Category: Security
The role of MSPs in food supply chain cybersecurity
Food and cybersecurity seem like very different topics. When we think of our favorite potato chips or steaks to sizzle on the grill, ransomware isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. However, the food supply chain is under increasing...
A SOC’s view on 2024 cybersecurity trends
In the world of cybersecurity, threats are constantly evolving. Therefore, by throwing a spotlight on 2024 cyber trends, while considering what occurred in 2023, we can adapt our defenses and anticipate new emerging threats. Artificial intelligence (AI) will play a...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: ConnectWise critical vulnerabilities
This blog has been updated with the latest information on how Barracuda XDR has implemented detection mechanisms to help mitigate the two ConnectWise vulnerabilities. Two critical vulnerabilities have been discovered with ConnectWise ScreenConnect’s on-premises instances. These vulnerabilities could result in...
Five ways cybercriminals use AI to wreak havoc
It seems that each time there is a new technology advancement, criminals quickly cut to the front of the line when it comes to dreaming up new applications. That is the case with generative artificial intelligence (AI), which has been...
Quantum hasn’t taken a quantum leap – yet
While artificial intelligence (AI) has been sucking all the oxygen out of the room when it comes to IT discussion and hype, another change is on the horizon. It may be just as consequential, and managed service providers (MSPs) would...
Peak performance: SASE ski adventures in Tirol, Austria
The heartbeat gets faster. One quick decision influences the next move. Thinking rapidly … you feel cold, but you may also be sweating. Actually, you can’t differentiate. This is what it may feel like when you are an IT Admin,...
MSPs have an opportunity to change the cybersecurity game
For as long as anyone can remember, cybersecurity has been a game of whac-a-mole where resources are hopefully marshaled in time to thwart a threat either before damage is inflicted or, at the very least, as quickly as possible once...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Active exploitation of Microsoft vulnerability
Microsoft announced that a recently disclosed security flaw had been exploited just one day after it released fixes for the vulnerability. CVE-2024-21410, an Exchange Server vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.8, allows threat actors to escalate privileges of the...
XDR round-up 2023: High-severity threats on the rise, peak during holidays
In 2023, Barracuda XDR, including its team of SOC analysts on 24-hour watch, cut through nearly two trillion (1,640 billion) IT events to isolate tens of thousands of potentially high-risk security threats. Security researchers have analyzed the most prevalent XDR detections...
Cybersecurity priorities for MSPs to focus on this year
Many organizations conduct surveys every year about the evolving threats and cybersecurity concerns that enterprises are faced with. Info-Tech Research Group’s report is a must-read for all security stakeholders, chief information security officers (CISOs), and managed service providers (MSPs). Some...
