Category: Security
Human vulnerability is the biggest cybersecurity threat
The culture of cybersecurity has been training its weapons in the wrong direction, according to Dr. Arun Vishwanath, the chief technologist at Avant Research Group and a former professor at the University at Buffalo. While ransomware, spearphishers, and general hackers...
MSPs can harvest new business on the farm
When most people think of farming, they think of milking cows, hearty farmhouse breakfasts, fresh eggs, and rows of carefully cultivated crops. In reality, farming is a mix of everything, from no-tech operations to sprawling factory farms. Moreover, in almost...
Hackers are disguising themselves as the IRS
With tax season in full swing, the IRS is arriving to disrupt the efforts of MSPs to protect each of their client’s data. Not the actual IRS. Hopefully, your MSP’s books are in order (if not, well, that’s another conversation). No,...
Guardians of the (cybersecurity) galaxy: MSPs and biometrics
There will always be different opinions on how to best combat emerging threats. As the move towards biometrics continues, MSPs need to step up and be the guardians of the galaxy. To fully secure their customers’ future network security needs,...
Ask an MSP Expert: Does my MSP need a lawyer?
I am an MSP owner with a broad mix of clients, but we handle a large amount of HIPPA-protected information for healthcare customers, as well as sensitive banking data. I worry about being sued if there is a breach. Should...
Finding the right security balance isn’t easy
These days, MSPs would be foolish not to help their clients make their digital properties more secure. It seems that every week that we hear about yet another massive data breach with the loss of millions of records, often full...
Your local restaurant might be an IoT hotspot
What telecommuter hasn’t used McDonalds or Starbucks as an office away from the office? I know I’ve spent plenty of hours under those famous golden arches while on the road. The unsecured guest Wi-Fi flows as smoothly as the coffee,...
Ask an MSP Expert: What is a BEC attack and how do I explain it to my customers?
Q: We’ve heard that BEC attacks are one of the most prominent cybersecurity threats to our customers’ businesses today. What is this and how can we protect our SMBs from its attempts to breach our defenses? Business Email Compromise (BEC)...
The rise of malspam
If you are like me, you are probably finding it hard to believe that the first quarter of 2019 is almost over. It seems like a good time to stop and take a breath and look at what some of this...
Privilege access management emerges as next big cybersecurity opportunity for MSPs
Privilege access management (PAM) as of late has become a major area of cybersecurity focus because cybercriminals have become more adept at targeting attacks at specific individuals within organizations. The goal of these attacks is to compromise the credentials of...