Results for: ransomware
Podcast: How SOC-as-a-Service detects and prevents cyberattacks
In our previous episode of the SmarterMSP Podcast, Fleming Shi, Chief Technology Officer at Barracuda Networks, shared his insights on the best cybersecurity defense against ransomware attacks. In this latest episode, we continued the conversation with Jimmy Hatzell, discussing the...
2022 should see more spending on security
The annual State of IT report released by Spiceworks Ziff Davis, a global marketplace that connects technology buyers and sellers with the most actionable and precise intent data, shows that managed services spending is projected to increase in 2022. One specific...
Mobile malware poses risks and opportunities for MSPs
With the pandemic scrambling workforces, reliance on mobile devices for routine work has increased. This is creating some cybersecurity concerns and statistics illustrating the hold that mobile devices have on workplaces are startling. For example, in the United Kingdom, 60 percent of...
Why MSPs choose Barracuda XDR
As cyberthreats continue to get more invasive and damaging, managed service providers (MSPs) and their clients are searching for better ways to protect and defend against them. One of the most effective and popular solutions in the market today is...
MSPs need to keep an eye on “soft targets”
I talk to MSP owners weekly about cybersecurity trends in the industry and which trends are the most troubling. By far, what I hear about most in 2021 is ransomware. And the statistics bear out the fear of ransomware hitting...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Malicious Word Files Disguised as Windows 11 Documentation
Threat Update Security researchers have discovered recent attempts by threat actors to infect machines with malicious Word documents containing VBA macros and JavaScript to plant a backdoor and create persistence. These Word documents are disguised as documentation or information related...
Tech Time Warp: Happy birthday to the Computer Misuse Act
Happy 31st birthday to the British Computer Misuse Act (CMA), which went into effect Aug. 29, 1990, as one of the first cybercrime laws on the books. Although the CMA has undergone several revisions, many cybersecurity experts believe it’s desperately...
Ask an MSP Expert: How can an RMM tool grow my MSP business?
A remote monitoring and management (RMM) tool gives managed services providers (MSPs) the ability to monitor clients’ IT and troubleshoot and repair a range of issues without a trip to their offices or facilities. There’s no doubt an RMM tool...
What schools and MSPs need to be doing NOW
School buses are beginning to rumble down roadways, lunches are being packed, and playgrounds are bustling with children at play. Yes, schools are back in session. After a year of on-campus instruction essentially lost to the pandemic, the 2021-2022 school...
Hosted desktops to the rescue
It seems that most countries, when it comes to the pandemic, have moved from a contain and manage to more of a ‘how do we live alongside the problem?’ approach. At the moment, many discussions are looking at whether employees...
