Category: Security

European managed security services
European organisations are increasingly turning to MSPs to ease security and non-compliance fears

European organisations are increasingly turning to MSPs to ease security and non-compliance fears

Fear of cyber attack and new European legislation is prompting customers to increasingly seek support through managed services, driving significant growth in the European channel. This is according to a new report by 2112 Group on behalf of Barracuda MSP,...

/ September 25, 2017
CryptoLocker
Tech Time Warp: CryptoLocker takes ransomware mainstream

Tech Time Warp: CryptoLocker takes ransomware mainstream

These days, every MSP is well aware of the risks of ransomware (and hopefully using cloud backup to protect against it). But back in September 2013, the concept of malware that encrypted your files and demanded payment within a 72-hour...

/ September 15, 2017
Koobface Worm
Tech Time Warp: Koobface worm begins to spread

Tech Time Warp: Koobface worm begins to spread

Back in August 2008—when you were still juggling Facebook and MySpace profiles—unsuspecting social networkers found their machines infected by Koobface, a particularly nasty computer worm. Koobface (an anagram for Facebook) caught its victims by tempting them with tantalizing Facebook links...

/ August 4, 2017
IT security defense
MSPs need to sell the economics of mutual IT security defense

MSPs need to sell the economics of mutual IT security defense

When it comes to IT security defense, the most attractive thing about MSPs is that the cost of implementing security technologies becomes a shared expense. MSPs invest in all the technologies and labor needed to secure the IT environment, but...

/ July 20, 2017
GDPR countdown
Demand for external GDPR expertise needs more time to build

Demand for external GDPR expertise needs more time to build

As the deadline grows closer for complying with the General Data Protection Rule (GDPR) being put into effect May 25, 2018, by the European Union, there’s a marked difference in attitudes between IT organizations in Europe and in the U.S. concerning the...

/ July 6, 2017
ransomware
MSPs need to be on the frontline of any ransomware defense

MSPs need to be on the frontline of any ransomware defense

While there is still much unknown about the latest wave of Petya/GoldenEye ransomware attacks, it’s all too clear that organizations that don’t keep pace with the latest patches are being targeted faster than ever. It used to take cybercriminals a...

/ June 29, 2017
Threat Watch: NotPetya ransomware

Threat Watch: NotPetya ransomware

Update: As researchers learn more about the malware that quickly spread around the world earlier this week, it has become clear the malware wasn’t what it first appeared to be. According to Forbes, multiple security researchers have uncovered flaws in...

/ June 27, 2017
Tech Time Warp: The First Case of Ransomware

Tech Time Warp: The First Case of Ransomware

The WannaCry ransomware attack once again brings the need for backup and security solutions into focus, but ransomware is nothing new. The first case of ransomware, chock-full of “truth is stranger than fiction” details, occurred in 1989. The PC Cyborg...

/ May 19, 2017
wannacry ransomware
WannaCry ransomware should eventually blow some good for MSPs

WannaCry ransomware should eventually blow some good for MSPs

While the fallout from the WannaCry ransomware attack will reach into the billions of dollars, the one positive outcome should be a wave of upgrades for millions of older Windows PCs that unfortunately are still widely deployed. The malware employed...

/ May 16, 2017
uk cybersecurity
UK study shines spotlight on scope of IT security challenge

UK study shines spotlight on scope of IT security challenge

Despite the increased awareness concerning IT security threats, a new survey from the United Kingdom suggests far too many organizations still don’t have anything approaching a formal IT security strategy. Three-fifths (57 percent) of the respondents to a survey conducted...

/ April 20, 2017