Top 20 Countdown: Zoom-Five9 Busts, Ransomware, Citrix for Sale?

Look no farther than this month’s top 20 countdown to see the impact cybersecurity is having on the channel.

The topic of ransomware comes up twice. First, a report that it jumped a staggering 55,000% in the second quarter. That’s not a misprint. Then, another report citing the FBI’s reluctance to hand over a ransomware decryption key to Kaseya’s MSPs and their customers.

More cyber: Our list of the top email security providers was hot. Also, a DDoS attack on Bandwidth and other providers got your attention.

In all, five stories about cybersecurity were among our most popular in September. But there’s a lot more here. The Xposure Inclusion & Diversity Council demanded that the industry drops the term “master agent.” Citrix named a new channel chief among rumors it’s on the auction block. Zoom and Five9 saw hopes of a merger come to a close. And Gartner released its latest Magic Quadrant showing who it thinks is best in WAN.

So, which topic is No. 1 in our top 20 countdown for September? You’ll have to click through our slideshow above to find out.