Month: April 2024
A once-in-a-decade MSP opportunity: Managed data engineering
As more organizations seek to operationalize artificial intelligence (AI), they are encountering data management challenges. These challenges are presenting new opportunities for managed service providers (MSPs). A survey of 550 IT and business professionals across the U.S., United Kingdom, Ireland,...
Top cybersecurity misconfigurations MSPs should address
As we embrace spring, the fall seems to be nothing but a memory. While 2024 holds new trends, threats, and opportunities for MSPs, there are still a few things to keep in mind from 2023. In October of last year,...
How attackers weaponize generative AI through data poisoning and manipulation
The generative AI models that today power chatbots, online search queries, customer interactions, and more are known as large language models (LLMs). The LLMs are trained on vast volumes of data and then use that data to create more data,...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: XZ Utils supply chain vulnerability
A supply chain vulnerability was found in XZ Utils that creates a backdoor into OpenSSH and can lead to remote code execution (RCE). Read this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to learn about this supply chain vulnerability and how to reduce your...
Spring-cleaning checklist for defending against ransomware
Just like your home, your cybersecurity practices could use a spring-cleaning. It’s a great time to “dust off” you and your customers’ devices and data to ensure best practices are followed. Afterall, there is no greater mess than trying to...
Tech Time Warp: Don’t take Windows for granted
When was the last time you thought about how easy Windows makes your life? Seriously, though: Now, the ease with which you move from application to application, use keyboard shortcuts, and even resolve crashes with CTRL+ALT+DEL just feels like functionality...
Healthcare wearables are a growing opportunity for MSPs
Healthcare wearables are exploding in popularity, but their use goes beyond the fun apps that allow you to track how many steps you’ve taken each day. Today, heart rate, blood sugar, oxygen levels, blood pressure, and other parameters are monitored...
How MSPs help organizations conquer IT innovation challenges
For the longest time, business executives have complained about the inability of IT teams to keep pace with evolving business needs. Now, the proverbial shoe may be on the other foot. A survey of over 1,000 senior executives at U.S....
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: TA558 phishing campaign
The threat actor TA558 is conducting a phishing campaign targeting various sectors in Latin America, intending to deploy the remote access tool known as Venom RAT. Barracuda MSP encourages organizations to follow the recommendations detailed in this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory...
Ransomware 2024: The new battleground is your data, not just your files
Every year, cybercriminals devise new ways to steal credentials, access sensitive data, and disrupt business. In 2024, the most significant cybersecurity challenge may actually be overcoming a familiar threat: ransomware. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), ransomware activity was up...
