Category: Security
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Increase in Activity from Sophisticated Threat Actors
Threat Update A large increase of activity has been seen from malicious threat actors. Many different vectors have been combined to facilitate targeted and widespread attacks. Considering the technical difficulty of these methods, these attackers are highly sophisticated, and organizations...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Malicious Call Centers Spreading BazarLoader Malware
Threat Update Security researchers have released their latest findings on BazarLoader, malware that provides backdoor access to an infected Windows host. Threat actors will use this malware to infect and infiltrate a victim’s system, send follow-up malware and exploit other...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: DarkSide Ransomware Group Strikes Again
Threat Update The ransomware group responsible for the Colonial Pipeline attack has struck again – this time affecting European subsidiaries of Toshiba. Some of Toshiba’s networks were shut down in response, demonstrating how effective ransomware is becoming as a method...
Tech Time Warp: Looking back at the evolution of ransomware
The havoc wreaked by the recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack—which caused a gas shortage in the southeastern United States and cost the company a reported $850,000 to resolve—highlights the immense risk ransomware poses to companies and national security.
Colonial Pipeline hack highlights vulnerabilities
We’ve been warning about the dangers of ransomware for years now on Smarter MSP, and this past week the threat hit home for millions of Americans in the form of fuel shortages and higher prices at the gas pump. While...
How will the new Executive Order implementing ZTNA impact MSPs
Following the Colonial Pipeline attack, one of the most impactful ransomware attacks to-date, the United States government issued an Executive Order which detailed a course of actions aiming to improve the government’s cybersecurity standards, specifically with zero-trust (ZTNA) security. The...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2021
Threat Update Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday release for May 2021 comes with a Windows update that will remediate a multitude of vulnerabilities. The update will patch 55 vulnerabilities, one of which is critical, 50 important, and one moderate. It also includes...
Barracuda delivers strong growth in cloud email security
We’re pleased to share some exciting milestones from our email protection business, which was accelerated by increased Office 365 adoption and higher demand for Barracuda Sentinel. “We continued to see great momentum across our email protection solutions last fiscal year,” said Don...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager Vulnerability
Threat Update The organization Hewlett Packard/HP provides many different technologies that are used on both a personal and business level. A vulnerability was recently discovered in one of their commonly used tools, HPE Edgeline Infrastructure manager. The vulnerability could allow...
DDoS “celebrates” 25th anniversary with a spike
The first documented widespread distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack occurred in 1996 when New York City-based internet provider, Panix, was attacked. The New York Times described it: Beginning Sept. 6 and continuing through at least last Tuesday, a hacker intent on shutting...
