Month: April 2022
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Apache CouchDB critical vulnerability
Apache has released a patch for a critical remote privilege escalation vulnerability in Apache CouchDB 3.2.1 protocol. This vulnerability, if not patched, can allow threat actors to execute code on a targeted server or client without being authenticated. Barracuda MSP...
Tech Time Warp: The Sasser worm teaches a lesson
In this week’s edition of Tech Time Warp, we’re traveling back to early May 2004, when computer users worldwide learned a hard lesson: Don’t procrastinate when it comes to installing a security patch. Users at the Taiwanese post office, the...
Patch management continues to be an MSP opportunity
One of the dirty secrets of IT is that even when organizations are aware of a critical vulnerability, they are often unable to do much about it. In some cases, they are unaware if they are using a software component...
5 tips for more effective cybersecurity training
Often, the cheapest and most effective weapon an MSP can deploy against hackers and malware isn’t new software or a cure-all patch, it is knowledge. And while knowledge is free, the time and resources put into it are not. Still,...
Time to celebrate Global MSP Day 2022
The environment has changed significantly in the past two years for businesses and managed service providers (MSPs) alike. While businesses embraced digitalization and fast-tracked their cloud adoption, it has created new opportunities, and challenges for MSPs. Recognizing the ever-evolving MSP landscape,...
Ask an MSP Expert: How email continuity can save an SMB customer
Q: I understand the purpose of email continuity, but what makes it so valuable that my MSP should offer it to our customers? Which types of SMB customers will need email continuity the most? Email continuity is a very valuable...
Tech Time Warp: Tandy heats up PC clone wars
In this week’s Tech Time Warp, we’re going back to the early days of the Tandy Corporation. Tandy became a player in personal computers with the 1977 introduction of its TRS-80 at RadioShack stores—but that was far from Tandy’s only...
Webinar: 7 little changes that will make a big difference with your SEO
We are looking forward to sitting down with Raj Khera, Growth Advisor to B2B SaaS companies and Publisher of MoreBusiness.com, as he walks us through some small tweaks that you can implement today to increase your search engine optimization (SEO)....
Survey finds SMBs that lack incident management may not survive ransomware
A survey of 1,200 small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) finds nearly half would not survive a ransomware attack that caused their data to become inaccessible for three days, while 75 percent said they expect they might survive anywhere from three...
MSPs and SACA: What MSPs need to know
The President of the United States recently signed into law the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022 (SACA). SACA is just one of many recent laws enacted to bolster cybersecurity, and something that MSPs need to have on their radar...
