Month: April 2023
Tech Time Warp: The ANIMAL instinct to do good
If you have ever dabbled in Dungeons & Dragons, you are familiar with the “alignment system,” which is a way to chart characters’ tendency toward good vs. evil as well as their inclination to follow rules (“lawful” vs. “chaotic”). With...
Strengthening Barracuda XDR’s threat intelligence with MISP
Threat intelligence is the fuel that drives the effectiveness of an XDR and a Security Operations Center (SOC). Having a comprehensive collection of threat intelligence can drive down the number of false-positive alerts, enhance threat detection capabilities, and enrich SOC...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: EvilExtractor malware surge detected
EvilExtractor malware has spiked in Europe and the US. EvilExtractor is distributed through phishing campaigns and can harvest various types of data, including browser history, passwords, and cryptocurrency wallets. This is a concern because of the malware’s ability to evade...
Meet Maria Martinez, Barracuda’s new VP of Channels, Americas
We’re excited to share that today Barracuda announced several strategic channel roles to strengthen the partner experience and help drive success within the channel ecosystem. One of these important new additions to our channel team is Maria Martinez, VP of Channels, Americas....
Steps to prevent automotive hacking threats for MSPs
Many businesses now have company-owned vehicles, especially ones that didn’t originally have a need for them. As medicine, education, and banking have spread beyond the boundaries of corporate cubicles, more and more enterprises find themselves owning and maintaining vehicles. That’s...
The opportunity for managed security services is now
It doesn’t appear that cybersecurity is exempt from a wave of cutbacks that have been made by organizations around the globe, but if there is one bright spot from a managed services perspective, it is that more organizations are relying...
Tech Time Warp: The USB drive that changed military cybersecurity
Persistent BadUSB-style attacks are nothing new. The spread of malware via USB once caught the U.S. military by surprise, leading to a temporary Army ban on the use of external drives and ultimately the creation of Cyber Command to protect...
11 vital KPIs for MSP leaders to watch
Many moons ago, Austrian-American management consultant Peter Drucker said, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” This maxim ranks high on the list of Drucker’s quotations, and over the years, it has become a business dogma.
Ask an MSP Expert: How to get the most out of cold-calling in 2023
Cold-calling, a method to solicit prospects to learn more about one’s business, is an outbound sales tactic that is used by every business, including MSPs (managed service providers). It can be effective when done correctly, however, many people feel like...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New QBot malware delivering campaigns discovered
A new QBot malware campaign has been discovered. Using hijacked business emails, bad actors are distributing PDF and WSF file formats in reply-chain phishing emails to distribute malware. The campaign is designed to steal sensitive data from the target system,...
