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Ask an MSP Expert: How can pentesting add value to an MSP security service offering?
In today’s cybersecurity landscape, many MSPs are looking to add penetration testing (pentesting) to their service offering. Pentesting is a simulated cyberattack on a system, network, or application to find vulnerabilities before real hackers can exploit them. It helps organizations...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Zero-click flaw in Synology NAS devices
Synology, network-attached storage (NAS) maker, addressed critical security vulnerability, CVE-2024-10443, which impacts their DiskStation and BeePhotos applications. This is an unauthenticated vulnerability that can allow attackers to obtain root-level code execution on Synology NAS devices. Review the details in this...
Beyond phishing: How cybercriminals target SMBs vs. enterprises
Security-focused managed service providers (MSPs) know that small to midsize businesses (SMBs) often take a more cavalier approach to cybersecurity than larger organizations. They often believe that because they are small and less well-known, they’re less likely to draw the...
Beyond patches and firewalls: Advanced strategies for cyberthreat defense
Threat mitigation is to managed service providers (MSPs) what preventative medicine is to doctors. In other words, threat mitigation is the first line – and often least expensive – defense against cybercriminals. Of course, some of the basic steps include...
Cybercriminals impersonate OpenAI in large-scale phishing attack
Since the launch of ChatGPT, OpenAI has sparked significant interest among both businesses and cybercriminals. While companies are increasingly concerned about whether their existing cybersecurity measures can adequately defend against threats curated with generative AI tools, attackers are finding new...
How MSPs can improve threat detection and response with XDR
According to a Barracuda report, 62 percent of IT professionals surveyed believe cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated and complex. This concern is mainly because traditional security measures often fail to address multifaceted threats in today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape. Furthermore,...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: SonicWall VPN vulnerability
Fog and Akira ransomware operators are exploiting a critical SonicWall SSL VPN vulnerability, CVE-2024-40766, to breach corporate networks. Continue reading this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to learn the tactics these groups are using and how you can reduce the risk of...
The future is now: AI-driven innovation in Barracuda XDR
The rapid proliferation of cyberthreats is forcing the cybersecurity industry to rethink defenses. Innovative, AI-powered security solutions are urgently needed to protect against evolving attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and sophisticated and potentially business-crippling AI-enabled threats. Barracuda Managed XDR is...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical Ivanti CSA flaw actively exploited
Three Ivanti Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) vulnerabilities are being exploited and weaponized in the wild. Read this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to learn how you can mitigate your risk of being targeted. What is the threat? The Ivanti CSA vulnerabilities, catalogued...
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October 1 marks the start of the annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CAM), which is a collaborative effort to raise awareness of cybersecurity and safe online practices. Each October, governments, public sector agencies, and private sector partners organize events and media campaigns...
