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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Atlassian remote code execution (RCE) bugs

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Atlassian remote code execution (RCE) bugs

This Cybersecurity Threat Advisory highlights RCE vulnerabilities discovered in Atlassian Confluence Data Center & Server and Bamboo. Atlassian has released patches to address these security flaws, which could potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. Barracuda MSP...

/ July 26, 2023

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: OpenSSH vulnerability on Linux systems

In this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory, a critical security flaw in OpenSSH, CVE-2023-38408 has been discovered. This vulnerability could potentially lead to remote code execution in OpenSSH’s forwarded SSH agent, affecting Linux systems and posing a significant threat to organizations’ cybersecurity posture....

/ July 26, 2023
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Zero-day vulnerabilities found in Atera RMM

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Zero-day vulnerabilities found in Atera RMM

The latest Cybersecurity Threat Advisory involves two zero-day vulnerabilities that were discovered in Atera RMM Windows installers. These two vulnerabilities are deemed critical and provide privilege escalation capabilities upon a successful exploitation. Barracuda MSP recommends updating to version 1.8.4.9 to...

/ July 26, 2023
Modern enterprises cannot rely on VPNs anymore

Modern enterprises cannot rely on VPNs anymore

Is your company depending on VPNs to access documents, files, and applications remotely? Unfortunately, legacy VPN products no longer meet the security requirements of today’s global enterprise. Many employees often proactively install commercial VPNs that are not provided or sanctioned by...

/ July 26, 2023
Hybrid clouds spark need for managed platform engineering services

Hybrid clouds spark need for managed platform engineering services

The latest public cloud services market report from International Data Corp. (IDC) finds that revenue grew 23 percent year over year to reach $545.8 billion in 2022. The bulk of those revenues were generated by software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms (45 percent),...

/ July 25, 2023
tech time warp
Tech Time Warp: How human error leads to July 1997 email outage

Tech Time Warp: How human error leads to July 1997 email outage

This week’s Tech Time Warp looks at how, in a world that’s so utterly reliant on the internet, service outages are hardly uncommon anymore, whether they’re the result of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, like that which caused Microsoft...

/ July 21, 2023
The Automation Advantage: Driving success for your MSP business

The Automation Advantage: Driving success for your MSP business

Throughout the past year, I’ve emphasized the significant role automation will play in redefining managed service providers (MSPs) and their business models. Considering these imminent changes, the recurring question I encounter in our industry is, “What should I do now?”...

/ July 19, 2023
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Critical Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability

Critical Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability

The latest cybersecurity threat advisory highlights vulnerabilities affecting Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018, 2021, and 2023, which are actively being exploited by threat actors in the wild. A successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution and security feature bypass. Barracuda...

/ July 19, 2023
Do MSPs need to hire an internal marketer? 

Do MSPs need to hire an internal marketer? 

Hiring a marketer in-house versus a marketing agency is a conundrum that almost every managed service provider (MSP) faces at some point. Many business owners may not realize that in-house marketers are not 100 percent necessary in every industry. MSPs...

/ July 18, 2023
Pioneers in Tech: Joan L. Mitchell, co-inventor of the JPEG

Pioneers in Tech: Joan L. Mitchell, co-inventor of the JPEG

This week’s Pioneers in Tech looks at how today’s social media influencers owe much to Joan L. Mitchell, a self-professed “Sputnik baby” who came of age during the space race and ended up co-creating one of the file formats most...

/ July 14, 2023