Category: Security
MSP community starts to circle the cybersecurity wagons
It appears the managed services provider (MSP) community may finally be coming to the conclusion that it’s time to come to each other’s mutual aid, rather than hanging separately. CompTIA has announced it will be assuming the leadership of a...
Beyond phishing: Best practices for working from home
Millions of workers worldwide are now finding themselves employed remotely. They are trying to keep the gears of earth’s economy turning, even as the COVID-19 causes many industries to halt. Working from home has created unfamiliar terrain for many people...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Windows GDI+ RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2020-0881)
Advisory Overview Multiple versions of Windows are affected by a new RCE vulnerability. Supported operating systems like Widows 8, 10, Server 2012, and Server 2016 were issued a patch normally on March 10th, but Windows 7 and Server 2008 were...
Ask an MSP Expert: How can we protect data in a remote work environment?
Q: Most of our clients have sent their workers home to work remotely due to the COVID-19 epidemic. How can we keep our technicians and our client’s data safe? The spread of COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on businesses across the...
The best and worst of data protection times are upon MSPs
A survey of nearly 1,000 IT professionals published finds that when it comes to data protection, it is truly the best and worst of times. Conducted by The Ponemon Institute on behalf of Experian, a provider of IT services, the...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Healthcare Facilities Targeted During COVID-19 Outbreak
Advisory Overview One of the Czech Republic’s biggest hospitals has been hit with a cyber-attack amid COVID-19 testing. Healthcare facilities, especially hospitals are advised to be on high alert. SKOUT recommends all organizations to be extra cautious during this time...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: COVID-19 Live Map Downloads Delivering Malware
Threat Overview There has been an increase in cyber criminals weaponizing fears concerning the Coronavirus to deliver malware. Delivery of this malware is done largely through spam email campaigns where users receive emails with deceptive text and attached files (usually...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: SMBGhost (CVE-2020-0796)
Advisory Overview Microsoft has released a patch outside their regular cycle for Microsoft Windows 10 & Windows Server within SMB, a commonly utilized Windows protocol. The vulnerability allows a threat actor to execute code on the target server or client...
Coronavirus fraud: companies face new phishing attacks
As Coronavirus COVID-19 makes its way across the world, individuals are doing their best to stay up-to-date on the latest outbreak locations and confirmed cases. Hackers have created new attacks based on the public interest in this virus.
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall’s work-from-home capabilities
Barracuda solutions have long been engineered to support distributed workloads and mobile workforces. We fully embraced the changing nature of work a few years ago when we launched our Barracuda CloudGen Firewall (CGF). The Barracuda CGF took firewalls to the...
