Month: January 2020
Combat BEC attacks with AI and security awareness training
Over time, cyber criminals have had to get more creative with their tactics. Cyber attacks have evolved from spam and malware to phishing, and now spear phishing, defined as, “fraudulently sending emails from a known or trusted sender to induce...
Tech Time Warp: Remembering the commercials of the “Dot-Com” Bowl
As we await the premiere of Facebook’s first Super Bowl commercial — a 60-second feel-good spot featuring Chris Rock and promoting the benefits of Groups — it’s easy to get nostalgic about a time 20 years ago when the internet...
The risks of state-sponsored cyberattacks are rising
When tensions between Iran and the United States threatened to spill over into an all-out war, concern immediately turned towards state-sponsored cyberattacks. Tom Reagan, U.S. cyber practice leader at Marsh, an insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm, told CNBC...
Talent crunch gets tighter as IT salaries rose sharply in 2019
Most IT service providers are competing against much larger organizations for a very finite amount of IT talent. The trouble is finding and retaining IT talent keeps getting more expensive. The annual free global survey of 12,200 IT professionals published...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Security Vulnerabilities Identified in ConnectWise Control
Advisory Overview Multiple security vulnerabilities in ConnectWise Control were recently disclosed. Anyone using the MSP focused software should immediately update to the newest version and be on the lookout for future updates. ConnectWise has responded to the disclosure and issued...
Rely on uncommon effort for success, not a random stroke of luck
Failure to properly manage your sales pipeline creates sluggish growth. The concept seems obvious, but it’s a trap everyone falls into — including our company. We recently noticed that business was going well, but our onboarding workload had slowed considerably....
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Sodinokibi Ransomware
Advisory Overview We have previously issued advisories on Sodinokibi Ransomware in Threat Advisory 0034-19 and Threat Advisory 0021-19. The same strand recently hit a Colorado Based MSP Synoptek and the foreign currency exchange Travelex. Sodinokibi has been particularly damaging and...
Jeff Bezos’s phone proves hacks can happen to anyone
News emerged this week that Amazon’s CEO, Jeff Bezos had his phone hacked. Regardless of what you think of all that drama, it is yet another example that nobody is completely secure. Despite the financial and technology resources Bezos has,...
Tech Time Warp: Bagle worm spreads through its simplicity
On Jan. 18, 2004, computer users were served a “bagle” that would ruin anyone’s appetite. Also known as the “Beagle” worm, Bagle does not refer to the popular breakfast food that it shares a pronunciation with, despite their different spellings....
Start the new year with improved password hygiene
It took a long time, but I finally started changing my passwords on a regular basis. Previously, I viewed a familiar password as akin to Mom’s mac and cheese: easy comfort for the cyber soul. A hacker would never breach...