We’re officially more than halfway through winter here in the northern hemisphere, and although that famous Pennsylvania groundhog Punxsutawney Phil has just predicted six more weeks of cold and snow, we have some good news that we think helps make up for it. We’re announcing a major new release of CloudCasa features!

For the fifth consecutive year, CRN has honored several WatchGuard leaders in its annual Channel Chiefs list. This exclusive awards program shines a spotlight on the top IT channel vendor executives who continually demonstrate a high level of expertise, influence and innovation in the channel.

Microsoft released a valuable new Azure feature in December of 2021: custom security attributes. This feature is still in preview. Custom security attributes enable organizations to define new attributes to meet their needs. These attributes can be used to store information or, more notably, implement access controls with Azure attribute-based access control (ABAC). Azure ABAC, which is also in preview, enables an organization to define access rules based on the value of an object’s attribute.

2021 brought a new wave of cyberattacks that proved to be detrimental to the era of digitization. With more and more industries embracing work from home and treading into the digital world, an increase in network vulnerabilities is inevitable; however, neglecting to address these unseen vulnerabilities can make organizations targets for cybercriminals.

For organizations looking to reassure customers that excellent data governance is one of their guiding principles, and that they’re doing everything in their power to mitigate the risk posed by cybercrime, ISO/IEC27001 certification is one of the best ways to demonstrate that commitment. Nevertheless, it’s a high standard to achieve. According to data supplied by ISO.org, only 28,426 companies worldwide had achieved the certification by 2022.