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Jon Kozimor, vice president of Americas channels at Checkmarx Artificial intelligence isn’t just changing how developers write software. By making it possible to produce code more quickly — and allowing people without traditional development backgrounds to create applications, automations and agents — it’s also changing the application security challenge. Recent research from Checkmarx suggests AI-generated code is already becoming commonplace, while security practices struggle to keep pace.

Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: IonQ agrees to acquire Elisity for up to $1.3 billion: Quantum computing company IonQ has entered a definitive agreement to acquire zero-trust security specialist Elisity in an all-stock transaction valued at up to US$1.3 billion, including as much as $150 million in performance-based earnouts.Elisity specializes in identity-based microsegmentation, using information about users, devices, workloads and AI agents to establish and...

Gord Phillips, regional vice president of Western Canada sales at Fortinet Fortinet’s new $30 million cybersecurity innovation hub in Calgary is a substantial investment in Western Canada, but the company wants it to be much more than another regional office. In this edition of In The Channel, Gord Phillips, Fortinet’s Western Canada chief, explains why the company chose Calgary and how it expects partners to take advantage of the facility.

Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: CyberFOX acquires Optimize365 to expand Microsoft 365 security: CyberFOX has acquired Optimize365, adding continuous Microsoft 365 tenant monitoring and security hardening to its growing portfolio.Optimize365 helps organizations identify configuration problems, monitor changes and strengthen Microsoft 365 environments.

John Williamson, CRO at Flare Cyber threat intelligence may traditionally be associated with large enterprises and dedicated security teams, but Montreal-based Flare sees an opportunity for MSPs and other channel partners to bring those capabilities to a much broader customer base. The cybersecurity vendor recently launched a new partner program as it looks to expand its channel business and give partners more support for selling — and building services around — its threat intelligence platform.

Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: TD SYNNEX agrees to acquire BlueStar: TD SYNNEX has entered a definitive agreement to acquire specialty distributor BlueStar, adding expertise in automatic identification and data capture, operational technology, mobility, RFID, point-of-sale, digital signage, networking, robotics and security.

Kurt Mills, senior vice president of Global Channel Sales at KnowBe4 Kurt Mills is just a few weeks into his new role as global channel chief at KnowBe4, but he’s already identified some significant changes he believes can help the company reach its next stage of growth. Mills, who most recently led global channels at Trellix, tells In The Channel that KnowBe4 has built a very large partner community, but one where a relatively small percentage of partners account for most of the business.

Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: Frontline Managed Services buys KL Software: Frontline Managed Services has acquired KL Software Technologies and KLoBot, adding Microsoft 365, Azure, Copilot, application engineering and legal technology expertise. The acquisition also becomes the foundation for Frontline Intelligent Applications, a new business combining advisory and implementation work with ongoing managed application services.

Brian Downey, senior vice president, product management and marketing at Barracuda AI governance may not be at the top of every SMB customer’s agenda yet. Barracuda‘s Brian Downey argues that’s exactly why MSPs should be talking to them about it now. Barracuda recently expanded its AI security capabilities with tools designed to discover Shadow AI, monitor the use of AI applications and help prevent sensitive information from being shared with large language models.

Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: Broadcom explains Insight’s VMware removal: CRN reports that Broadcom attributes Insight’s North American deauthorization to unmet program requirements. Insight emphasizes its continuing cloud expertise. The new explanation follows September’s removal; partner and customer continuity remain the practical issues.