The latest major IT security breach, which involves Capital One Financial Corporation, may be the ‘tip of the iceberg,” according to a cybersecurity expert who consults with AVANT Communications on matters of data loss prevention. On Wednesday July 30, Ray Watson, VP of Innovation at Masergy, told AVANT Research & Analytics that he expects the Capital One Breach to be the “tip of the iceberg.”  Read more...

The high-profile CapitalOne breach, in which data from more than 100 million credit applications was stolen, may stimulate a variety of phishing campaigns by attackers seeking to exploit customers worried about the security of their accounts. Read more to protect yourself...

The channel and Trusted Advisor industry has been hit with a phishing attack that is still ongoing.  We want to make sure you:

• Are aware of the attack, 
• Understand how to prevent getting infected, 
• Have information from experts on what to do if you get infected
• Understand how to help your customers if they ever get infected by this or any other security attack

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AVANT is launching a new Platform for IT Decision Making called the AVANT Pathfinder.  The name evokes the spirit of an elite military outfit of World War II. June 6th marked the 75th anniversary of this historic event. We thank the many who made the ultimate sacrifice that day and the Pathfinders that helped guide their way.

In the spirit of the Pathfinders, the team at AVANT has announced the launch of the AVANT Pathfinder, a powerful IT decision-making tool to guide enterprise customers in their IT transformation mission.  The AVANT Pathfinder is the new name for the next release of the AVANT BattleApp.

June 11, 2019 - CHICAGO - AVANT Communications (“AVANT"), a platform for IT decision-making and the nation’s premier distributor for next generation technology, today released new enhancements to Pathfinder -- the most powerful face-to-face IT decision-making tool for enterprise customers. Accessible on any device, Pathfinder is available exclusively to AVANT’s growing ecosystem of Trusted Advisors. 

Dec. 4, 2018 - CHICAGO - AVANT Communications (“AVANT"), a master agent and leader in channel sales enablement of next generation technology solutions, and Alert Logic, the SIEMless Threat Management company, today announced a partnership that will help businesses worldwide achieve the right level of security and compliance coverage across any environment. This partnership represents the first time Alert Logic is being represented to the agent channel community through a master agent.

Channel collaboration enables AVANT network of “trusted advisors” to offer comprehensive portfolio of security services

CHICAGO, Oct 9, 2018, 10:00am EDT—AVANT Communications, a leading channel sales enablement company and the nation’s premier distributor for next generation technologies, today announced a newly forged alliance with Trustwave. Avant’s thousands of channel sales professionals, known as Trusted Advisors, help customers navigate today’s fast changing IT landscape to help make the right technology choices to solve today’s business problems.
 

Quick quiz: What do Adidas and Ticketmaster have in common?  AVANT's Chief Cloud Officer, Ron Hayman, gives you the answer and more in this guest blog post about today's security opportunity. 

Ransomware attacks like the recent Petya GoldenEye and WannaCry show how vulnerable even the largest businesses and public agencies are to the increasingly dire and dynamic threat environment.  Cyberattacks are growing in sophistication, frequency and damage, and if the world's largest organizations aren't safe, neither are your customers. This is exacerbated by the woeful lack of security professionals in the market. This guest post from Adam Burke of Quest Technology Management makes the case for why your customers need your help with cybersecurity now more than ever. - Lily Weibel, AVANT Marketing

This week we're happy to have Frank Jablonski, VP, Global Product Marketing and Communications at Acronis offer his thoughts on the WannaCry ransomeware attack, and how partners can respond to the security needs of customers.