Category: Security

SMBs need to invest in cybersecurity

SMBs need to invest in cybersecurity

A raft of recent reports highlight the threat SMBs face from ransomware and other lurking cyber dangers. Much of the attention has been focused on critical infrastructure: dams, power plants, utilities, and election systems. But for SMBs, essential infrastructure backbones...

/ November 28, 2022
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Top cybersecurity tips for this holiday season

Top cybersecurity tips for this holiday season

Many people worldwide are beginning to prepare for the rush of shopping, festive gatherings, and visiting in-laws as the holidays ramp up. Previously, SmarterMSP has written about the cybersecurity dangers that holiday weekends pose, and the end-of-year holiday season is...

/ November 24, 2022
How Barracuda uses Tines and Elastic to streamline its security incident response

How Barracuda uses Tines and Elastic to streamline its security incident response

Security incidents can have a devastating impact on an organization. The longer an attacker remains in the network, the more damage they are capable of causing – this is why security operations centers (SOCs) focus so heavily on efficient response...

/ November 23, 2022
Business leaders gain cybersecurity perspective

Business leaders gain cybersecurity perspective

Convincing business executives even in the best of times that they need to invest more in cybersecurity has always been challenging. A survey of 722 C-level executives conducted by PwC, however, suggests the times are finally changing.

/ November 22, 2022
Threat predictions for 2023 from Barracuda’s security frontline

Threat predictions for 2023 from Barracuda’s security frontline

Predicting the future is hard, but you can anticipate what is likely to happen by looking at prevalent and emerging trends from the past year. As part of our 2023 threat forecast, Barracuda turned to the professionals on the security...

/ November 21, 2022 / 6 Comments
SEC proposing new cybersecurity disclosures

SEC proposing new cybersecurity disclosures

MSPs will soon likely be called upon to help clients with another cybersecurity issue, but this one isn’t about patching or installing firewalls, it’s about explaining. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposes overhauling requirements for cybersecurity disclosures by...

/ November 16, 2022
MSPs can reduce costs with site reliability engineers

MSPs can reduce costs with site reliability engineers

As the global economy becomes more challenging to navigate, the need for managed service providers (MSPs) to automate more processes becomes even more pronounced. The cost of labor is still the single biggest IT cost, so there is always a...

/ November 15, 2022
Barracuda recognized as a finalist for 2022 CRN Tech Innovator Awards 

Barracuda recognized as a finalist for 2022 CRN Tech Innovator Awards 

We are excited to share that Barracuda has been recognized as a finalist for the 2022 CRN Tech Innovator Awards in two categories: Managed Detection and Response and Security Service Edge. With this achievement, we were recognized for Barracuda XDR,...

/ November 14, 2022
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New VMware patches available

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New VMware patches available

This week, VMware released three security patches for a critical authorization bypass vulnerability in the Workspace ONE Assist solution. The vulnerability could potentially allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and elevate their privileges within the system. The vulnerabilities are tracked as...

/ November 10, 2022
Hackers prey on holiday MFA fatigue

Hackers prey on holiday MFA fatigue

Multifactor authentication (MFA) is the gold standard in offices around the world. We all know the drill: you use your username (often, and inadvisably, your email address) and, perhaps, as the password, the name of your first dog and the...

/ November 8, 2022 / 5 Comments