Category: Security
Wipro breach and how MSPs can avoid the same fate
Wipro, one of India’s largest and most successful MSPs, recently fell victim to a hack that was accomplished via a phishing campaign. After gaining entry to Wipro’s network “for some time,” the hackers were able to launch cyber attacks against...
Human vulnerability is the biggest cybersecurity threat
The culture of cybersecurity has been training its weapons in the wrong direction, according to Dr. Arun Vishwanath, the chief technologist at Avant Research Group and a former professor at the University at Buffalo. While ransomware, spearphishers, and general hackers...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: MacOS Bypass Flaw Lets Attackers Sign Malicious Code as Apple
What is the Issue: Due to a flaw in Apple’s code-signing API, hackers have been able to manipulate the code-signing process to enter malicious code into MacOS systems. Third-party security tools were unable to detect the issue as the malicious...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Adobe Flash Zero Day Patch
What is the Issue: Adobe has recently released an emergency patch for a Flash Zero-Day vulnerability, that when exploited properly can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, and enable information disclosure. Most current web browsers block Adobe Flash all...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory Google Chrome Content Security Policy
What is the Issue? Chrome’s security team described the issue as the web browser’s incorrect handling of CSP headers (CVE-2018-6148). They noted on their blog – “Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of...
MSPs can harvest new business on the farm
When most people think of farming, they think of milking cows, hearty farmhouse breakfasts, fresh eggs, and rows of carefully cultivated crops. In reality, farming is a mix of everything, from no-tech operations to sprawling factory farms. Moreover, in almost...
Hackers are disguising themselves as the IRS
With tax season in full swing, the IRS is arriving to disrupt the efforts of MSPs to protect each of their client’s data. Not the actual IRS. Hopefully, your MSP’s books are in order (if not, well, that’s another conversation). No,...
Guardians of the (cybersecurity) galaxy: MSPs and biometrics
There will always be different opinions on how to best combat emerging threats. As the move towards biometrics continues, MSPs need to step up and be the guardians of the galaxy. To fully secure their customers’ future network security needs,...
Ask an MSP Expert: Does my MSP need a lawyer?
I am an MSP owner with a broad mix of clients, but we handle a large amount of HIPPA-protected information for healthcare customers, as well as sensitive banking data. I worry about being sued if there is a breach. Should...
Finding the right security balance isn’t easy
These days, MSPs would be foolish not to help their clients make their digital properties more secure. It seems that every week that we hear about yet another massive data breach with the loss of millions of records, often full...
