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Difenda is pleased to announce that our new and improved website is live! We have made changes big and small in order to better serve your needs. As we continue on our mission to change the game in cybersecurity, we know how important it is to educate our community by providing real-time critical information, resources and product solutions within easy reach. 

 Delivering solutions around cybersecurity is in itself a complex message to communicate. Our new website is helping to clearly articulate what we do; how we do it; and the value which we can bring to our partners and customers.

Derek Nugent, Vice President of Sales and Marketing

To that end, we’ve added a brand new resource library and VIP access to threat intelligence directly from the front lines. In addition to a complete product solution page makeover, there’s a whole host of smaller but impactful changes, all to make your experience of the Difenda site that much better for you!

Here are 6 things we want you to know about our new website:

  1. You can begin your search for all of your cybersecurity needs on the new Difenda.com website homepage
  2. Unlock more value from Microsoft’s industry-leading cybersecurity solutions and grow your knowledge by visiting our brand new resource center
  3. Get a hands-on look at what you can achieve with the Difenda Shield powered by Microsoft 
  4. Meet our leadership team by visiting our new company pages
  5. Interested in a career in cybersecurity? Check out our new careers page
  6. Win a brand new Microsoft X-Box Series X

Rethinking the Difenda homepage to make it the best place to begin your search for all of your cybersecurity needs.

From the first click onto our website, you will experience the new and improved content and design. Featuring dropdown menus for both mobile and desktop versions, our new homepage has been redesigned to improve our visitor’s experience. 

Our homepage now offers a snapshot of our top product features and updates about how our Microsoft partnership is growing and deepening to better serve you. Be sure to check out our product reviews from current Difenda Shield customers so you can hear for yourself about our security solutions in action. Our dynamic homepage is now a more effective place to begin your search for all of your cybersecurity needs. 

Visit our new resource library to get real-time critical information on threats and ways to unlock more value out of Microsoft’s industry-leading cybersecurity solutions

We’ve created a brand new resource library giving you access to real time insider threat analysis, threat research, cybersecurity best practices, and guides to help you unlock more value out of Microsoft’s industry-leading cybersecurity solutions. 

You can easily navigate between different resources from product videos, whitepapers and ebooks to webinars and case studies. Can’t find a specific ebook or webinar? Type it out in our new search bar, to locate content by topic or product. With our new website configuration, valuable information is more readily accessible, so you’ll get more from a quick read. 

Visit our resource center

Get a hands-on look at Difenda Shield features

Since our Difenda Shield product line is at the heart of all we do, we’ve undergone a major makeover to the product pages. We now provide a detailed overview of some of the most important features including MDR, AVM, GRC, EDR, and Managed SIEM, with detailed, practical analysis of their capabilities and functions, along with product videos and screenshots. The section will continue to grow with product briefs, datasheets and video resources as they become available. 

Visitors to the Difenda Shield page will not only be able to see new product updates, but they can experience customer testimonials in order to understand how the products work in real environments. Prospective customers can also seamlessly book a demonstration to get a hands-on experience with our solutions more closely. 

Get to know us by visiting our new and improved company pages

For visitors who want to learn more about Difenda, our new and improved company section gives an overview of who we are, our leadership team and our latest news. We also have a new careers page, where future team members can browse current job openings and get an idea of what it’s like to work at Difenda.

Meet our team of experts

Launching cybersecurity threat alerts so you can know the threats that matter

The time is now! Level up your security program by signing up to receive threat intelligence directly from the front lines. Our threat intelligence comes from our team of security and intelligence analysts working in our 24/7/365 SOC centers located around the globe. In order to help our customers and prospects achieve the best security outcomes, we have made it our mission to arm you with unparalleled visibility and expertise into threats that matter to your business right now. 

But wait, there’s more! 

Haven’t seen the Difenda Shield in action? There has never been a better time to get a hands-on look at the outcomes you can achieve with the help of the shield powered by Microsoft. If you like and share our post plus attend a demo before March 1, 2022, you and your team members attending will be registered to win a brand new Microsoft X-Box Series X!

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Change the game with Difenda

In our quest to facilitate further expertise and change the game in cybersecurity, we are currently accepting high-caliber blog posts from industry leaders to build upon our current resources. Please refer to our submission guidelines if you would like to be a part of our cybersecurity solutions.

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Megan Miller

Megan Miller’s energy and passion for learning flow into all aspects of her work. As the Growth Manager, North America, she brings a background in sciences which she has transitioned to the tech sector in her role at Difenda.

With a Bachelors of Science in Geology, Megan is a lifelong learner who is voracious about learning anything she can get her hands on about cybersecurity. Her positive energy has built a sales strategy with a focus on expanding in the United States while nurturing the Canadian presence. She is responsible for recruiting and training the sales team. Together with the company’s leadership, she creates the sales process and the company’s product strategy in order to better serve the customer base. This ensures that our customers have a highly trained and highly motivated team to help them every step of the way, Megan has completed Microsoft SC-900 training and working towards mastering Microsoft.

