Category: Security

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical MOVEit transfer vulnerability
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in MOVEit Transfer, a commonly used managed file transfer (MFT) solution developed by Progress Software. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. The vulnerability is actively exploited in the...

Celebrating the resiliency of MSPs on Global MSP Day 2023
Global MSP Day 2023 has arrived! For the sixth year in a row, we will be celebrating the growth and opportunities that continue to abound for MSPs within the ever-changing managed services industry. And as part of this annual celebration,...

Global MSP Day 2023: Q&A with our thought leaders
It’s an exciting week for the managed service provider (MSP) community – Global MSP Day 2023 is tomorrow! On June 1st, we’ll be celebrating, networking, and learning alongside MSPs around the world. This day would not be possible without the...

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: AWS exploited for crypto mining operation
Indonesian cybercriminals are exploiting Amazon Web Services (AWS) instances to carry out illicit crypto mining activities. The GUI-vil group has been identified as the threat actors on this exploit. What is the threat? GUI-vil, a financially motivated threat actor, leverages...

View of AI: an expert’s take on its impact
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a slowly growing part of the cat-and-mouse game between cybercriminal and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)/Managed Service Provider (MSP) since the first crude AI tools became available decades ago. But AI has exploded into the...

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Three Apple zero-day vulnerabilities
Apple released security updates to address three new zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild. These vulnerabilities are associated with WebKit and covers different intrusion methods. Barracuda MSP recommends applying the latest security updates from Apple to resolve these vulnerabilities....

Report: 2023 spear-phishing trends
Cybercriminals continue to barrage organizations with targeted spear-phishing attacks, and many companies are struggling to keep up. In fact, Barracuda market research finds that 50% of surveyed organizations were victims of spear phishing in 2022 — and 24% had at least...

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Cisco Small Business Switches remote attack vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cisco Small Business routers, allowing bad actors to remotely execute arbitrary code with root privileges on an affected device and cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. These vulnerabilities are due to improper validation of requests...

Growing cloud complexity creates MSP opportunity
More organizations than ever are employing multiple cloud service providers, but with the addition of each cloud platform, concerns about cost appear to correspondingly increase. A survey of 350 IT leaders in the U.S. and United Kingdom conducted by Virtana,...

Honoring the MSP community on Global MSP Day 2023
June 1st is quickly approaching, and the excitement is building! We’re looking forward to a collaborative Global MSP Day. As we get closer to the big day, SmarterMSP surveyed MSPs to learn what it means to be an MSP, as...