK resellers and MSPs
Which PE houses back the most UK resellers and MSPs following an influx of deals in recent months?
The Private Equity Report
A rundown of the 38 PE houses that back UK MSPs and resellers
