Category: Security
Get ready for Scams Awareness Week 2021!
Scams Awareness Week is an annual national campaign by the Scams Awareness Network, a group of Australian and New Zealand government agencies with responsibility for consumer protection. This year, the theme is ‘Let’s talk scams’ and will take place from...
Tech Time Warp: SCA virus infects the Commodore Amiga
The Commodore Amiga offered many firsts to computer users of the mid-1980s: 256 kilobytes of RAM, a 256-color display, and preemptive multitasking, not to mention a splashy celebrity debut (Andy Warhol used the Amiga to create a portrait of Debbie...
Don’t give hackers a happy 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...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Ranzy Locker Ransomware Gaining Traction
Threat Update The FBI has warned that over 30 US-based companies have been hit by the Ranzy Locker ransomware by July this year. The alert, which was issued alongside CISA, notes that most of the victims were compromised by brute...
Podcast: How SOC-as-a-Service detects and prevents cyberattacks
In our previous episode of the SmarterMSP Podcast, Fleming Shi, Chief Technology Officer at Barracuda Networks, shared his insights on the best cybersecurity defense against ransomware attacks. In this latest episode, we continued the conversation with Jimmy Hatzell, discussing the...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New Malware Used to Deploy Qakbot and Cobalt Strike
Threat Update Threat actors have begun using a new malware loader named Squirrelwaffle to gain an initial foothold in target networks and drop malware, including Qakbot and Cobalt Strike, onto compromised systems and networks in recent campaigns. Technical Detail &...
Tech Time Warp: Ghostball virus haunts PC users in 1989
The story of the Ghostball virus is a worthwhile tale to revisit as Cybersecurity Awareness Month draws to a close on Halloween. As some PC users found out in October 1989, malware can be difficult to exorcise from your system....
2022 should see more spending on security
The annual State of IT report released by Spiceworks Ziff Davis, a global marketplace that connects technology buyers and sellers with the most actionable and precise intent data, shows that managed services spending is projected to increase in 2022. One specific...
Partner Spotlight: MSP improves efficiency with Barracuda RMM
Business Communication Systems of North Carolina (BCS of NC), based in New Bern, North Carolina, has been providing IT, security, voice and data cabling services, and phone installation to the local community since 1999. IT Director Tchitchu van Barneveld, now...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Google Chrome Releases Patches for Multiple Vulnerabilities
Threat Update Following the confirmation of four serious Chrome vulnerabilities this month, Google has revealed five new vulnerabilities with a rating of “High” as well as 11 other less severe flaws known to affect versions of Chrome prior to the...
