Month: June 2021

7 questions MSPs need to answer for prospective clients

7 questions MSPs need to answer for prospective clients

If your client’s business made it through the pandemic, chances are that their technological capacities have been tested to the maximum. Scaling a business cost-effectively is a challenging proposition at any time, but the era of remote work and anywhere...

/ June 22, 2021
New eBook: Conversational email security for MSPs

New eBook: Conversational email security for MSPs

Email security is essential for all businesses and a very lucrative managed security service for MSPs. With the many solutions in the market, it can be overwhelming for MSPs to choose the right solution to use for their customers, especially...

/ June 21, 2021
Tech Time Warp: Stuxnet takes malware to the next level

Tech Time Warp: Stuxnet takes malware to the next level

Today’s action movies and thrillers routinely feature some hacker-type who—armed with a laptop in a chunky military-grade case—can infiltrate the most impenetrable of digital fortresses in a few furious keystrokes. But in the real-life case of Stuxnet, first detected in...

/ June 18, 2021 / 8 Comments
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Malware Targeting Kubernetes Clusters and Windows Containers

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Malware Targeting Kubernetes Clusters and Windows Containers

Threat Update A new malware first discovered in March dubbed ‘Siloscape’ is actively targeting Kubernetes clusters via Windows containers. This malware has the potential to compromise an entire Kubernetes cluster. SKOUT recommends ensuring all clusters are updated with the latest...

/ June 17, 2021
MSPs must follow the data to find the money

MSPs must follow the data to find the money

Savvy managed service providers (MSPs) need to be paying more attention to where data is being processed and analyzed because the pendulum is definitely swinging once again. The bulk of enterprise IT organizations today are in the midst of some...

/ June 17, 2021 / 9 Comments
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Recent Security Updates for SAP

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Recent Security Updates for SAP

Threat Update Critical security updates for Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader have recently been released for both Mac OS and Windows. These updates are extremely important, as they could lead to potential machine and network compromise. SKOUT recommends applying the...

/ June 16, 2021
Rising travel brings increased cybersecurity risks

Rising travel brings increased cybersecurity risks

With the pandemic easing considerably in the United States and receding in other countries, business travel is starting to return to pre-pandemic levels. But normal travel can also bring with it a host of cybersecurity dangers. Forbes Magazine illustrated the...

/ June 16, 2021
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Recent Security Updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Recent Security Updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Threat Update Critical security updates for many Adobe products have recently been released for both Mac OS and Windows. These updates are extremely important as they could lead to potential machine and network compromise. The most popular Adobe products, Acrobat...

/ June 15, 2021
Ask an MSP Expert: Stay one step ahead of ransomware attacks

Ask an MSP Expert: Stay one step ahead of ransomware attacks

Ransomware is on the rise. This form of malware is designed to encrypt a victim’s network data and hold it hostage until the requested ransom is paid. Over the past year alone, we’ve seen a steady stream of ransomware attacks...

/ June 15, 2021
Podcast: Securing a remote workforce with RMM, Episode 5

Podcast: Securing a remote workforce with RMM, Episode 5

In our previous episode, we turned our focus to managed security services, including zero-trust network access (ZTNA), which is quickly becoming a layer of protection used to bolster a security services offering. In the fifth episode of the SmarterMSP Podcast,...

/ June 14, 2021