Whether at work or play, Megan is fully committed. She took her love of hockey all the way to the semi-professional level as a competitive hockey player. Megan loves all things sports including water skiing, scuba diving, cycling, and snowboarding. She also enjoys time with family and reading about alternative energy, innovation, and cybersecurity.

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Natasha Phanor

As the Microsoft Partner Manager at Difenda, Natasha Phanor is responsible for driving growth within our Microsoft Partnership. With six years in the industry, she offers a fresh, energetic approach, and the ability to focus on our customer’s needs throughout the entire process. Natasha has the innate ability to foresee customer needs and solve problems before they arise, which creates a smooth road for each customer she encounters.

As the recipient of the Outstanding Services Partner of the Year Award in 2018, it is clear that Natasha responds quickly to customer needs, creates a platform for understanding a customer’s business requirements, and walks them through the process to ensure their complete satisfaction.

In her spare time, Natasha is as energetic and passionate as she is on the job. A self-proclaimed foodie-extraordinaire, she enjoys dinner parties, traveling, downhill skiing, hiking, biking, and reading. Natasha has a Bachelor of Fine Arts, specializing in Dance, from Ryerson University.

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Lisa Templeton

Lisa Templeton is the perfect combination of human empathy and technological prowess. In her role as People Services Manager, she takes care of our team members to support them in their daily work, as well as on their personal life paths. Happy employees make for happy customers, and Lisa excels in giving our employees the tools they need for success in order to become the best possible versions of themselves. Along with employee formation, she shines in the service delivery support domain to continuously improve the process. Her 24 years of experience in IT Operations and Service Management help her create quality and efficiency at Difenda.

Having attended the Information Systems Management certificate program at Ryerson University, and with various other certifications to her credit, Lisa is perceptive and innovative when it comes to information technology, but also sensitive to the needs of her human constituents. Responsible for achieving the first privately owned company HDI Support Center certification in Canada, she has also designed and implemented Service Management excellence programs and 24×7 IT Operations departments for multiple IT organizations, and has created corporate rewards and recognition programs to keep her employees engaged and motivated.

On the personal side, Lisa passionately supports the cause of breast cancer research, having lost her mother to the disease. She reads voraciously in her spare time, and enjoys the art of home renovation. The summer months also bring time on her boat and exploring new hiking trails.

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Miranda McCurdy

Miranda McCurdy uses her myriad super powers in all aspects of her job and personal life. As the Marketing Director at Difenda, Miranda McCurdy brings over a decade of experience to the table, which includes expertise in all facets of operations, brand management, and content marketing, as well as a multitude of successful strategies for the ever-expanding digital world. She is an expert at simplifying the message the company is trying to send, filling in gaps in the information, and strengthening the content in order to create compelling narratives that strengthen the brand and developing programs that bring teams together.

With several Addy Awards issued by the American Advertising Federation Cleveland to her credit, and her never say die attitude, Miranda understands both the broader picture and the minute details that are needed to successfully market a product. With her abilities to harness both the talent needed to spread the message, as well as to create the message itself, she is an integral cog in the company’s ability to communicate with customers and other stakeholders.

When she is not building a brand, she shares her ability to fill the gaps in her community by volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, the Special Olympics, and the Charleston Food Bank. In her spare time, Miranda spends time with her family, enjoys fitness and health, paddle boarding, reading, and arts and crafts.

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Juliana Zaremba

Connections are the name of the game for Juliana Zaremba. As Strategic Partnerships Director, she is responsible for Difenda’s channel partnerships and the development and ownership of the channel partner program. She is also responsible for the global Microsoft Partnership, including the creation of strategic plans with MSFT contacts that will facilitate the continued growth of the business and establish certification and training protocols in all security technologies. Her role is multifaceted, as she acquires partners, manages relationships with them, and develops strategies that will provide cutting edge security solutions to our customer base. Another integral aspect of her job is to facilitate growth.

With a Bachelor’s in Math from the University of Waterloo and 14 years of experience from her previous roles at Herjavec Group and CDW, her cutting edge focus and ability to develop long-lasting relationships and strategies provides world class security solutions to our customer base.

Juliana thrives on connections outside of work as well. She is a philanthropist and contributor with Women4Change based in Hamilton. This group of local women is passionate about supporting local causes, and she focuses her efforts around Women in STEM. She is also a member of Club Italia in Niagara Falls and supports their youth events throughout the year.

When not managing the Microsoft Global partnership, Juliana enjoys reading, often reading several books at once. Juliana enjoys exploring the Niagara Escarpment with her family, as well as sharing meals and experiences with her extended family. Juliana’s competitive nature has her always trying new things, like Whoop band challenges and Peloton.

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