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WatchGuard has obtained OPSWAT's GOLD distinctive insignia as a certified provider, demonstrating that its applications are powerful, reliable, and efficient. Products that receive the OPSWAT GOLD certification, such as WatchGuard EPDR, are highly compatible with the industry's leading NAC and SSL-VPN solutions, such as Citrix Access Gateway, Juniper Host Checker, F5 FirePass, etc. Gold-certified products can be detected by these solutions, and some remediation and evaluation actions are supported.

Today, WatchGuard announced that Vector Capital, a leading private equity firm specializing in transformational investments in established technology businesses, closed the deal to acquire interests previously owned by other co-investors, and become the company’s majority shareholder.

Cyberattacks often target the retail sector, although many of these threats are aimed at the e-commerce channel, businesses have also reported incidents where in-store Wi-Fi access points and even IoT devices are exploited as attack vectors. This is reflected in several studies, which reveal that, together with the education sector, the fashion industry was one of the hardest hit last year and 60% of retail companies are at risk of suffering an attack.

We are thrilled to announce that CRN has recognized WatchGuard in its first-ever MES Matters list for 2022! This awards program highlights vendors that have proven themselves to be cutting-edge technology providers offering solutions that support the growth and innovation of midmarket organizations. CRN defines the midmarket as an organization with an annual revenue of $50M - $2B, and/or 100 – 2500 total supported users and seats.

As the leading customer relationship management platform, Salesforce is an excellent target for hackers looking to make a buck and steal sensitive data from all types of businesses. Recognizing this, Salesforce issued a requirement that takes effect on February 1, 2022, mandating all customers use MFA to access Salesforce products.

Security and productivity are two key areas of priority for any business leader. With the current trends in cybersecurity and remote work, companies want to provide access to capabilities that the digital workforce needs, with minimal impact on their experience and minimal risk. In the search for a good balance between data security and productivity, is cybersecurity awareness training enough? Some even find it a challenge.

According to our Pulse poll, over 50% of MSPs will use vendor consolidation as their strategy to improve profitability. Future profitability. That’s on the mind of all technology leaders, right? But which tactics are best to pursue? Earlier this year we sent a poll asking how MSPs plan to increase their profitability in 2022. Over one hundred responded.