Month: October 2021

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: VMWare vCenter PoC Exploit Available

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: VMWare vCenter PoC Exploit Available

Threat Update Recently, VMWare, a global virtualization and cloud computing vendor, was informed of a critical vulnerability that affects certain versions of its vCenter service. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to upload arbitrary files and execute...

/ October 6, 2021
Mobile malware poses risks and opportunities for MSPs

Mobile malware poses risks and opportunities for MSPs

With the pandemic scrambling workforces, reliance on mobile devices for routine work has increased. This is creating some cybersecurity concerns and statistics illustrating the hold that mobile devices have on workplaces are startling. For example, in the United Kingdom, 60 percent of...

/ October 6, 2021
The PT BUZZ Podcast: Keys to MSP Security

The PT BUZZ Podcast: Keys to MSP Security

The PT Services team recently launched the latest episode of our podcast, the PT Buzz. During this installment, we took a deep dive into MSP security, how it has shifted over the recent years, the impact that the pandemic has...

/ October 6, 2021
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Cybersecurity Threat Update: Regarding the Recent Facebook BGP/DNS Outage

Cybersecurity Threat Update: Regarding the Recent Facebook BGP/DNS Outage

Threat Update On October 4, 2021, the global social network Facebook and its associated platforms faced a global outage that lasted approximately six hours. This outage not only impacted all Facebook users, but it also blocked internal communication between Facebook...

/ October 5, 2021
Why MSPs choose Barracuda XDR

Why MSPs choose Barracuda XDR

As cyberthreats continue to get more invasive and damaging, managed service providers (MSPs) and their clients are searching for better ways to protect and defend against them. One of the most effective and popular solutions in the market today is...

/ October 5, 2021 / 2 Comments
Tech Time Warp: The cybersecurity industry begins with RSA patent

Tech Time Warp: The cybersecurity industry begins with RSA patent

October 1 kicks off Cybersecurity Awareness Month, now in its 18th year. A joint initiative of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), the awareness month seeks to educate individuals and organizations about...

/ October 1, 2021
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Threat Actors Targeting VoIP Providers with DDoS Attacks

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Threat Actors Targeting VoIP Providers with DDoS Attacks

Threat Update In recent weeks, threat actors have been targeting voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers with distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that have impacted the mission-critical communications, including 911 services, of numerous organizations. Bandwidth.com has become the latest...

/ October 1, 2021