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Modernization of healthcare IT creates major MSP opportunity
There’s not a lot of specifics available yet in terms of how a new alliance between Amazon, JP Morgan Chase, and Berkshire Hathaway will lead to reduce healthcare costs for their employees. The assumption is that all three companies will...
Ransomware’s growing impact on healthcare security and HIPAA compliance
Ransomware skyrocketed in 2016, with the FBI reporting an average of 4,000 ransomware attacks per day — a 300-percent increase since 2015. This has been especially bad news for healthcare organizations, which have been hit hard by this type of...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Black Basta ransomware surge
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued advisories in response to the widespread of Black Basta ransomware attacks. Review the recommendations detailed in this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to defend against ransomware attacks and extortion. What is the threat?...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: R programming vulnerability
A critical security flaw known as CVE-2024-27322 with a CVSS score of 8.8, has been discovered within the R programming language. Attackers can craft malicious RDS files or R packages that embed arbitrary R code. Barracuda MSP recommends reading this...
Forecasts are in: Managed cloud services market to rise
A market forecast report, published by Meticulous Research, shows the global managed cloud services market is projected to grow 14.2 percent on a compound annual basis to reach $247.5 billion in revenue by 2030. According to the report, much of...
Navigate the compliance maze to unlock MSP business growth
The cybersecurity compliance landscape continues to transform significantly as regulations get tighter and enforcement gets stricter. While businesses (and to be fair, MSPs) try to keep up, the MSP opportunity to win new business with compliance expertise and strategy is...
Spring-cleaning checklist for defending against ransomware
Just like your home, your cybersecurity practices could use a spring-cleaning. It’s a great time to “dust off” you and your customers’ devices and data to ensure best practices are followed. Afterall, there is no greater mess than trying to...
Ransomware 2024: The new battleground is your data, not just your files
Every year, cybercriminals devise new ways to steal credentials, access sensitive data, and disrupt business. In 2024, the most significant cybersecurity challenge may actually be overcoming a familiar threat: ransomware. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), ransomware activity was up...
The value of contextual data in cybersecurity
Contextual data has been a term circling the cybersecurity space for a while now. What exactly is contextual data, and how can managed service providers (MSPs) leverage it to make robust protection programs for clients? Contextualized data in cybersecurity refers...
Knowing your AI from your GenAI
For better or worse, artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic right now. However, two main forms of AI are being written and spoken about, and it’s essential to understand the difference between them. Note that you may find extra...
