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Downturns drive digital business transformation opportunities

Downturns drive digital business transformation opportunities

In the face of a global economic slowdown, the one thing for certain is that necessity is about to become the mother of invention yet again. While there is no shortage of organizations that to varying degrees have already embraced...

/ October 13, 2022 / 6 Comments
It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Join an association!

It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Join an association!

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and according to experts, one of the things MSP owners should consider doing to mark the occasion it to join an association or trade organization. “One of those most overlooked aspects of cybersecurity is the...

/ October 12, 2022
Defending government and education organizations against cyberthreats

Defending government and education organizations against cyberthreats

Every organization and individual is a potential target for cyberattacks, but the SLED (state, local, and education) market faces heightened risk. State and local government agencies and educational institutions are high-profile targets with tons of sensitive data and typically very...

/ October 10, 2022 / 6 Comments
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Fortinet vulnerability CVE-2022-40684

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Fortinet vulnerability CVE-2022-40684

Fortinet has identified a critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-40684. Upon a successful exploitation, a threat actor can remotely log into devices with FortiGate firewalls or FortiProxy web proxies using an authentication bypass on the administrative interface. Barracuda MSP recommends customers...

/ October 7, 2022
Tech Time Warp: Multi-factor authentication is more secure, but who invented it?

Tech Time Warp: Multi-factor authentication is more secure, but who invented it?

The theme of this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month is “See Yourself in Cyber,” focusing on all the ways the human touch is needed for true cybersecurity. One focus for the month is multi-factor authentication (MFA), which keeps technology secure by...

/ October 7, 2022
MSPs need to focus on cloud services that matter most

MSPs need to focus on cloud services that matter most

There’s no doubt that cloud computing services can be overwhelming to navigate, but a new survey suggests that the actual number of services regularly used by organizations is rather narrow. Civo, a provider of cloud services, recently surveyed IT leaders...

/ October 6, 2022
Make the most of Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Make the most of Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Since 2004, October has been recognized by the United States government as Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CAM). You can read the most recent presidential proclamation of CAM here. For those of us whose roles require us to be aware of cybersecurity year-round,...

/ October 6, 2022
Ride-sharing app Uber hacked via social engineering scheme

Ride-sharing app Uber hacked via social engineering scheme

Last month, the popular ride-sharing app Uber announced a cybersecurity incident that affected a variety of company accounts. The breach reportedly originated within Uber’s internal Slack communication channel after a hacker tricked an employee into sharing their login credentials. Those...

/ October 3, 2022
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New Microsoft Exchange Server zero-day vulnerability

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New Microsoft Exchange Server zero-day vulnerability

Researchers from GTSC found a new zero-day vulnerability for Microsoft Exchange Server in the wild. Upon successful exploitation, threat actors can perform RCE (Remote Code Execution) via a backdoor onto the compromised system. GTSC has released a report outlining the...

/ September 30, 2022
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Zoho ManageEngine RCE bug

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Zoho ManageEngine RCE bug

A critical Zoho ManageEngine Remote Code Execution (RCE) flaw is being actively exploited according to The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Password Manager Pro, PAM360 and...

/ September 30, 2022