Notable Quotes For The Week Of June 26-30

As 2017 reached its halfway point, here's what solution providers shared with CRN last week on the latest massive ransomware attack, a pending Apple-Cisco partnership, and more.

David Johnson, vice president of sales and marketing for The Fulcrum Group, of Keller, Texas, after a massive global ransomware attack last week. Channel partners told CRN that the instances show that Internet of Things security remains a weak spot for many companies.

"IoT security is becoming one of the major problems in the industry – so many new kinds of devices are becoming plugged onto the network, and the people installing them are not necessarily IT or security professionals. There’s a lot of good revenue opportunities for the channel, and MSPs will become more involved in the design and implementation of IoT security measures."