President Obama proposed the first federal standard for data breach notification, calling for legislation that would require companies to inform customers within 30 days of discovery of a data breach.

Promisec has signed a distribution agreement with Synnex as part of an effort to grow its channel partner base by 50 percent over the next year.

Oracle's promotion of 18-year veteran exec Thomas Kurian to VP of products has partners buzzing, and most think it's a solid move to promote one of the company's biggest rising stars.

Dell launched its newest tablet, the lightweight Venue 8 7000, which employs Intel's RealSense technology.

EGuard Technology Services has acquired NewTeq Computer Services, expanding its geographic reach and adding 40 new SMB customers.

EMC expanded its board of directors with two new members approved by investor Elliott Management, while Elliott agreed to support certain EMC provisions through September, temporarily reducing tensions between EMC and one of its largest investors.

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As the FCC announces a Feb. 26 date to make an official vote on new net neutrailty rules, several VARs give CRN their thoughts on the key issues.

The company also reports operating profits in fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2014 drop 3 percent while sales of traditional software products decline.

From a growing army of cybermercenaries to a dire warning for lethargic resellers, this list of security industry predictions ditches the vendor hype for a dose of reality.

A survey of 212 IT professionals conducted by the Cloud Security Alliance reveals a lack of acceptable use policies. Meanwhile, cloud solution providers are improving their security practices and transparency.

CES 2015 last week was bigger and better than ever. Here are the 25 best products CRN came across in Las Vegas.

Qualcomm Product Manager Michael Roberts walks CRNtv through three smart products to leverage the cities of tomorrow.

Solution providers can take away valuable recommendations by reviewing Gartner’s Adaptive Security Architecture and developing a systematic security improvement strategy for their clients.Via itbestofbreed.com

The security startup space is getting crowded, as many traditional antivirus solutions aren't up to the task of detecting today's serious threats. Here are the partnerships a number of solution providers are putting in their win columns.

ScanSource CTO Greg Dixon gives his top predictions for what new technology products the industry will see in the coming year.

Box this week filed a new S-1 for an IPO it hopes to complete in the near future, but number of paying customers as a part of its entire customer base, and its ability to compete against large cloud competitors, remain issues.

Hewlett Packard Vice President Scott Dunsire is taking his channel talents from the printer and personal systems business to the Enterprise group.

Many current Premier partners are unhappy they won't qualify under the new structure.

Xamarin, the red-hot mobile app startup that all the developers are talking about, has hired a 15-year Microsoft executive to help bring in more developers and enterprise customers.