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Bengaluru: Last year Francisco Partners and Elliott Management acquired Dell software Group and made SonicWall as an independent company. At the same time in November, SonicWall created the SonicWall SecureFirst Partner Program. The company has surpassed the aggressive financial and operational metrics set across sales, partner engagement and support including shipping its three millionth firewall. This momentum has positioned the company to receive recognition from partners, as per a SonicWall blogpost. More than 15,000 partners have registered for SecureFirst with 4,000 partners new to SonicWall and more than 10,000 hours...

Cybersecurity is no longer restricted to standard ICT domains and encompasses multiple areas of an organisation, including but not limited to human resources, supply chain management, administration and infrastructure and therefore requires governance at the highest levels. These observations are highlighted in CII-KPMG’s report titled ‘De-risking India in the new age of technology’. The paper launched on Monday at the 2nd CII National Risk Summit 2016 - DeRisking India Inc for Global Competitiveness, suggests that cybersecurity has started gaining visibility at the top level and is now an essential part...