Unpack security opportunities at CRN Channel Meets Security Melbourne

With Windows 10 End of Support on the horizon, changes to Australia’s Privacy Act imminent, security vendors jostling to be resellers’ platform of choice, and partners trying to contain the cost of expanding their security practices, Australian cybersecurity partners have a lot of change to consider. 

Melbourne cybersecurity firms will get to discuss the pressing security challenges, opportunities and solutions from their perspectives at CRN Channel Meets Security Melbourne on October 9, 2024, from 5.30pm-9.30pm at the Grand Hyatt, 123 Collins Street Melbourne. Register your interest in attending CRN Channel Meets Security Melbourne.  

The informal dinner and talk-fest will give MSPs and other IT partners an opportunity to discuss pressing security challenges, opportunities and solutions in a couple of hours.  

Whether you’re a security specialist channel partner or an MSP looking to expand your security offerings, this will be your chance to find out how fellow channel firms are tackling security challenges, and hear from vendors about opportunities and solutions. 

You will get to take part in roundtables and listen to fireside chats and panel discussions featuring IT partners and sponsors Ingram Micro, Fortinet, Sophos, NinjaOne and Barracuda. 

On the agenda will be practical discussion about: 

Simplifying security 

Is Windows 10 End of Support as an opportunity to simplify security for customers? Also, with vendors jostling to be channel partners’ security platform of choice, how can partners think about the platform vs portfolio security puzzle? How can partners fit data protection, identity and other solutions into that mix without overcomplicating things and overburdening staff, and in a way that works financially for them and their customers? 

Advanced cybersecurity 

The IT channel is awash with new, advanced security offerings. Vendors are pitching “enterprise grade” security for the SMB market. How do channel partners choose the right offerings for their business? Which emerging solutions will benefit their bottom line and how can they keep the cost of running them down and price them in a way that works for customers? 

Data protection for AI readiness 

The Australian governments’ has announced 10 new voluntary guidelines on AI systems and proposed mandatory guardrails for AI in “high-risk settings”. With AI use by Australian businesses having skyrocketed, some channel partners have been making headway with customers on data protection measures. What are the capabilities and offerings you should be considering and how can you take them to market effectively?  

Register your interest in attending CRN Channel Meets Security Melbourne, which takes place on October 9, 2024, from 5.30pm-9.30pm at the Grand Hyatt, 123 Collins Street Melbourne. Channel partners (such as MSPs, consultants and integrators) who primarily sell directly to end user organisations are eligible to attend for free.