Category: Security
Tech Time Warp: Gone phishing for cybersecurity history
The theme for Week 2 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month is “Phight the Phish!” Arguably one of the most insidious forms of cybercrime, phishing relies on tricking a recipient via social engineering into handing over personal information—and sometimes installing malware in...
Increase in cyber resiliency is a trend for MSPs to follow
You can fortify your client’s network by installing firewalls, restricting lateral movements, putting MFA and VPNs in place, and implementing training. But sometimes, all the protections in the world aren’t good enough if someone makes a mistake and opens a...
How hackers use phishing in ransomware attacks
Phishing attacks work because people like to click on things. Hackers carefully tailor attacks to their victims by collecting publicly available personal information about them and playing to their sense of urgency to get a response. The attackers only need...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: The recent Facebook outage
On October 4, 2021, the global social network Facebook and its associated platforms faced a global outage that lasted approximately six hours. This outage not only impacted all Facebook users, but it also blocked internal communication between its employees and...
Tech Time Warp: A Sober-ing tale for cybersecurity awareness month
The wriggling saga of the Sober worm is a cautionary tale worthy of a revisit during Cybersecurity Awareness Month. It’s a good reminder that once malware is on the loose, it’s hard to catch—and that it often undergoes a metamorphosis...
Mobile malware poses risks and opportunities for MSPs
With the pandemic scrambling workforces, reliance on mobile devices for routine work has increased. This is creating some cybersecurity concerns and statistics illustrating the hold that mobile devices have on workplaces are startling. For example, in the United Kingdom, 60 percent of...
The PT BUZZ Podcast: Keys to MSP Security
The PT Services team recently launched the latest episode of our podcast, the PT Buzz. During this installment, we took a deep dive into MSP security, how it has shifted over the recent years, the impact that the pandemic has...
Why MSPs choose Barracuda SKOUT Managed XDR
As cyberthreats continue to get more invasive and damaging, managed service providers (MSPs) and their clients are searching for better ways to protect and defend against them. One of the most effective and popular solutions in the market today is...
Tech Time Warp: The cybersecurity industry begins with RSA patent
October 1 kicks off Cybersecurity Awareness Month, now in its 18th year. A joint initiative of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), the awareness month seeks to educate individuals and organizations about...
IT spending outlook for 2022 looks better than 2021
The outlook for IT spending for cloud and managed services for 2022 looks promising, assuming organizations can acquire the hardware needed to drive application deployments. A Spiceworks Ziff Davis (SWZD) survey of more than 1000 IT buyers in North America...