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Anthropic expanding access to Project Glasswing

Anthropic is broadening access to its Project Glasswing program, adding approximately 150 organizations in 15 countries, the company announced Tuesday, as its restricted Claude Mythos Preview model has already surfaced more than 10,000 high- or critical-severity software vulnerabilities since the program launched in early April. The expansion follows an initial cohort of roughly 50 partners…

Dell’s Partner Program Shifts to Strategic Customer Outcomes

Dell Technologies recently introduced new enhancements to its partner program, including rebates and incentives to enhance customer outcomes. Launching in August 2026, the partner program refresh centers on differentiated rebates for strategic solutions; focuses accounts on incentives; and recognizes impact from advisory and systems integrator co-sell. During Dell Technologies World 2026, Channel Insider spoke with…

DXC, WWT on Dell’s Partner Program & Enterprise AI Growth

At Dell Technologies World 2026, much of the conference focused on partner program enhancements the organization recently made. For partners like DXC and World Wide Technologies (WWT), these enhancements provide even greater opportunities to provide strong customer outcomes.  They reinforce what both DXC and WWT already know: Dell’s Partner Program is a major reason their…

GitHub scales back bug bounties, reminds users security is their responsibility too

Faced with the growing volume of submission to its bug bounty program, GitHub is replacing cash bounties with swag rewards for reports with low security impact — and asking researchers to stop submitting reports that are low quality or about things that aren’t its fault. The cloud-based code repository platform has seen a sharp increase…

Dell Set to Make Partner Program Enhancements

Dell Technologies is introducing new enhancements to Dell’s partner program, including rebates and incentives aligned to strategic solutions and customer outcomes. Dell aligns partner incentives to customer outcomes across the portfolio These enhancements are launching in August 2026 and are built around rewarding the outcomes customers expect. “We’re announcing pretty significant enhancements to our program,”…

Huntress and Acrisure Launch Streamlined Cyber Insurance Program

Huntress has collaborated with Acrisure to launch a new cyber insurance program that gives businesses a faster, simpler path to protection against cybersecurity risks.  The program offers eligible organizations access to unique Cyber or Tech Errors and Omissions (Tech E&O) insurance policies with no deductible, through a streamlined application process that reduces the complexity typically…

Breach Secure Now Helps MSPs Secure SMB AI Use

Breach Secure Now is launching its AI Risk to Adoption Program, a new channel-focused offering designed to help managed service providers guide small and midsize businesses from unmanaged AI use toward secure, structured adoption. Art Gross, founder and CEO of Breach Secure Now (BSN), said MSPs are well-positioned to lead those conversations because AI risk…

Trump officials are steering a cybersecurity scholarship program toward AI

The Trump administration is redirecting a cybersecurity scholarship program that requires recipients to work in government service toward artificial intelligence, leaving some current program scholars dismayed and bewildered. In an email to participating school program coordinators obtained by CyberScoop, the Office of Personnel Management and National Science Foundation said the CyberCorps Scholarship For Service program…

CISOs step up to the security workforce challenge

A robust cybersecurity program needs a range of skilled people, yet many CISOs continue to face an ongoing skills shortage — and the squeeze may only get worse as AI gains traction. Some 95% of cybersecurity practitioners and decision-makers noted at least one security skills gap at their organization, with almost 60% citing critical or significant…

Researchers unearth industrial sabotage malware that predated Stuxnet by 5 years

Designed to cripple Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, the 2010 Stuxnet worm set a cybersecurity precedent as the first time a nation escalated its activities from strategic espionage to sabotage in cyberspace. Now, a new discovery suggests such operations were in full swing years before Stuxnet came to light. Researchers from SentinelOne have tracked down samples…

Fleet hopes to be the MDM provider for the AI Era

Fleet, the independent, open-source, multi-platform MDM service, recently announced its new partner program for VARs and MSPs serving enterprise customers and recruited MobileIron co-founder Suresh Batchu to serve on the company’s board. With those moves in mind, I caught up with company CEO Mike McNeil to find out more about the Fleet’s plans. Given the company’s…

OpenAI expands Trusted Access for Cyber program with new GPT 5.4 Cyber model 

OpenAI said it is expanding its Trusted Access for Cyber program to “thousands of individuals and organizations,” who will use the company’s technology to root out bugs and vulnerabilities in their products. The program will also incorporate  GPT 5.4 Cyber, a new variant of ChatGPT that OpenAI says is specifically optimized for cybersecurity tasks. OpenAI’s…

RapidScale Set to Announce New Partner Program

RapidScale, a managed cloud services organization, has announced its new partner program to change how it engages with the channel. The Ascend Partner Program is a tiered initiative that accelerates RapidScale’s new solutions-led go-to-market approach and partners’ role as strategic advisors. The program is designed to empower partners to capture a greater share of customer…

TekStream CEO on Expanding Student-Staffed SOCs Nationwide

TekStream is expanding its student-staffed security operations center (SOC) program nationwide, positioning the model as a dual solution to cybersecurity talent shortages and rising demand for U.S.-based managed security services. We spoke with TekStream CEO Rob Jensen about how the provider continues to build on the program’s early success with LSU. Inside TekStream’s public-private SOC…

Lenovo Expands 360 Program with MSP, Services Focus

Lenovo is rolling out a series of updates to its Lenovo 360 partner program, aiming to simplify partner engagement, accelerate services-led growth, and expand opportunities for managed service providers (MSPs) in key global markets.  The enhancements reflect Lenovo’s continued investment in its channel-first strategy as partners increasingly shift toward recurring revenue and outcome-based IT models.…

Cloud Security Alliance Wins 2026 SC Award for AI Security Certification

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has won the 2026 SC Award for Best Professional Certification Program for its Trusted AI Security Expert (TAISE) credential, a training program focused on the secure development, deployment, and governance of generative AI systems. The recognition comes as organizations continue adopting AI tools at a rapid pace, often while security,…

