October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October 1 marks the start of the annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CAM), which is a collaborative effort to raise awareness of cybersecurity and safe online practices. Each October, governments, public sector agencies, and private sector partners organize events and media campaigns...
AI drives profit and revenue for MSPs and consultants
Recent studies by Canalys and Channel Futures project managed service provider (MSP) revenue to grow 11% or more in 2024. The Channel Futures study reveals that 62% of MSPs increased their artificial intelligence (AI) deployments and consultations in the fourth quarter...
The benefits of Barracuda’s new scalable backup
Data is money, and data protection is a key piece of any business continuity plan or cybersecurity strategy. This is a concern for companies that need an increasing amount of storage and backup capacity but have no extra budget to...
Predictions for the future of AI in cybersecurity
Threat actors are improving their attacks by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) in every way. AI makes every attack from deepfakes to credential stuffing cheaper, better, and faster. The good news is that the security industry also has access to AI capabilities, and AI-enhanced...
5 Ways cybercriminals are using AI: Access and credential theft
Threat actors have embraced artificial intelligence (AI) for phishing, deepfakes, malware generation, content localization, and more. This week we’re looking at how they’re using it for credential theft to gain access to high-value networks. Stolen credentials are a goldmine for cybercriminals, especially if the...
How artificial intelligence is changing the threat landscape
the There has been a lot of talk about artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on businesses. In this particular post, we will try to answer the most pertinent question: How has AI changed the threat landscape? This is like...
Barracuda’s CRN Channel Chiefs on empathy and supporting partners
Yesterday The Channel Company announced its 2024 CRN Channel Chiefs list. Every year, this list honors the IT channel executives who work tirelessly to advance the channel agenda and develop channel strategies that make partners successful. The 2024 CRN Channel Chiefs were selected by the...
Three things to know about banking trojans
The failures of three large banks earlier this year sent shockwaves through the public. A banking crisis makes (almost) everyone nervous, which in turn creates new opportunities for social engineering, phishing, and other attacks designed to get your money. One attack we...
Research shows spear phishing continues to grow
The 2021 FBI Internet Crime Report reveals that spear phishing scams snagged more victims than any other type of internet scam last year. Phishing and related tactics are attempts to trick victims into disclosing their credentials and other sensitive information. Phishing...
Barracuda earns top honors in 2022 SC Awards and 2022 CRN Annual Report Card
We are excited to share the news that Barracuda has been recognized as an innovator with two prestigious awards for email protection in the 2022 SC Awards and for data protection in the 2022 CRN Annual Report Card (ARC) Awards....
