How MSPs can improve threat detection and response with XDR
According to a Barracuda report, 62 percent of IT professionals surveyed believe cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated and complex. This concern is mainly because traditional security measures often fail to address multifaceted threats in today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape. Furthermore,...
The future is now: AI-driven innovation in Barracuda XDR
The rapid proliferation of cyberthreats is forcing the cybersecurity industry to rethink defenses. Innovative, AI-powered security solutions are urgently needed to protect against evolving attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and sophisticated and potentially business-crippling AI-enabled threats. Barracuda Managed XDR is...
Accelerating cybersecurity Time to Resolution (TTR)
When it comes to cyberattacks and data breaches, time to respond (TTR) is a critical metric for managed service providers (MSPs), but one that can be challenging as the frequency and sophistication of threats continue to evolve. MSPs typically have...
Threat Spotlight: How ransomware for rent rules the threat landscape
This year’s annual review of ransomware attacks looks at the threat from two perspectives. First, for the third year running we’ve taken a global sample of reported ransomware attacks and analyzed what they tell us about ransomware attackers and their...
Tales from the security operations center (SOC)
With the frequency and variety of cyberattacks increasing daily, the need for comprehensive security measures has never been more critical. For analysts staffing a security operations center (SOC) for a global extended detection and response (XDR) service, each day brings...
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...
Evolution of cybersecurity: The rise of XDR in the 2020s
As part of our 5-part series on the evolution of cybersecurity, the fifth and final entry highlights the need for manageability and visibility as the frequency of cyberattacks increased sharply, coupled with a shortage of cybersecurity professionals, and the growth...
Beyond the horizon: Growth of cyberattacks in the 2010s
As part of our 5-part series on the evolution of cybersecurity, check out our fourth article below that covers IoT devices and vulnerabilities to Bitcoin-driven ransomware in the 2010s. During the 2000s, we saw the growing arms race between security...
Essential tips and strategies for protecting against ransomware
In September, MGM Resorts faced system outages (affecting hotel room keycard systems and slot machines) and service disruptions at its Las Vegas properties. Caesars Entertainment also reported suffering a data breach that revealed its loyalty program members’ Social Security and driver’s license...
The dawn of real-time defense: security transformation in the 2000s
As part of our 5-part series on the evolution of cybersecurity, check out our third article below that covers how the beginning of the 21st century witnessed a relentless battle between cybercriminals and security experts, fueled by the rapid evolution of...
