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10 trends for 2023 that MSPs can’t afford to ignore
The past year was like no other, beginning with a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that wreaked havoc for more than two years, only to see a sharp rise in inflation limiting economic growth. Heading into 2023 it’s hard to...
Tech Time Warp: Ringing in the new year and waiting for Y2K chaos
Do you remember holding your breath on New Year’s Eve 1999, wondering if technological balls would start to drop after the ball dropped in Times Square? After governments and corporations spent an estimated $300 billion to $600 billion worldwide to...
Top 12 posts from SmarterMSP in 2022
It’s safe to say that 2022 was full of both new and old cybersecurity trends and threats. SmarterMSP shared many cybersecurity threat advisories, new security updates and guidelines, marketing recommendations and best practices, and much more. It hasn’t been a...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: LastPass’ security incident update
LastPass provided an update to their August incident where an unauthorized access occurred in their cloud storages. The incident involved storages that contain production data and certain metadata of LastPass subscribers. LastPass recommends businesses to review and update their passwords,...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Linux Kernel Vulnerability
The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) has disclosed a new Linux Kernel Vulnerability that could lead to code execution in the context of the kernel. The security flaw is a bug in the new Linux 5.15 SMB3 server, ksmbd. The ZDI...
Tech Time Warp: The first text message sent 30 years ago carried a timeless sentiment
Most of us send dozens of meaningless texts every day: ETAs, LOLs, emojis and snarky screenshots. With unlimited data plans, it’s easy to be fast and loose with SMS messaging. But the first text message—sent just over 30 years ago,...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Best practices for the holiday season
Barracuda MSP would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season! As organizations around the world are getting ready for some well-deserved time off, hackers are ramping up their infiltration efforts. Threat intel data indicates we will experience a sizable...
Cloud security will finally be in the spotlight for 2023
After more than a decade of varying levels of irrational exuberance in terms of deploying application workloads in the cloud, there is now a greater appreciation for cloud security. In fact, a survey of 350 IT leaders from large enterprises...
MSPs under greater scrutiny in financial services sector
The financial services market used to be dominated by legacy banks, limiting the role of MSPs. However, as more direct-to-consumer financial services become available outside traditional banking (online banks, cash advances, brokerages, etc.), MSPs are seeing increased demand for their...
Tech Time Warp: The Kriz virus was no Kris Kringle
Even cybercriminals get into the holiday spirit. Over the years, network administrators have dealt with the likes of the CHRISTMA EXEC, the Father Christmas worm, and the Santy worm when they would have rather been drinking eggnog. In December 2000,...