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Becoming a smarter MSP with AI-powered automation
The problem with being a ‘smarter’ MSP is that it may often require investment. For those who don’t have a rainy day fund set aside, it would mean dipping into the revenue to stay competitive and maintain margin, which can...
Utilizing news resources as a cybersecurity tool
One of the best cybersecurity tools isn’t fancy software or a skilled engineer (both of which are important and have their place). Instead, it is something that doesn’t even cost a cent: news and information. “I work with a lot...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Urgent Veeam ONE vulnerabilities
Several serious security flaws have been found in the Veeam ONE platform for analytics and IT infrastructure monitoring. These vulnerabilities may result in data breaches, illegal access, and NTLM hash theft. To fix these problems, Veeam has published security patches...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: HelloKitty group targets Apache
This Cybersecurity Threat Advisory discusses a new critical security flaw that was discovered in the Apache ActiveMQ open-source message broker service. This security flaw can potentially result in remote code execution, which is currently being exploited by the HelloKitty ransomware...
Globalization of IT talent starts to contract
Not too long ago, more than a few managed service providers (MSPs) would hire IT talent anywhere they could find affordable resources. But in the current geopolitical climate, those options are severely constrained. The biggest impact has been the result...
5 best practices for MSP email security
Email remains the primary entry point for most cyberattacks, whether phishing, ransomware, social engineering scams, or business email compromise (BEC). According to data from Barracuda, 75 percent of organizations were the victim of a successful email attack in 2022, and...
Tech Time Warp: Morris worm alerts the internet to cybersecurity risks
Back in 1988, the internet was a much smaller and friendlier place. No more than 100,000 computers were online, and no one considered the need for precautions like firewalls. In this week’s Tech Time Warp, we will see where that...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Atlassian confluence vulnerability
This Cybersecurity Threat Advisory highlights a new security flaw that has recently been discovered in Atlassian’s Confluence Data Center and Server, which could result in significant data loss if exploited. Tracked as CVE-2023-22518, this vulnerability is rated 9.1 out of...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: VMware critical code vulnerability
VMware has published a security advisory regarding a critical out-of-bounds write vulnerability (CVE-2023-34048) that has been fixed in the latest updates by VMware. The vulnerability shared in this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory has received a critical severity rating by VMware. It...
How MSPs should navigate the rise of cryptomining
Bitcoin value has been steadily climbing over the last year. Between March 2022 and November 2022, Bitcoin prices crashed from over $47,000 to around $16,000, however rising investor confidence has pushed Bitcoin back up over the $35,000 mark in October...
