Channel Brief: Sherweb, Keeper Team Up on Security for MSPs

The surging demand for cloud computing, increased data volumes, and the widespread use of AI technologies have helped the data centers market not only to recover from the 2023 slowdown but to hit record highs, according to research from AltIndex.com.

According to AltIndex.com data, global spending on data centers is predicted to grow by 15% and hit $367 billion in 2025, the biggest increase among all IT industry segments.

The data center boom is even more impressive compared to other IT industry segments, according to the research, most of which will grow much slower. For instance, global spending on software will increase by 14% and hit over $1.2 trillion next year, according to the AltIndex.com data.

The IT services segment is forecasted to see 9% growth and $1.7 trillion in revenue, while IT devices and communication services follow with a 9.5% and 4% annual increase, respectively. Check out the full findings here.

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Today’s Tech, Channel and MSP News

1. Sherweb, Keeper Security announce new partnership: Cloud security and zero-trust security provider Keeper Security announced a strategic partnership with cloud marketplace Sherweb. This partnership enables MSPs to access Keeper's robust cybersecurity solutions through Sherweb's marketplace, streamlining access to security offerings to better safeguard both MSPs and their small-to-medium business (SMB) clients from cyber threats like phishing and credential theft. Sherweb's platform will now offer KeeperMSP®, a solution purpose-built to provide password security and zero-knowledge encryption, helping MSPs protect digital credentials – including passwords, passkeys and secrets – with ease and effectiveness. This solution includes advanced security features such as multi-factor authentication, end-to-end encryption, random password generation and secure password sharing, all critical tools in defending against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

2. Infinigate partners with Cloudflare on European expansion: Infinigate is expanding its partnership with Cloudflare, Inc. to more areas of Europe, the companies said in a statement. Infinigate currently partners with Cloudflare in Germany, and will extend coverage to incorporate Austria, Switzerland, the Benelux region, France, Nordic countries and the UK and Ireland, supporting growth and providing added specialist expert services to complement Cloudflare and partner offerings, the companies said.

3. Commvault introduces Clumio Backtrack: Data protection and resilience solutions provider Commvault announced this week its Clumio Backtrack, a new capability that uses automation to rapidly revert objects – or pieces of data – stored in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) to a specific version at a specific point and time. This makes it quick and easy for cloud operations, IT, and security teams to recover data from errors, accidents, or cyberattacks, the company said in a statement.

4. NordLayer adds download protection: Cybersecurity tools vendor NordLayer this week launched Download Protection, a security feature that automatically scans and instantly removes various types of malware-infected files from user-initiated internet downloads. This feature is built on the same technology behind NordVPN, the company said. Download Protection is currently available to NordLayer Windows application users and is managed through the cloud-hosted NordLayer Control Panel. It will soon be available on other desktop platforms, the company said.

5. Critical plugin flaws continue to plague WordPress sites: Nearly 50% of the 200,000+ WordPress sites with the spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk plugin are still vulnerable to a pair of critical authorization bypass vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-10542 and CVE-2024-10781, which could be leveraged to facilitate arbitrary plugin activation and remote code execution attacks, SecurityWeek reported. The more severe of the two is CVE-2024-10542, which evades authorization for the plugin's remote call and plugin installation function, according to a report from Defiant. The issue was addressed by CleanTalk earlier this month, but the released fix was found to be affected by CVE-2024-10781, which enables attacker authorization through a token with the same empty hash value, Defiant added. Organizations with WordPress sites using the CleanTalk plugin are urged to immediately apply the version 6.45 update.