Month: June 2023
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical vulnerabilities with ASUS routers
ASUS recently released critical security updates for several vulnerabilities across multiple router models. Two out of the nine vulnerabilities are categorized as Critical, including an out-of-bounds write vulnerability and a memory corruption flaw. Barracuda SOC recommends applying the latest security...
Bend, don’t break: How attackers and defenders learn from each other
For more than 30 years, cyber attackers and security teams have battled it out across the digital landscape, one side looking for gaps and flaws to target, the other side fixing and protecting them. The pace of the conflict is...
Tip Tuesday: Create a growth plan to meet the demand for managed services
Business is booming for managed service providers (MSPs). The as-a-service model has skyrocketed in popularity as more organizations embrace digitization and scalability. While that’s great news for MSPs, it also raises demand. If your business doesn’t already have a growth...
MSPs and the next wave of cybersecurity AI solutions
While cybersecurity researchers tend to revel in discovering vulnerabilities, many of the ones that do get disclosed require cybercriminals to have extensive expertise to exploit. Most cybercriminals today remain focused on launching attacks that use tried and true techniques and...
Tech Time Warp: Morto worm relishes on common usernames and weak passwords
Before you read any more of this post, ask yourself: Are you using “administrator” as a username for any service? If the answer is yes, stop what you’re doing and change that immediately. Then return here to find out why....
An expert’s view for MSPs to stay ahead of the cybersecurity talent shortage
While AI has been dominating the headlines in cyber circles throughout 2023, another less glamorous topic is just as acute: the cybersecurity talent shortage. We’ve covered this topic in the past, but the challenge continues. In the 2022 Cybersecurity Workforce...
Survey sheds light on SMB IT spending trends
A survey of 375 IT decision-makers within small-to-medium businesses in the U.S. suggests that planned investments in IT in 2023 are contracting slightly because of continuing economic headwinds. Conducted by Analysys Mason, a management consulting firm, the survey finds that...
Security is more than table stakes
Security has always seemed to be at the top of most organizations’ mind. At the same time, it is often a lower priority when setting aside discrete investment. Outsourcing functions to an MSP can be seen by many as a...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New remote control escalation vulnerability – updated
Fortinet recently released updates for several products utilizing SSL-VPN functionalities after discovering a critical vulnerability. The major flaw discovered gives the ability to an attacker to perform an unauthenticated remote code execution on devices. Barracuda SOC recommends updating Fortinet products...
Pioneers in Tech: LGBTQ+ activist Edith Windsor’s first career
The late Edith Windsor is best known as the plaintiff in the 2013 Supreme Court case United States v. Windsor, which struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and helped paved the way for the legalization of same-sex...
