Monday Morning Impact – March 25
Aryaka Launches Unified SASE as a Service Offering
Aryaka has rolled out a new offer that combines SASE with a unified single-pass architecture, global private network backbone, and security, observability and application performance capabilities into a single platform delivered as a service.
“Today’s distributed workforces, increased security threats and hybrid application deployments make delivering secure, performant network access to applications and data harder than ever,” said Renuka Nadkarni, Chief Product Officer at Aryaka.
The overall value proposition promises to modernize legacy MPLS networks with high-performance SD-WAN and secure remote access, optimize network security and performance for multicloud applications, and bolster network security.
Elements include Aryaka’s OnePass architecture enabling distributed policy enforcement through a distributed data plane, unified control plane and single management pane; a Zero Trust WAN that traverses Aryaka’s global private network backbone, which operates in more than 100 countries; and comprehensive networking, security, and observability services, including the company’s next-generation firewall (NGFW) with secure web gateway (SWG), anti-malware and intrusion prevention system (IPS). Businesses choose their preferred approach to delivery (Aryaka or third-party) and implementation (managed, co-managed or self-managed).
“As a partner-led company, Aryaka understands that an ‘all or nothing’ approach to SASE is impractical for channel partners to recommend to business clients that already have invested in security solutions,” said Craig Patterson, Senior Vice President of Global Channels for Aryaka. “With Aryaka, partners now have the technology and service platform to help companies evolve their network security at their own pace regardless of their starting point.”
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The service is designed to deliver agility, scale, and “as-a-service” economics while meeting customers at any point on their SASE migration.
Thrive Launches Security Response & Remediation Services for Cybersecurity Incidents
Thrive, a Boston-based technology outsourcing provider for cybersecurity, cloud, and traditional MSP services, has launched “Thrive Incident Response & Remediation,” an on-demand cybersecurity response service to contain and remove threats, along with engineering assistance to rebuild and restore critical systems. With this solution, customers are connected to a dedicated Incident Responder from the Thrive Security Operations Center (SOC) in the event of a security incident to access the incident’s scope and provide immediate response actions to restore services.
Service components include pre-incident planning in which Thrive security experts engage with subscribed clients to ensure that they have an approved incident response plan, an asset inventory prioritized based on business impact and a backup strategy for critical systems; incident response tools that ensure potential threats are contained faster and provide high-value forensic artifacts; an automated compromise assessment during onboarding to identify current threats that may impact systems; and prioritized incident management through which users can report an incident with a 15-minute response time guaranteed by the Thrive SOC to begin threat assessment and scoping.
“Many business leaders today are facing the daunting task of safeguarding their IT environment amidst an evolving cybersecurity landscape, and need support to ensure they have the tools and experience that will keep their systems and data safe,” said Michael Gray, CTO of Thrive. “Thrive’s Incident Response & Remediation services is the latest extension of that mission so that no matter the threat, our clients have the resources and peace of mind needed to keep their businesses moving forward.”
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The new offering empowers organizations to better contain and remove cyber threats, minimizing business disruption and associated costs.
MSP Compliance Program Releases New Tools for MSPs
MSPAlliance has rolled out new enhancements to its Cyber Verify compliance program for MSPs and cloud providers.
Built exclusively for MSPs, Cyber Verify is a program designed to help MSPs achieve compliance and operational maturity, as well as improve cybersecurity and deliver Compliance as a Service solutions to its member base.
New features for 2024 include a more streamlined assessment tool, simplified platform management control, built-in CaaS and vCIO Support, updated framework mappings that align compliance requirements with organizational maturity levels for enhanced scalability, new capabilities for tracking external service providers and bolster risk management, and a new capability to white label the platform. In addition, the enhancements include a new control system that facilitates integration of end-user customer controls with MSP-delivered controls, thus simplifying the documentation, testing, and securing of the supply chain connecting the two organizations.
“Cyber Verify represents the future of MSP compliance programs,” said Celia Weaver, co-founder and president of MSPAlliance. “Based on the MSP framework designed by MSPs 20 years ago, Cyber Verify is actively helping MSPs of all sizes and maturity levels, achieve their compliance and security goals.”
MSPAlliance is a global industry association and accrediting body for the cyber security, cloud computing, and MSP industry. Collaborating with corporate members since the year 2000, MSPAlliance works towards setting standards, policies, and best practices.
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This latest release is designed to further empower MSPs with a set of tools and resources aimed at facilitating integration of compliance processes, enabling MSPs to elevate the quality of services delivered to their clientele, as well as deliver services with recurring revenues.
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