Arcserve, StorageCraft To Merge, Create Data Protection Powerhouse
‘We’ll always be 100-percent channel-focused moving forward. We’re both diametrically opposed to any channel conflict. You won’t see us moving into a direct sales motion. We think there are opportunities for us to really double-down with the channel and invest more in sales and marketing where both of us wouldn’t have had the ability to do that stand-alone,’ says Arcserve CEO Tom Signorello. By Joseph F. Kovar February 24, 2021, 07:00 AM EST
Data protection technology vendors Arcserve and StorageCraft on Wednesday unveiled the signing of a definitive agreement to merge in a deal that will roll the two companies under the “Arcserve” brand and create a top-five data protection software giant.
U.S. Plans Russian Sanctions For SolarWinds Breach: Report
The Biden administration plans to classify the SolarWinds campaign as ‘indiscriminate’ and ‘disruptive’ to distinguish it from espionage activities the U.S. conducts against adversaries, The Washington Post reported. By Michael Novinson February 23, 2021, 01:20 PM EST
The United States is planning sanctions to punish Russia for the SolarWinds hack and strengthening its defenses to get more visibility into government networks, The Washington Post reported.
The Biden administration plans to classify the SolarWinds breach as “indiscriminate” and “disruptive” in an effort to distinguish it from espionage activities the U.S. conducts against adversaries, according to the Post. This will pave the way for the U.S. to sanction those responsible for the SolarWinds attack, The Post reported.
Microsoft said its investigation hasn’t found any evidence that SolarWinds was attacked through Office 365, meaning the hackers gained privileged credentials in some other way.
SonicWall confirmed its Secure Mobile Access 100 tool has a critical zero-day flaw a day after researchers said the vulnerability was being exploited in the wild.
SonicWall updated its guidance a day after disclosing a sophisticated hack to tell customers its NetExtender VPN client doesn’t have a zero-day vulnerability after all.