Month: March 2024
Tech Time Warp: Take a nostalgia trip with the World Video Game Hall of Fame
In this edition of Tech Time Warp, we look at how The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York announced this year’s 12 finalists’ induction into the World Video Game Hall of Fame this month. The Strong’s World...
An in-depth look at the role of AI in today’s email threats
IT business growth expert Richard Tubb and Senior Director of Product Marketing Nishant Taneja dive into the ever-evolving email threats in the age of AI during a recent webinar. They shared how AI has transformed phishing attacks as well as...
Using AI to cross-sell and upsell
Increasing revenue, particularly with a good margin, is a major focus for any business. Many managed service providers (MSPs) find themselves in a situation where they have gotten off the ground and survived mainly through gaining passing trade with strong...
Survey reveals cloud computing opportunity for MSPs with enterprise clients
A survey of 1,300 chief information officers (CIOs), chief technology officers (CTOs), and other senior technology leaders with more than 1,000 employees suggests cloud computing environments are becoming more complex at a rate that most internal IT teams cannot effectively...
Tip Tuesday: Educating customers on the importance of backup for World Backup Day
World Backup Day, recognized on March 31 every year, serves as a reminder for managed service providers (MSPs) to reprioritize their client’s data security. As the threat landscape continues to evolve and cyber attacks grow increasingly sophisticated, a robust and...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Fortinet FortiClientEMS critical vulnerability
Fortinet has released security updates for an unauthorized code execution vulnerability impacting their FortiClientEMS (Endpoint Management Server) product. The vulnerability, CVE-2023-48788, is related to a flaw that allows unauthenticated malicious actors to execute code or commands onto the server via...
The value of contextual data in cybersecurity
Contextual data has been a term circling the cybersecurity space for a while now. What exactly is contextual data, and how can managed service providers (MSPs) leverage it to make robust protection programs for clients? Contextualized data in cybersecurity refers...
Tech Time Warp: Magistr “disembowels” computers
In early 2001, a nasty bug began making the rounds, hitting computer users hard with a particularly challenging payload as seen in this edition of Tech Time Warp. Magistr—sometimes called “Disemboweler” after the Swedish hacker group thought to be behind...
Survey highlights need for additional cloud security expertise
There’s an old maxim that says you can’t manage what you can’t see. That has never been truer than when it comes to cloud computing environments. That lack of visibility, however, also creates opportunities for managed service providers (MSPs) to...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical Fortinet vulnerability
A critical vulnerability is affecting many Fortinet devices. Approximately 150,000 Fortinet OS and FortiProxy Secure Web Gateway systems are believed to be exposed to this flaw. Continue reading this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to learn how you can mitigate the potential...
