5 IT Security Essentials For Channel Partners In 2016

By Farokh Karani, Director, North America – Sales & Channels, Quick Heal Technologies

What do resellers and managed services providers (MSPs) need to keep top of mind as security threats spiral in 2016? Ongoing vigilance and protection is the only way to stop these threats in their tracks, which is why it’s important to keep pace with new IT security dangers that have recently emerged. At the same time, many existing threats are also expanding and mutating, finding new ways to make their way beyond the corporate firewall.

To help you map out your defenses, the security pros at Quick Heal have compiled a list of the main threats that resellers and MSPs will be up against in 2016, along with best-practice advice on how to tackle them.

1. Mobile Device Headaches.

A full 38 percent of companies expect to stop providing devices to their workforce by 2016. Regardless of who owns the device, mobile malware threats will only escalate. Mobile threat management (MTM) tools can close gaps in network security and will become more important than ever in the reseller’s portfolio — and the customer's IT security stack — in 2016. 

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