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Battening down the hatches!


ith the rising number of online security threats, the requirements for advanced security solutions are growing exponentially. This is being driven by rising growth in ecommerce and IoT solutions.


According to a report conducted by Salt Security, API Attacks increased 681% in


the last 12 Months. Key findings from the report show API attack traffic grew at more than twice the rate of non-malicious traffic, and API security concerns are inhibiting innovation for two-thirds of organisations. We speak to Michelle McLean, lead author of the report and VP of product marketing at Salt Security to find out more. The global pandemic and more recently, the invasion of Ukraine has heightened


concerns over cybersecurity attacks. Whilst the continued shift towards hybrid working has created major gaps for hackers to gain access to sensitive information. But there are key steps that can be taken to safeguard against cyber threats as Joel Rennich, Head of Device Identity, JumpCloud and Matt Middleton-Leal, Managing Director Northern Europe of Qualys discuss in our cybersecurity roundtable. In our focus on how MSSPs can reduce the odds, we spoke to Jonathan Whitley,


Vice President for Northern Europe at WatchGuard Technologies about the growth in managed security services and how they can help customers to reduce the chances of becoming the victim of a cyber attack. Daniel Hurel, Vice President of Westcon Cyber Security & Next Gen Solutions, EMEA explains why the ground is set for MSSPs to experience meteoric growth in 2022 and how businesses can capitalise on this trend. Sylvain Guilley, CTO of Secure-IC explains why embedded chip security is vital for


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protecting the growing fleet of end point devices and tell us more about the recent launch of Secure-IC’s lifecycle management platform for connected devices. All terrain rugged devices are finding use across a wide range of end applications.


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We speak with Panasonic’s Adam Read and Dan Creasey along with CI Distribution’s Jon Atherton, delving into why the rugged devices market is proving to be an increasingly lucrative space for resellers.


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