Category: Security
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...
How to help your clients comply with new Google and Yahoo email requirements
When it comes to email security, most of the focus is on what happens when a malicious email is received. Optimally, a multi-layered approach will help filter out phishing emails and other attacks via technology and user training. But some...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New Ivanti vulnerability
Ivanti has warned customers of a new security flaw that could allow attackers to bypass authentication. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-22024, has received a CVSS score of 8.3. Read this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to learn the significant risk this threat poses to...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical vulnerability in FortiOS
Fortinet has disclosed a critical vulnerability affecting FortiOS, the operating system that runs on Fortigate SSL VPNs. The vulnerability known as CVE-2024-21762, received a CVSS score of 9.6. Please review the following recommendations in this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to mitigate...
Report reveals cloud optimization opportunity for MSPs
Despite rising concerns about the cost of cloud computing, a new report finds more than half of organizations do not make use of Saving Plans or Reserved Instances. These plans, available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud, make it...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Patches for critical vulnerabilities
Security patches were recently released from various vendors including Cisco, Fortinet, and VMware. Read this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory as it shares the impact of each of the vulnerabilities and how to mitigate the risks they pose. What is the threat?...
Zen and the art of cyber defense maintenance
In my previous article, I looked at how, like a motorcyclist, security providers and managed service providers (MSPs) can employ the SIPDE methodology as part of their ongoing cybersecurity services. In this piece, I am taking a look at the parallels between motorcycle...
Threat Spotlight: How attackers are targeting your web applications right now
The number of attacks targeting web applications and application programming interfaces (APIs) has increased significantly. Barracuda mitigated more than 18 billion attacks against applications during 2023, including 1.716 billion in December alone. Web applications are computer programs that are accessed...
Cybersecurity economics to increasingly favor MSPs
As the economics of cybersecurity continue to evolve, the number of organizations that can effectively manage cybersecurity on their own will continue to decrease. A survey of 1,917 IT security practitioners conducted by Ponemon Institute finds only 43 percent claimed...
Barracuda’s CRN Channel Chiefs on empathy and supporting partners
Yesterday The Channel Company announced its 2024 CRN Channel Chiefs list. Every year, this list honors the IT channel executives who work tirelessly to advance the channel agenda and develop channel strategies that make partners successful. The 2024 CRN Channel Chiefs were selected by the...
