SonicWall Strengthens MSSP Security Offerings

SonicWall has rolled out a series of updates to its Capture Cloud platform designed to help MSSPs manage accounts, register products, control licensing and provide real-time, per-user threat analytics.

The Milpitas, California-based security vendor has also announced a new customer management dashboard designed to help MSSPs more easily on-board new customers, set up and manage multiple tenants, and provision role-based access control to manage and operate different customer environments.

The company has additionally launched a pilot program to test a monthly pricing strategy that offers pay-as-you-go for Capture Client and Cloud App Security. This program is currently in beta and not yet generally available.

“MSSPs play an essential role in our expanding partner base as they defend enterprises and SMBs against today’s targeted cyber threats,” said SonicWall President and CEO Bill Conner. “Our growing SonicWall team continues to work with some of the world’s largest partners and distributors to provide proven managed security services that simplifies the daunting task of thoroughly protecting what cybercriminals seek to take.”

SonicWall’s Global Management System (GMS) 9.2 allows organizations to rapidly deploy and manage SonicWall firewalls, wireless security, secure email and remote users. GMS integrates with ConnectWise Manager, the vendor’s PSA tool, to deliver a single-portal experience for automated support ticketing, system alerts and failover, and asset synchronization.

Channel Impact^®
The enhancements are expected to simplify back-end security management and administration, a move likely to be popular with its MSSP partners.