Category: Security
Rising travel brings increased cybersecurity risks
With the pandemic easing considerably in the United States and receding in other countries, business travel is starting to return to pre-pandemic levels. But normal travel can also bring with it a host of cybersecurity dangers. Forbes Magazine illustrated the...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Recent Security Updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader
Threat Update Critical security updates for many Adobe products have recently been released for both Mac OS and Windows. These updates are extremely important as they could lead to potential machine and network compromise. The most popular Adobe products, Acrobat...
Ask an MSP Expert: Stay one step ahead of ransomware attacks
Ransomware is on the rise. This form of malware is designed to encrypt a victim’s network data and hold it hostage until the requested ransom is paid. Over the past year alone, we’ve seen a steady stream of ransomware attacks...
Podcast: Securing a remote workforce with RMM, Episode 5
In our previous episode, we turned our focus to managed security services, including zero-trust network access (ZTNA), which is quickly becoming a layer of protection used to bolster a security services offering. In the fifth episode of the SmarterMSP Podcast,...
Q&A: Barracuda named 2021 RMM Vendor of the Year
Each year, the very best service offerings and the top vendors are recognized at the annual North American MSP Innovation Awards, hosted by Channel Partner Insight. This year, Barracuda is being honored as the RMM Vendor of the Year for...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: RCE Vulnerability in Siemens PLCs
Threat Update An unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability has been detected in several Siemens PLC devices. An unauthenticated remote attacker with access to TCP port 102 could exploit this to read or write arbitrary code to protected memory areas. This...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Increased Spear Phishing Activity of Nobelium Group
Threat Update Microsoft has actively been tracking a surge in spear phishing activity conducted by ‘Nobelium,’ the group behind the SUNBURST backdoor, TEARDROP and GoldMax malware. Technical Detail & Additional Information WHAT IS THE THREAT? The threat group ‘Nobelium’ has...
Ransomware causes critical damage for businesses around the world
With a rash of ransomware attacks on high-profile American companies in recent weeks, the government is urging businesses to fortify their defenses across all verticals. Ransomware has recently gone beyond holding a single business’s data hostage and is now creating mayhem...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical Zero-Day in HPE SIM Patched
Threat Update An extremely critical zero-day vulnerability has been found in Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Systems Insight Manager for Windows. This exploit allows attackers to remotely execute code without being authenticated to the software. SKOUT recommends that companies apply the latest...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical Zero-Day in WordPress Fancy Product Designer Plugin
Threat Update On May 31, 2021, a critical file upload vulnerability in Fancy Product Designer—a WordPress plugin installed on over 17,000 websites—was discovered to be under active exploitation by threat actors. Technical Detail & Additional Information WHAT IS THE THREAT?...
