Category: Security
Hybrid clouds spark need for managed platform engineering services
The latest public cloud services market report from International Data Corp. (IDC) finds that revenue grew 23 percent year over year to reach $545.8 billion in 2022. The bulk of those revenues were generated by software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms (45 percent),...
The state of healthcare cybersecurity insights shared in a new report
Europe, in general, has been ahead of the United States when it comes to cybersecurity regulation at the governmental level, such as healthcare cybersecurity. Still, regarding industry-specific cybersecurity protocols, the record is more mixed, with some industries ahead of the...
The Automation Advantage: Driving success for your MSP business
Throughout the past year, I’ve emphasized the significant role automation will play in redefining managed service providers (MSPs) and their business models. Considering these imminent changes, the recurring question I encounter in our industry is, “What should I do now?”...
Critical Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability
The latest cybersecurity threat advisory highlights vulnerabilities affecting Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018, 2021, and 2023, which are actively being exploited by threat actors in the wild. A successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution and security feature bypass. Barracuda...
Barracuda named CRN Tech Innovator finalist in two categories
Today, Barracuda Networks is being recognized as a finalist for the 2023 CRN Tech Innovator Awards in two categories: Managed Detection and Response and Network Security – SMB. These two awards recognize Barracuda XDR, an extended detection and response (XDR)...
Critical vulnerabilities found in Fortinet and SonicWall products
In this cybersecurity threat advisory, Fortinet and SonicWall both advised of vulnerabilities found in their products. Fortinet shared that FortiOS and FortiProxy has a critical vulnerability where successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows an attacker to perform remote arbitrary code...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New malware campaign targets banking institutions
A sophisticated malware campaign known as “Toitoin” is targeting banking firms in Latin America. The campaign employs evasive techniques, including the use of custom-built modules, encryption methods, and hosting malware on Amazon EC2 instances to evade detection. It is crucial...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical VMware Aria Operations vulnerabilities
Two vulnerabilities were discovered in older versions of VMware Aria Operations for Networks and VMware Aria Operations for Logs. The vulnerabilities allow bad actors to perform remote code execution as the root user. Remote code execution can lead to system...
Threat Spotlight: Extortion attacks
Extortion attacks, which are an increasingly common form of email scams, threaten the victim with compromising information, such as an embarrassing photo, and request payment in a cryptocurrency to prevent the information from being released. Attackers often purchase victims’ login...
Lack of cloud expertise creates gaps for MSPs to fill
A survey of more than 900 technologists and leaders in the United States, Europe, Australia, and India conducted by Pluralsight, a provider of an online platform for learning IT skills, finds that nearly two-thirds of respondents (65 percent) are working...
