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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)...
5 Levels of security operations center maturity
For MSPs that offer cybersecurity services, the security operations center (SOC) has emerged as a critical strategy for protecting client networks. While security software tools can help prevent some types of attacks, the SOC offers the threat detection, investigation and...
The real cost of a major email-borne attack
A new international study highlights the significant financial cost and disruption caused by an email-based security attack. Three-quarters (75%) of the organizations surveyed for the 2023 Email Trends Report say they have fallen victim to at least one successful email attack in...
Tech Time Warp: Cybersecurity Awareness Month turns 18
Cybersecurity is finally of age—as an awareness month, anyway. Oct. 1 marks the start of the 18th annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month organized by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA).
Ransomware headlines can protect you
Ransomware surged in 2021 and is showing no signs of slowing down in 2022 due to the continuing pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine. According to Barracuda Network’s research, attacks on corporations, including infrastructure, travel, financial services, and other businesses,...
Ask an MSP Expert: How email continuity can save an SMB customer
Q: I understand the purpose of email continuity, but what makes it so valuable that my MSP should offer it to our customers? Which types of SMB customers will need email continuity the most? Email continuity is a very valuable...
Smarter MSP’s top 12 posts of 2021
When reflecting on 2021, one thing is for certain: It was not a boring year. From new cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities identified, to a ramp in digital transformation projects for MSPs, not to mention a continued global pandemic, and much...
Will 2022 be the year of AI in cybersecurity?
A lot of the hype around AI has diminished over the past year as companies struggled to manage their increasingly remote workforces during the pandemic. AI didn’t go away in 2021; it just didn’t grab headlines like the splashy and...
MSPs must follow the data to find the money
Savvy managed service providers (MSPs) need to be paying more attention to where data is being processed and analyzed because the pendulum is definitely swinging once again. The bulk of enterprise IT organizations today are in the midst of some...
Why going ‘security-first’ is key
It’s a cyberthreat perfect storm. Today’s cyberthreat climate, coupled with businesses’ digital transformation and the increase in the remote workforce, makes taking a ‘security-first’ approach crucial for MSPs to be efficient and effective in managing and securing customers’ networks, data,...
