Channel Brief: Wipro, Netskope Team Up on Cybersecurity Advisory Services

In a strange twist, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) this week are urging iPhone and Android users to use encrypted messaging apps in the face of a massive cyberattack on AT&T and Verizon networks.

In the past, as Apple Insider reported, the FBI demanded that Apple allow the agency unencrypted access to Messages. The new warning comes in the face of what it CISA and the FBI say is China's ongoing Salt Typhoon hack.

"Our suggestion, what we have told folks internally, is not new here: Encryption is your friend, whether it's on text messaging or if you have the capacity to use encrypted voice communication," Jeff Greene, executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the CISA, told NBC News in a press call. "Even if the adversary is able to intercept the data, if it is encrypted, it will make it impossible."

The FBI official on the call, who has asked to remain anonymous, also appeared to specifically recommend using iPhones, Apple Insider noted.

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Today’s Tech, Channel and MSP News

1. Netskope, Wipro team up for cybersecurity advisory services: IT services and consulting firm Wipro Limited is partnering with SASE provider Netskope to provide global enterprises with an integrated service that optimizes and improves cybersecurity outcomes for people, processes, and technology investments, the companies said in a statement. Wipro’s CyberTransform Optimization Service, powered by Netskope, analyzes organizations’ current cybersecurity and infrastructure investments, provides consolidation guidelines and delivers cost-optimized methods, resulting in improved business performance.

2. Keeper Security risk dashboard: Keeper Security has launched a Risk Management Dashboard within the Keeper Admin Console to provide visibility into an organization’s security practices and compliance posture. The Risk Management Dashboard leverages a dynamic, continually updated set of Keeper Security Benchmarks and integrates with Keeper's Advanced Reporting and Alerts Module (ARAM) to enhance functionality, adhere to the latest security standards, and offer detailed views of security events. 

3. DoiT cloud intelligence: DoiT has launched DoiT Cloud Intelligence, a FinOps solution that helps organizations optimize cloud usage at every stage, proactively prevent waste, and rapidly troubleshoot complex issues in cloud infrastructure. Aligned across six critical architectural principles, DoiT Cloud Intelligence enables organizations of all sizes to plan, procure, and operate their clouds for performance, resilience, and security. 

4. TeamViewer introduces Smart Service: TeamViewer this week introduced a new TeamViewer Smart Service solution. Designed for after-sales support, this solution helps OEMs efficiently troubleshoot issues at customer sites, the company said in a statement. By unifying software and hardware support in one solution, Smart Service enables manufacturers to minimize downtime, address workforce challenges, and streamline complex operations across IT and OT environments.

5. Ingram Micro expands AWS partnership: Ingram Micro has entered into a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) designed to drive more business to and through the global IT channel via Ingram Micro’s digital twin Xvantage, the distributor said in a statement. This new integration means partners can now access AWS Marketplace through Ingram Micro Xvantage, and focuses on two key areas: Enhancing and scaling Ingram Micro’s professional services capabilities and enabling independent software vendors (ISVs) and channel partners to work with Ingram Micro and initiate a channel partner private offer (CPPO) and extend the offer to the end customer using the combination of the AWS Marketplace and Ingram Micro Xvantage.

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