Month: June 2024
Tech Time Warp: The curious history of QWERTY
From time to time, your inner Mavis Beacon might wonder about the seemingly nonsensical arrangement of your keyboard. What’s the story behind QWERTY? You’ll find out in this edition of Tech Time Warp! On June 23, 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes,...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: MOVEit Transfer vulnerability exploit
Progress Software has released a patch for a high-severity vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer, identified as CVE-2024-5806. This vulnerability is currently under active attack and allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms. Organizations using MOVEit Transfer should review this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory...
Can AI help MSPs improve margins?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being touted as a magic elixir – whatever the problem is, AI is the answer. Unfortunately, it is not quite ready to do many of the more advanced things that people want to do. However, in...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Five new vulnerabilities found in Zyxel NAS
Zyxel has released a patch for their NAS326 and NAS542 to fix five new vulnerabilities that have been discovered. These vulnerabilities affect devices with versions 5.21 (AAZF16/ABAG13) and earlier. Barracuda MSP recommends customers using these devices to follow the steps...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Active exploitation of Microsoft vulnerabilities
This Cybersecurity Threat Advisory highlights a new attack technique exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft Management Console (MMC). By creating malicious management saved console (MSC) files that appear legitimate, attackers can bypass traditional security measures and exploit the targeted MMC. Barracuda MSP...
Summer reading: Four must-read cybersecurity titles
As a journalist, I’m always writing. I also read a lot, and for someone who writes about cybersecurity, I read A LOT of cybersecurity books. While these are not precisely gripping beach reads, I have read some intriguing cybersecurity books...
Tip Tuesday: Overcoming the Patch Tuesday blues
Patch management serves as a key defense against cyberthreats and also ensures operating systems and business-critical software are maintained. However, it is not always a simple and straight-forward task for managed service providers (MSPs), especially in current times. With hybrid...
Increased adoption of emerging technology challenges MSPs
The pace at which new technology is emerging and being adopted is accelerating in a way that will require many managed service providers (MSPs) to adjust their overall business strategies. A global survey of 693 organizations has been conducted by...
How a growth mindset fuels MSP success
In today’s competitive IT landscape, managed services providers (MSPs) struggle to keep pace with evolving customer demands, shrinking budgets, and a tight talent pool. But what if there was a way to overcome these obstacles, unlock innovation, and propel your...
Tech Time Warp: Far past time to move to AES encryption
In May 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Partnership for Interoperable Communications (FPIC) released a whitepaper warning government agencies about the dangers of relying on the Data Encryption Standard (DES)—a nearly 50-year-old technology—for cybersecurity. Let’s get...
