Happy Pi Day! March 14 or 3/14—the first three digits of the infinite number, represented by the Greek letter π—was first celebrated in 1988 in San Francisco and officially designated as Pi Day by Congress in 2009. If you’re celebrating this math holiday by passing around the apple or blueberry pie to employees and customers, don’t worry about missing any channel news. We’ve got you covered here with the latest product and vendor news that happened this week, plus some research about our ongoing dependence on passwords and a brief about a well-known channel O.G. who’s making good on his goal to “die with very little money.” Be sure to read all the way to the end for a Pi joke we know you’ll share over the dinner table this weekend!
Products
NinjaOne Announces New Capabilities to Improve Users’ Experiences with Their Devices
NinjaOne, an RMM platform vendor, announced some expanded capabilities to improve the digital employee experience (DEX). The new use cases include self-service workflows, end-user dashboards, and user-centric automations to make organizations and their employees more efficient and secure.
The platform’s web and mobile portals now allow users to resolve common IT needs independently, from file recovery to software installation, through automated request handling. In addition, user-centric dashboards and workflows prioritize employee experience over device management, to maximize productivity.
Lastly, real-time endpoint monitoring with automated remediation capabilities lets MSPs identify and resolve issues before they impact users, often without manual intervention.
“NinjaOne is a natural fit for addressing digital employee experience use cases. Supporting end-user productivity is what drives IT activities—DEX takes us the last mile in validating that end users are getting what they need,” said Rahul Hirani, SVP of product management at NinjaOne, in a press statement. “With NinjaOne, customers can gain real-time and holistic visibility into their managed devices, monitor and get alerts on disruptions to user activity, and carefully control changes across their IT estate.”
Cato Networks’ SASE-native LAN Next-Gen Firewall Aims to Close the Patching Gap
Cato Networks, a SASE provider, announced a SASE-native LAN next generation firewall (NGFW) that converges all firewall engines for seamless management and deep visibility from the cloud into the LAN. The Cato LAN NGFW is a native capability of the Cato SASE Cloud Platform, requiring no additional hardware, and is fully self-updating and self-maintaining, eliminating manual patching and emergency fixes.
The Cato LAN NGFW enables Layer 7, application-aware controls for local LAN segmentation while ensuring centralized policy enforcement. By converging all firewalls (internet, site-to-site, and within the LAN), Cato simplifies policy management and delivers consistent enforcement using its security engine.
The Cato LAN NGFW also enables organizations to meet compliance requirements for localized traffic control; transition from legacy LAN firewalls; simplify security for distributed environments; and secure east-west traffic with microsegmentation to reduce risk.
The Cato LAN NGFW is generally available worldwide at no additional cost to Cato customers.
Partnerships & Integrations
Dropsuite and HaloPSA Integration Automates Backup Oversight
Dropsuite, a provider of cloud-based data protection solutions, announced a strategic integration with HaloPSA to deliver a unified, automation-driven approach to backup management, security, and profitability for MSPs.
“MSPs need an integrated approach to automation that not only prevents errors but also drives profitability,” said Mark Kirstein, chief product officer at Dropsuite, in a press statement. “With our HaloPSA integration, we eliminate inefficiencies in billing and service tracking, allowing MSPs to scale faster, optimize operations, and increase recurring revenue.”
The integration benefits MSPs in several ways, according to the companies.
- Automated billing. Together, Dropsuite and HaloPSA prevent revenue leakage by synchronizing billing and backup service tracking, ensuring all billable services are accurately invoiced.
- Proactive issue resolution: Dropsuite automatically detects backup failures and creates service tickets in HaloPSA, enabling proactive resolution before clients notice a problem.
- Eliminate manual data entry. Map clients, organizations, and backup plans seamlessly between Dropsuite and HaloPSA.
“Our partnership with Dropsuite ensures that MSPs no longer need to struggle with fragmented workflows and billing gaps,” said Morgan Aspinall, head of product at HaloPSA, in a press statement. “By integrating these essential services into one seamless experience, we empower MSPs to scale confidently, deliver high-quality service, and drive recurring revenue growth.”
CyberArk Collaborates on IoT Device Authentication
CyberArk and Device Authority, in collaboration with Microsoft, launched a solution that strengthens connected device authentication to applications with Zero Trust principles. Designed for manufacturing businesses, it aims to reduce cyber risk from connected devices in factory floors and edge environments with identity security, automated access management, and device lifecycle protection.
