Category: Security
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New Fortinet vulnerability
Fortinet has released information concerning a FortiOS & FortiProxy Heap Buffer administrative interface vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3. The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute commands on the device and/or perform a denial-of-service (DoS) attack on the...
ChannelBuzz Podcast: The security journey for MSPs
Barracuda MSP’s director of product management discusses the security journey for managed service providers in 2022 and previews what’s to come this year in this edition of the podcast. The New Year’s Podcast Series continues as we sit down with...
The geographical IT salary is narrowing
One of the benefits of being a managed service provider (MSP) in a smaller market is that IT professional salaries, mainly due to the lower cost of living, tend to be lower than in places such as New York or...
Why updating cybersecurity awareness training is vital
Cybersecurity awareness training is the most potent weapon MSPs can use to defend against breaches and cybercriminals. However, it is essential to remember that the training is not a one-and-done proposition, it needs to be updated continuously, and the trainers need...
Barracuda featured on CRN’s 2023 Security 100 List
We’re excited to share that today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Barracuda to its annual Security 100 list for the seventh year in a row. Recognizing leading IT channel security leaders, the Security 100 list honorees bring...
Shift toward consuming cybersecurity-as-a-service accelerates
A survey of 250 IT and cybersecurity professionals at organizations that generate more than $100 million revenue suggests there is a lot more interest in buying cybersecurity than there is in building and maintaining cybersecurity platforms. Conducted by CITE Research...
Ransomware continues to impact schools
The city of Des Moines, Iowa, is accustomed to seeing its schools close in January, but the closings usually involve snow or ice, not a cyberattack. On January 10 and 11 of this year, however, Des Moines Public Schools were...
Java app migration to the cloud increases
A pair of surveys suggests that there will be an increase in migration of legacy Java applications, which have largely run in on-premises IT environments, into the cloud.
What else is on the horizon for MSPs in 2023?
We see many reports each year, but when a Google-owned entity puts out its thoughts, we tend to pay closer attention. Recently, Google subsidiary Mandiant released its 2023 cybersecurity threat report highlighting trends to keep an eye on in the...
Will ‘cloud repatriation’ hurt you?
Reports are starting to emerge that some organisations are bringing workloads from the cloud back to owned datacentres as the benefits of cloud computing they had hoped for have not been achieved. Many MSPs operate on a cloud basis –...
