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SMBs need to invest in cybersecurity
A raft of recent reports highlight the threat SMBs face from ransomware and other lurking cyber dangers. Much of the attention has been focused on critical infrastructure: dams, power plants, utilities, and election systems. But for SMBs, essential infrastructure backbones...
Business leaders gain cybersecurity perspective
Convincing business executives even in the best of times that they need to invest more in cybersecurity has always been challenging. A survey of 722 C-level executives conducted by PwC, however, suggests the times are finally changing.
Threat predictions for 2023 from Barracuda’s security frontline
Predicting the future is hard, but you can anticipate what is likely to happen by looking at prevalent and emerging trends from the past year. As part of our 2023 threat forecast, Barracuda turned to the professionals on the security...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New VMware patches available
This week, VMware released three security patches for a critical authorization bypass vulnerability in the Workspace ONE Assist solution. The vulnerability could potentially allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and elevate their privileges within the system. The vulnerabilities are tracked as...
6 Cybersecurity conversation starters
For MSPs and VARs trying to expand the reach of their services with existing clients, initiating a cybersecurity conversation around the need for solutions and services can be challenging. This is often because clients believe that their cybersecurity needs are...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: ConnectWise critical security release
A critical vulnerability was discovered within the ConnectWise Recover and R1Soft Server Backup Manager. The vulnerability is described by ConnectWise as “improper neutralization of special elements in output used by a downstream component”. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability would allow...
New report validates need for a centralized approach to education cybersecurity
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO) has released a report showing that schools remain vulnerable to cyberattacks. “Kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) schools have reported significant educational impact due to cybersecurity incidents, such as ransomware attacks. Cyberattacks can also...
Defending government and education organizations against cyberthreats
Every organization and individual is a potential target for cyberattacks, but the SLED (state, local, and education) market faces heightened risk. State and local government agencies and educational institutions are high-profile targets with tons of sensitive data and typically very...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Fortinet vulnerability CVE-2022-40684
Fortinet has identified a critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-40684. Upon a successful exploitation, a threat actor can remotely log into devices with FortiGate firewalls or FortiProxy web proxies using an authentication bypass on the administrative interface. Barracuda MSP recommends customers...
Ride-sharing app Uber hacked via social engineering scheme
Last month, the popular ride-sharing app Uber announced a cybersecurity incident that affected a variety of company accounts. The breach reportedly originated within Uber’s internal Slack communication channel after a hacker tricked an employee into sharing their login credentials. Those...
