Category: Security
Tech Time Warp: Melissa virus opens eyes to risks of cybercrime
In 1999, the internet seemed like a more innocent place. Few of us were aware of the risks associated with logging on. But then the Melissa virus came along and opened our eyes. Reportedly named after a Florida stripper, the...
Shift to work from anywhere presents major MSP challenge
Most managed service providers (MSPs) today manage a large number of endpoints on behalf of a wide range of clients. So, it makes sense that many MSPs will have a keen interest in understanding how employees might be returning to...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: AWS S3 Bucket Exposure Causes Patient Data Breach
Threat Update Over 50,000 patient records at a Utah-based COVID-19 testing service were exposed due to a common AWS S3 cloud security misconfiguration. This mishap led to a severe breach of patient data confidentiality, giving malicious actors an opportunity to...
Weak human links and zero-day cyberattacks
We’ve been taking a close look at the post-pandemic environment that MSPs are finding themselves navigating in 2021. One of the questions for many is what happens if the new normal doesn’t resemble the old normal? What if corporate campuses...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: WordPress Elementor Vulnerability
Threat Update Wordfence has advised that all users of the popular WordPress website builder plugin Elementor update to the latest version available (currently version 3.1.4), including users of either the Free version or Pro version. There is a stored XSS...
MSPs (and SMBs) can benefit from zero trust cybersecurity
The way network security has tended to work is you have a set of people you trust like employees, who you usually let in via username and password. This approach worked great when everyone was inside the firewall, but we...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Numerous IOT Cameras Hacked
Threat Update Verkada Inc, an organization providing IOT security cameras to public and private organizations across the globe, has reportedly had its camera systems compromised. Attackers claim to have breached the organization and accessed both live and archived camera feeds...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: F5 Big IP Vulnerability
Threat Update Network provider, F5 Networks, a leading networking provider for businesses everywhere, has announced the discovery of multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities. There are four of these RCE vulnerabilities, which effect most BIG-IP and BIG-IQ software versions. Successful exploitation...
The long-term cybersecurity legacy of COVID-19
COVID vaccines are starting to be distributed and administered, cases have dropped, and a real sense of post-pandemic optimism pervades the planet as springtime begins in the northern hemisphere. Despite all of the real-world and cybersecurity challenges that came about...
Q&A: A new security opportunity for MSPs in ZTNA
Barracuda MSP recently introduced a new security solution, Barracuda CloudGen Access, to its MSP partners. The solution can help MSPs protect their customers’ resources and data regardless of what device users are using and from where. The innovative Zero Trust...
