5 minutes with Andy Smith, Intercity Security Operations Centre Manager (‘ISOC’)

Tell us what your role is, and what team you work on… As the ISOC manager it’s my team that look after annuity services on a 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year basis for our managed service customers. Our customer base ra… Continue reading 5 minutes with Andy Smith, Intercity Security Operations Centre Manager (‘ISOC’)

SolarWinds Acquires Trusted Metrics

SolarWinds moved to expand its portfolio of security technologies by acquiring Trusted Metrics, a provider of real-time threat monitoring and management software. SolarWinds immediately then launched SolarWinds Threat Monitor, a tool for detecting sus… Continue reading SolarWinds Acquires Trusted Metrics

Rackspace acquires Salesforce specialist RelationEdge

Rackspace today announced that it has acquired RelationEdge, a Salesforce implementation partner and digital agency. The companies did not disclose the financial details of the acquisition. At first, this may sound like an odd acquisition. Rackspace is still best known for its hosting and managed cloud and infrastructure services, after all, and RelationEdge is all […] Continue reading Rackspace acquires Salesforce specialist RelationEdge

Can Security Be Efficient Without Expertise or Intelligence?

Threats evolve fast, don’t lag behind! I recently returned from a business trip to an exotic destination, which is also a massive emerging market depending on how you look at it. The folks I’ve met do not seem to face other challenges than… Continue reading Can Security Be Efficient Without Expertise or Intelligence?