A critical Windows security fix puts legacy hardware on borrowed time

Microsoft is finally blocking a long-since retired program that it said led to “abuse and credential theft,” yet remained widely trusted for years. Beginning in April, Redmond will remove trust for kernel drivers that haven’t been vetted through its Windows Hardware Compatibility Program (WHCP). The company is specifically targeting kernel drivers signed by the now…

Huntress Set to Expand Global Partner Program

Cybersecurity organization Huntress is expanding the Huntress Partner Program to resellers to reach and protect more organizations globally. Huntress continues to bring enterprise security to smaller businesses through channel partners The expansion of the program will help Huntress protect the 99 percent of companies that fall below the Fortune 1000, their target customer.  Its expanded…

GoTo Launches New LogMeIn Partner Network

Cloud communications and IT organization, GoTo, is launching its new LogMeIn Partner Network, a program that supports IT partners and MSPs with solutions, resources, and enablement opportunities for business growth. GSI and MSP support for a competitive landscape The new partner network is designed to maximize partner success and support technology partners, resellers, Global System…

DataDome Adjusts Partner Program to Build Ecosystem

DataDome has launched an enhanced Partner Program to more tightly integrate resellers with its technology and cloud alliances, as AI agents introduce new security complexities for enterprise customers. Announced on Tuesday, the updated program is designed to move beyond traditional channel structures where resellers, technology alliances, and cloud alliances operate independently.  New structure connects resellers…

Google Develops Merkle Tree Certificates to Enable Quantum-Resistant HTTPS in Chrome

Google has announced a new program in its Chrome browser to ensure that HTTPS certificates are secure against the future risk posed by quantum computers. “To ensure the scalability and efficiency of the ecosystem, Chrome has no immediate plan to add traditional X.509 certificates containing post-quantum cryptography to the Chrome Root Store,” the Chrome Secure…

Salesforce Revamps Consulting Partner Track for Agentic Era

Salesforce is overhauling its Consulting Track partner program, shifting from traditional implementation metrics to a results-driven model designed to support what it calls the “Agentic Enterprise” era. The company said the program update is intended to reward partners based on verifiable customer outcomes rather than legacy scorecards and administrative benchmarks.  With partners already leading 70%…

GitLab Expands Managed Service Provider Program to Meet Growing Demand for Agentic AI Across the Software Lifecycle

COMPANY NEWS: Expanded program enables MSP partners to deliver GitLab’s intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps as a fully managed service across flexible deployment environments Addresses growing enterprise demand for agentic AI across the entire software lifecycle that accelerates innovation velocity while helping customers meet local data sovereignty requirements Provides MSP partners with new revenue streams…

Cultivating a robust and efficient quantum-safe HTTPS

Posted by Chrome Secure Web and Networking Team Today we’re announcing a new program in Chrome to make HTTPS certificates secure against quantum computers. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) recently created a working group, PKI, Logs, And Tree Signatures (“PLANTS”), aiming to address the performance and bandwidth challenges that the increased size of quantum-resistant…

GitLab Expands MSP Program for AI-Driven DevSecOps

GitLab is expanding its managed services strategy with a new MSP partner program designed to help providers deliver agentic AI capabilities across the full software development lifecycle while addressing enterprise data sovereignty and compliance requirements. GitLab targets enterprise demand for agentic AI across the software lifecycle Enterprises are accelerating AI adoption but often encounter bottlenecks…

Zenarmor Debuts Global SASE Channel Partner Program

Zenarmor on Feb. 24 launched a global SASE Channel Partner Program aimed at MSPs, MSSPs, ISPs, and security-focused channel partners seeking to deliver distributed secure access services without relying on centralized cloud points of presence (PoPs). The Cupertino, Calif.-based vendor said its partner-first initiative formalizes a go-to-market strategy built around what it calls a single-app,…

FormAssembly Expands Partner Program for Regulated Industries

FormAssembly, an enterprise data collection and automation provider, has launched its enhanced Partner Program to accelerate growth and expand business opportunities for its partners.  Meeting the demand for secure, automated workflows According to FormAssembly, the program provides partners with specialized tools and resources to serve organizations operating in highly regulated industries. This includes firms in…

Operant AI Intros New Partner Program focused on AI Security

Operant AI on Wednesday announced the launch of a new Channel Partner Program to help resellers address growing security risks tied to AI, agentic systems, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) deployments. The San Francisco-based vendor said the program is designed as a full go-to-market initiative, giving partners access to enablement resources, training, incentives, and support…

Palo Alto Networks Revamps NextWave Partner Program

Palo Alto Networks is rolling out a redesigned NextWave Partner Program that reflects how AI and platform-driven security are reshaping partner economics, according to the company. The update moves incentives beyond pure sales volume toward platform adoption, service delivery, and AI-enabled security outcomes, as Palo Alto Networks seeks to align partner growth with enterprise demand…

Sustaining Digital Certificate Security – Upcoming Changes to the Chrome Root Store

Posted by Chrome Root Program, Chrome Security Team Note: Google Chrome communicated its removal of default trust of Chunghwa Telecom and Netlock in the public forum on May 30, 2025. The Chrome Root Program Policy states that Certification Authority (CA) certificates included in the Chrome Root Store must provide value to Chrome end users that…

New security requirements adopted by HTTPS certificate industry

Posted by Chrome Root Program, Chrome Security Team The Chrome Root Program launched in 2022 as part of Google’s ongoing commitment to upholding secure and reliable network connections in Chrome. We previously described how the Chrome Root Program keeps users safe, and described how the program is focused on promoting technologies and practices that strengthen…