As more and more workloads move to the cloud, the attack surface security teams need to secure has grown exponentially. To guard the massive perimeter of the cloud, you need to position your cloud infrastructure to be as safe as possible by default.

CRN has once again named WatchGuard to its prestigious annual Security 100 list as one of the 20 Coolest Network Security Companies Of 2024. The Security 100r ecognizes leading IT security vendors who are committed to working hand in hand with channel partners to protect businesses from cyber threats.

The Roman philosopher Seneca once said, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” In Vegas, when you are on a roll, you are on a roll. To beat the odds, you must be smart and disciplined. Whether winning big at the tables or championships on the basketball court, there is no better feeling. Often athletes are asked what it means to win and they often don’t have the words to describe it. Winning, regardless of the endeavor, almost always is a team effort.

For the second consecutive year, WatchGuard Technologies was recognized as a Cybersecurity Channel Champion in the 2023 Canalys Global Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix. The annual report assesses vendor performance in the channel over the previous 12 months based on partner feedback, vendor surveys, Canalys shipment estimates, and analyst insight.

Rubrik is on a mission to secure the world’s data. And our customers are at the very heart of that mission. Everything we do is with you, our customer, in mind, ensuring continual value in every step of our journey. We are dedicated to constant innovation in data security and know that simplification and automation of cyber detection and recovery is top of mind for organizations as cyber incidents are increasingly frequent and attacks are quickly evolving.

It is a common refrain in security circles that “nobody loves their vulnerability management tool.” CrowdStrike may have just proved to be the exception. We are proud to announce that CrowdStrike is the only vendor named a Customers’ Choice in the 2024 Gartner “Voice of the Customer” Report for Vulnerability Assessment. In this report, CrowdStrike is the only vendor placed in the upper right quadrant, meaning we received a Customers’ Choice Distinction.

For the fifth consecutive year, the leading channel publication CRN named Trustwave to its 2024 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in its Security 100 category. The Trustwave Global Channel Partner Program earned recognition for providing one of the industry's most extensive collections of security products and services. These offerings cater to enterprise requirements in threat detection and response, as well as vulnerability and risk management.

Today, LimaCharlie proudly announced its Series A funding round, a $10.2 million reminder that the cybersecurity industry is ripe for change. As we celebrate our progress, we also reflect on the changing tides of technology to understand how we got here and where we’re going next.

The cloud security market is still maturing and growing at a rapid pace. New security jargon, solutions, vendors, and acronyms are constantly appearing, making it difficult to have a clear sense of what approach to cloud security is best for your own organization. Cloud-native application platforms (CNAPPs) are one of the most recent categories in this space.

We spend a lot of time focusing on simplifying cloud management and many of the most difficult IT challenges for our customers that we sometimes forget how unique this is. Which is why we were pleasantly surprised when CRN told us they were naming 11:11 Systems to its Stellar Cloud Startup list.