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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities
Citrix has identified two critical vulnerabilities in its NetScaler products, including NetScaler Console, NetScaler SVM, and NetScaler Agent. These vulnerabilities can allow unauthorized access to sensitive data and lead to denial of service (DoS) attacks. Read this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Emergence of Eldorado RaaS
A new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), known as Eldorado, recently emerged, introducing locker variants for both VMware ESXi and Windows systems. Eldorado has rapidly demonstrated its ability to inflict severe damage on victims’ data, reputation, and business continuity. Review this Cybersecurity Threat...
Tales from the security operations center (SOC)
With the frequency and variety of cyberattacks increasing daily, the need for comprehensive security measures has never been more critical. For analysts staffing a security operations center (SOC) for a global extended detection and response (XDR) service, each day brings...
How MSPs can help clients build a human firewall
As cybercriminals step up their attacks, aided by AI and other technologies, it’s critical for managed service providers (MSPs) and their clients to reinforce cybersecurity awareness efforts among their employees to create a human firewall. According to the World Economic...
Should America’s cyber defense agency’s priorities also be yours?
In February, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced its 2024 priorities for the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC). This group, composed of government and industry entities, was formed in 2021 and is tasked with gathering, analyzing, and sharing actionable...
Staying cyber safe with CISA this summer
As sure as fireflies and fireworks mean summer, so do Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warnings and alerts. With parents shuttling kids to day camps, pool parties, and Disney World, summer is a prime time for cybercriminals to make...
5 Ways cybercriminals are using AI: Access and credential theft
Threat actors have embraced artificial intelligence (AI) for phishing, deepfakes, malware generation, content localization, and more. This week we’re looking at how they’re using it for credential theft to gain access to high-value networks. Stolen credentials are a goldmine for cybercriminals, especially if the...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Foxit PDF Reader vulnerability
A critical Foxit PDF Reader vulnerability are generating unusual pattern of behaviors. This exploit triggers security warnings designed to deceive users to execute harmful commands. Read this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to learn recommendations to minimize your risks. What is the...
Commemorating the MSP community on Global MSP Day 2024
The managed service provider (MSP) community is gearing up for the seventh annual Global MSP Day 2024 on June 6! This day is dedicated to you, the MSPs, to acknowledge your unwavering commitment and resilience to your customers. SmarterMSP.com connected...
Why cybersecurity insurance is essential for MSPs today
The daily stories about breaches, hacks, and ransomware have continued unabated in 2024. But how much of the damage wrought by cybercriminals is protected by cybersecurity insurance? Network Assured has compiled some startling statistics, including: The global cybersecurity market was...