Category: Security

Cybersecurity implications of PIPL

Cybersecurity implications of PIPL

Idyllic fields of corn and soybeans spread out in all directions from a small midwestern manufacturing campus. Tucked within a town of around 20,000 people, the facility seems worlds away. But a recent data breach on the company’s servers illustrates...

/ September 22, 2021
MSPs need to keep an eye on “soft targets”

MSPs need to keep an eye on “soft targets”

I talk to MSP owners weekly about cybersecurity trends in the industry and which trends are the most troubling. By far, what I hear about most in 2021 is ransomware. And the statistics bear out the fear of ransomware hitting...

/ September 15, 2021 / 3 Comments
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Malicious Word Files Disguised as Windows 11 Documentation

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Malicious Word Files Disguised as Windows 11 Documentation

Threat Update Security researchers have discovered recent attempts by threat actors to infect machines with malicious Word documents containing VBA macros and JavaScript to plant a backdoor and create persistence. These Word documents are disguised as documentation or information related...

/ September 14, 2021
The PT BUZZ Podcast: Tips for ransomware protection

The PT BUZZ Podcast: Tips for ransomware protection

PT Services is excited to kick off a new podcast series called the PT Buzz. Over the next few months, we’ll be checking in with different subject matter experts from Barracuda MSP, as we take a deeper dive into issues...

/ September 13, 2021 / 1 Comment
Cybersecurity dangers when a business closes

Cybersecurity dangers when a business closes

Most MSPs are banking on their clients staying in business and hoping for a long, fruitful partnership based on delivered value and shared needs. But businesses do fail, and lurking within the ruins of a wrecked business are cybersecurity dangers...

/ September 8, 2021 / 1 Comment
Cybersecurity threat advisory: Lockbit ransomware on the rise

Cybersecurity threat advisory: Lockbit ransomware on the rise

Global consulting firm Accenture was recently hit by a ransomware attack that was allegedly carried by the ransomware group, LockBit. In response, SKOUT Managed XDR (now a Barracuda offering) has updated their threat intelligence to include key indicators of compromised...

/ September 7, 2021 / 2 Comments
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Atlassian Confluence Critical Vulnerability

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Atlassian Confluence Critical Vulnerability

Threat Update The Australian company Atlassian’s public bug bounty program has discovered a critical vulnerability in Confluence, a corporate web-based wiki developed by Atlassian. Confluence is used and trusted by companies worldwide to host internal Wiki sites that employees can...

/ September 3, 2021
The cybersecurity dangers of isolation

The cybersecurity dangers of isolation

One of the biggest cybersecurity dangers of the past year hasn’t been necessarily lurking in a bad attachment. It’s another type of attachment that is causing problems: the lack of attachment. “Before the pandemic, I’d have lunch once a month...

/ September 1, 2021 / 1 Comment
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Microsoft Power Apps Expose 38 Million Records of Data

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Microsoft Power Apps Expose 38 Million Records of Data

Threat Update Recent reports indicate that a Microsoft Power Apps misconfiguration may lead to exposure of extremely sensitive data to public sources. SKOUT recommends reviewing your configuration of your Microsoft Power Apps, and performing the Portal Checker diagnostic provided by...

/ August 27, 2021
The new type of ransomware: Fake ransomware

The new type of ransomware: Fake ransomware

According to ThreatPost, ransomware has seen a significant uptick so far in 2021, with global attack volume increasing by 151 percent for the first six months of the year as compared to the first half of 2020. Businesses owners are...

/ August 25, 2021 / 2 Comments