Category: Security

Hybrid cloud automation creates MSP opportunity

Hybrid cloud automation creates MSP opportunity

IT teams are starting to conclude that cloud automation has become too much of a good thing. A global survey of 535 IT leaders conducted by Broadcom finds that more than 81 percent have multiple cloud automation solutions in place,...

/ September 13, 2023
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New Android zero-day exploit found

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New Android zero-day exploit found

This Cybersecurity Threat Advisory involves a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting Android devices, tracked as CVE-2023-35674, posing a significant threat to Android users. This vulnerability allows malicious actors to execute arbitrary code remotely, potentially compromising sensitive user data and device functionality....

/ September 12, 2023
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Zero-day vulnerabilities found in Apple’s PassKit

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Zero-day vulnerabilities found in Apple’s PassKit

Today’s Cybersecurity Threat Advisory involves Apple, who recently released critical updates for iPhone and Mac products after two zero-day vulnerabilities were discovered in their PassKit framework via iMessage. Both vulnerabilities allow malicious actors to perform arbitrary code execution on devices...

/ September 12, 2023
Email Protection Plans
Attract more clients with new Barracuda Email Protection Plans

Attract more clients with new Barracuda Email Protection Plans

We are excited to share that the new Barracuda Email Protection Plans are now available to MSP partners. These tested and proven plans are designed to help scale your business while meeting your customers’ email security needs.   With today’s...

/ September 12, 2023
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE): Protecting the new way of work

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE): Protecting the new way of work

The shift to remote and hybrid work has fundamentally changed workplace dynamics and upended IT security approaches. Perimeter-based security is no longer effective in a world where most end-user traffic is web-based and coming from both within and outside the...

/ September 11, 2023
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New VMware Aria vulnerability identified

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New VMware Aria vulnerability identified

Today’s Cybersecurity Threat Advisory highlights an SSH authentication bypass flaw, identified as CVE-2023-34039, which has been discovered in VMware Aria. It has a severity rating of “critical” and a CVSS v3 scope of 9.8. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to...

/ September 7, 2023
Back-to-school highlights the importance of cybersecurity resiliency for educators

Back-to-school highlights the importance of cybersecurity resiliency for educators

The rumbling yellow school buses and children at recess clambering on jungle gyms are becoming familiar sights. Schools are back in session across most of the country and while students have been having fun over the summer, hackers have been...

/ September 7, 2023 / 1 Comment
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Social engineering attacks targeting Okta

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Social engineering attacks targeting Okta

Today’s Cybersecurity Threat Advisory highlights Okta, who in recent weeks has experienced social engineering attacks by threat actors looking to attain highly privileged roles within Okta’s accounts. The company has warned about social engineering attacks targeting IT service desk agents...

/ September 6, 2023
CISA looks to rally RMM community to improve MSP security

CISA looks to rally RMM community to improve MSP security

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is now focusing on fixing systematic risks in the remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools that most managed service providers (MSPs) employ. The agency, as part of a Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative...

/ September 6, 2023
What exactly is killware, and why is it the next major cyberthreat?

What exactly is killware, and why is it the next major cyberthreat?

Given the surge of incidents within the past decade, many people are becoming familiar with ransomware and data breaches. However, a new type of cyberattack known as killware has emerged in recent years, and it’s now a major security issue for organizations....

/ September 5, 2023