Category: Security
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...
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...
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...
Ask an MSP Expert: How can an RMM tool grow my MSP business?
A remote monitoring and management (RMM) tool gives managed services providers (MSPs) the ability to monitor clients’ IT and troubleshoot and repair a range of issues without a trip to their offices or facilities. There’s no doubt an RMM tool...
Tech Time Warp: The One-Two-Three Viral Punch of August 2003
August qualifies as the dog days of summer. It’s a good time to take it easy and use some PTO. But that’s not something the network administrators of 2003 could do, thanks to an onslaught of viruses. August 2003 brought...
What schools and MSPs need to be doing NOW
School buses are beginning to rumble down roadways, lunches are being packed, and playgrounds are bustling with children at play. Yes, schools are back in session. After a year of on-campus instruction essentially lost to the pandemic, the 2021-2022 school...
Barracuda innovates with new updates to RMM platform
Leveraging the right remote monitoring and management tool (RMM) has become a critical part of many leading MSPs’ efforts to bolster their cybersecurity offering. Barracuda recently enhanced its already robust, security-centric Barracuda RMM with its latest release, which offers MSPs...
Security awareness training can save businesses from ransomware
As businesses continue to suffer millions in losses from ransomware and other hacks, experts have repeatedly pointed to security awareness training as one of the most effective – and cheapest – tools for an MSP to wield against these types...
Podcast: How MSPs can protect against ransomware attacks, Episode 8
In the newest episode of the SmarterMSP Podcast, our hosts sat down with Fleming Shi, Chief Technology Officer at Barracuda Networks, to advise how MSPs can best establish a cybersecurity defense against ransomware attacks. You might remember that in our...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Cisco Releases Patches for Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Threat Update Cisco has provided fixes for multiple security vulnerabilities varying from medium to critical severity, which an unauthenticated attacker could exploit. Cisco Small Business RV340, RV340W, RV345, RV345P Dual WAN Gigabit, RV160, RV160W, RV260, RV260P, and RV260W VPN routers...
