Month: June 2022

Key cybersecurity trends to watch in the homestretch of 2022

Key cybersecurity trends to watch in the homestretch of 2022

Believe it or not, we are now halfway through 2022. Where has the time gone? Before we know it, we’ll be talking about Thanksgiving and Christmas. But right now, let’s pause, take stock of where we’ve been and make some...

/ June 30, 2022 / 6 Comments
Salaries for IT pros with cloud expertise present MSP challenge

Salaries for IT pros with cloud expertise present MSP challenge

As the number of workloads shifting to the cloud continues to accelerate, one of the biggest limitations in terms of the addressable market for managed service providers (MSPs) is now the salaries of the IT professionals that have the expertise...

/ June 29, 2022
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Apple Safari arbitrary code execution vulnerability

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Apple Safari arbitrary code execution vulnerability

Apple has had an existing arbitrary code execution vulnerability in their MacOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Safari in their past 3 zero-days known as CVE-2022-22620. Google and Barracuda MSP researchers are making sure users don’t forget this. The vulnerability could allow...

/ June 28, 2022
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: FastJson versions vulnerable to deserialization

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: FastJson versions vulnerable to deserialization

A new version of FastJson has been released and has patched a vulnerability which allows malicious actors to utilize “AutoTypeCheck” mechanism and achieve remote code execution in FastJson. All Java applications that pass user-controlled data to either the JSON.parse or...

/ June 27, 2022
The MSP guide to combatting the cybersecurity problem

The MSP guide to combatting the cybersecurity problem

Now more than ever, small to medium-sized businesses are turning to managed service providers to fulfill their cybersecurity needs, and they have good reasons to. Since the pandemic, businesses of all sizes underwent a digital transformation. Some may even call...

/ June 27, 2022
Tech Time Warp: Did you forget about the first iPhone?

Tech Time Warp: Did you forget about the first iPhone?

As ubiquitous as the iPhone is today (and as many competitors as it has inspired), it can be difficult to think back to June 2007, when the first iPhone went on sale. Disrupting the Blackberry world, the iPhone of 2007 was...

/ June 24, 2022
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Black Basta Ransomware Group threat

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Black Basta Ransomware Group threat

The Black Basta ransomware group is revamping an older malware known as Qbot, Qakbot and Plinkslipbot to exploit the Microsoft Exchange Server. A successful attack will allow threat actors the ability to gain target network access, collect critical personal information,...

/ June 24, 2022
Don’t turn your vacation into a vacation from cybersecurity

Don’t turn your vacation into a vacation from cybersecurity

During the summer months, many Americans leave their homes and offices for some much-needed R&R. In fact, a new study from The Vacationer shows that 81 percent of adults are planning to take a trip of some sort this summer,...

/ June 23, 2022 / 10 Comments
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: A Microsoft Azure Synapse vulnerability uncovered

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: A Microsoft Azure Synapse vulnerability uncovered

Security researchers at Orca uncovered a vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Synapse, dubbed SynLapse. This vulnerability lies in the ODBC or Online Database Connectivity method employed by Synapse. Once a bad actor gains access through this vulnerability, they can gain access...

/ June 22, 2022
Breaking it down: The Evolving Landscape of the MSP Business Report 2022

Breaking it down: The Evolving Landscape of the MSP Business Report 2022

The fifth annual Evolving Landscape of the MSP Business Report demonstrated to us all that there is still a huge appetite for managed services, with global services-related MSP revenue set to increase by a further ten percent in 2022 compared...

/ June 21, 2022