Each partner brings capabilities to this end-to-end solution architecture for NIST compliance.
- Through Microsoft Azure IoT and Defender for IoT, Microsoft enables secure, scalable device management and real-time monitoring. The cloud-edge integration ensures consistent device security, even in remote, air-gapped environments.
- CyberArk’s privileged access management capabilities restrict unauthorized human access to critical devices and systems, enforcing user and device security policies without the need for manual human intervention.
- Device Authority automates secure device onboarding, identity credentialing, and encryption, minimizing human error, accelerating incident response, and maintaining data integrity through the connected ecosystem.
TeamViewer Integrates 1E Solutions
TeamViewer, a remote access and control provider, announced its first integrations with 1E, a digital employee experience (DEX) software provider, following its recent acquisition. TeamViewer’s Device Monitoring now includes 1E’s real-time and historical performance insights, providing deeper endpoint visibility and proactive issue detection. Additionally, access to TeamViewer Tensor is now directly integrated into the 1E DEX platform, providing secure, enterprise-grade remote connectivity for seamless and compliant IT management. TeamViewer’s remote support functionality is also embedded into the 1E DEX ServiceNow integration, allowing IT teams to take immediate action on critical endpoint issues.
M&A – Vendors
ServiceNow, a platform for IT service management, is acquiring Moveworks. The acquisition will combine ServiceNow’s agentic AI and automation technology with Moveworks’ front-end AI assistant and search technology.
Data security company Forcepoint is acquiring Getvisibility, an AI-powered data security posture management (DSPM) and data detection and response (DDR) vendor. Forcepoint’s Data Security Everywhere platform unifies visibility and control over sensitive data, while Getvisibility enhances the user’s ability to identify and mitigate data risk. The agreement builds on a multi-year partnership, further integrating Getvisibility’s AI-driven risk visibility and remediation within Forcepoint’s full-lifecycle data security solutions.
Distribution & Marketplaces
Sherweb added Keepit’s cloud backup and recovery solutions to its marketplace. With its API-first architecture, Keepit allows for seamless integration with Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Google Workspace, Zendesk, and more, to help MSPs reduce complexity and ensure data protection.
Compliance
Cybersecurity provider Stellar Cyber achieved ISO 27001 certification for its AI-driven Open XDR security operations platform.
Financing
Cybereason, developer of an AI-driven XDR solution, announced a $120 million investment led by SoftBank Corp., SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and Liberty Strategic Capital to advance the company’s global growth fueled by its EDR and consulting services, enhanced by a strategic partnership with Trustwave. Manish Narula will serve as the company’s new CEO.
By the Numbers
New Bitwarden Report Finds Password Management Remains a Challenge
New research from Bitwarden, a password, passkey, and secrets management provider, finds that 65% of enterprises still rely solely on passwords to access corporate systems. Commissioned from 451 Research, the report finds that 37% of applications still support only password-based logins, and just 21% of enterprises have implemented FIDO2 passwordless authentication.
The good news is MFA adoption is on the rise (55% identify strong MFA as the most effective defense against ransomware and malware). However, enterprises continue to use varied authentication methods: 42% rely on SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA), 32% deploy authenticator apps, and 25% use biometrics. Many users still default to passwords alone, emphasizing the need for secure password habits.
No surprise, then, password management remains the top identity access management (IAM) challenge for enterprises, with 35% citing it as their biggest pain point, followed by privileged access management (30%), password reuse (25%), compliance audits (25%), and terminating access for employees who leave (23%).
The conclusion? The report recommends a back-to-basics approach, embedding password management, MFA, and zero-trust principles into daily operations.
Industry
Former ConnectWise Founder Arnie Bellini Meant What He Said
Former ConnectWise Founder Arnie Bellini told MSP Success about a year ago that he doesn’t plan to die rich. This week, the now managing partner of Bellini Capital took another step toward that goal with a $40 million gift from him and his wife Lauren to the University of South Florida (USF) to establish the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing. It’s the largest in USF’s nearly 70-year history and marks the first named college in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to the convergence of AI and cybersecurity.
The Bellini College will open in Fall 2025.
This investment follows the Bellinis’ $11 million gift to establish the Bellini Center for Talent Development at USF’s Muma College of Business, which equips students with the professional and technical skills needed to enter the workforce.
Bonus: Your Pi Day Joke
Why should you never talk to π at a party?
Because it goes on forever! 😆
