Category: Featured
Insider threats continue to raise concerns
Much of the attention in cybersecurity has focused on overseas threats, such as the war in Ukraine and other robust cybercriminal activities in China and Iran. However, data shows that sometimes the most significant danger isn’t from some faraway hacker...
An important layer to your security service offering: Cyber warranty
Today’s small-and-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are faced with an increasingly challenging cyberthreat landscape. The combination of hybrid work, evolving IT environments led by cloud migration, and generative AI-powered cyberthreats, require SMBs to harden their cybersecurity posture and prepare for the worst...
Biggest obstacle for MSSPs is customer overconfidence
One of the biggest issues any managed security services provider (MSSP) regularly encounters is, despite all evidence to the contrary, many IT and cybersecurity professionals remain convinced they have all the tools and processes needed to secure their IT environments....
Tech Time Warp: Worm named Code Red wakes users up to security risks
In this week’s tech time warp we look at how, following a month of DDoS attacks and security bulletins—including an attack on whitehouse.gov—computer users were on high alert Aug. 1, 2001, as they waited to see whether the Code Red...
Will AI be the next big thing?
As many a marketing or salesperson will attest, trying to flog the same old, same old becomes troublesome after a while. Something is needed to excite the market – and luckily, technology is an area where there is always something...
Threat Spotlight: Reported ransomware attacks double as AI tactics take hold
In 2023, artificial intelligence and generative AI have dominated headlines, and their impact is starting to make its mark on ransomware attacks ― for example with AI-enhanced phishing attacks to gain access to target networks and AI-powered automation for greater reach. Over...
PwC report highlights the need for managed services to evolve rapidly
PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwC) has published a report based on a survey of more than 2,000 business leaders that finds the top 20 percent of high-performing organizations in terms of profit margin, and revenue growth are 4.2 times more likely...
Tech Time Warp: Barbie’s complicated relationship with STEM
In this week’s tech time warp, we’re taking a look at Barbie—yes, the iconic doll turned blockbuster movie heroine. She has had a complicated relationship with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) would be an understatement. Teen Talk Barbie, released...
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...
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....
