URL filtering has become a "checkbox" feature on most Unified Threat Management firewalls, and no wonder: it doesn't require a lot of imagination to do it right, and it's hard to really differentiate yourself or do a bad job of it.

Cyberoam has commenced an aggressive marketing campaign to convert SonicWall to its own brand by offering a range of incentives and support.

Trustwave continues to expand its security portfolio with the acquisition of Web application firewall vendor Breach Security.  

HP Networking and Fortinet, as part of the HP One alliance, have forged a partnership to launch UTM in a switch under the FortiGate One brand. As part of the alliance, certain specified range of HP switches can be loaded with Forti OS, a version of the software used in Fortinet UTM appliances, extending their capabilities to include the functionality of a UTM.

Seccom Global has partnered with security vendor, Astaro, in a bid to offer its managed services customers a tailored UTM package.

The Australian unified threat management (UTM) market was in the spotlight last week, following Fortinet’s decision to part company with Lan 1 and the emergence of a new regional distribution player.

Security vendor, Cyberoam, and local distributor, MPA Systems, will offer a certification program for partners.

WabiSabiLabi may shut down its online marketplace for security vulnerabilities, focusing instead on the line of OneShield unified threat management (UTM) appliances it developed with Italian defense company EuroTech.