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Canadian cybersecurity complacency is a slippery slope
Statistics and polls show that residents of the United States are concerned about cybersecurity and a recent survey conducted late in 2021 illustrates this: The poll by The Pearson Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows...
Partner Spotlight: Managed XDR becomes a key offering for MSP
Established in Dublin, Ireland in 1953, MJ Flood Technology has regionally expanded over the years. They currently operate in Dublin, Athlone, Belfast, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Wexford, and Waterford. MJ Flood Technology has grown to be a leading provider of...
Tech Time Warp: Linus Torvalds introduces Linux
They say hindsight is 20/20, which is why Linus Torvalds’ Aug. 25, 1991, message to a MINIX newsgroup is so humorous now: “I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu) … it...
Changing cyber insurance requirements create managed security challenges
As cyber insurance requirements become more stringent, managed service providers (MSPs) are finding a need to make sure clients that don’t implement appropriate levels of security, either sign a waiver or find another provider. When the first wave of ransomware...
Tech Time Warp: Shamoon virus makes its first appearance
On Aug. 15, 2012, someone with high levels of network access at Saudi Aramco, one of the world’s largest oil companies, unleashed a virus that wiped data from more than 30,000 computers. The release of Shamoon is considered one of...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Palo Alto PAN-OS vulnerability
This week, Palo Alto released a patch for PAN-OS’ vulnerability (CVE-2022-0028). This vulnerability is actively being targeted by threat actors. Firewalls running PAN-OS could permit an attacker to perform a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack. Barracuda MSP recommends updating affected Palo Alto...
A look at back-to-school cyberthreats
As we discussed last week, back-to-school brings out hackers and cybercriminals. This week we’ll look at some of the specific threats that schools, educators, and even students face this year and what MSPs can to do help protect their education...
Pioneers in Tech: Mina Rees, a mid-century technology trailblazer
Like so many “pioneers in tech,” Mina Rees did not let much dissuade her from her ultimate goals. Born Aug. 2, 1902, in Cleveland, Ohio, Rees grew up in New York City. After graduating summa cum laude from Hunter College...
Zero Trust, XDR, and digital transformation: Interview with Fleming Shi
For anyone involved in tech and security, it’s hard to avoid a blizzard of messaging and advertising around Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and Extended Detection and Response (XDR). But it can be remarkably difficult to understand exactly what a...
Tech Time Warp: The truth about shatter attacks
In this week’s Tech Time Warp, we’re looking back at August 2002, when security researcher Kristin Paget published a whitepaper on the dangers of “shatter attacks,” and Microsoft had more than a few quibbles with it.
