Results for: ransomware
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...
Gone fishin’: Prime time for a cyberattack
With a seemingly sudden rash of successful ransomware attacks in recent months, it didn’t surprise some cybersecurity experts warning about the next cyberattack event. “When I first heard about the ransomware wave, I looked at the calendar and said `oh...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Patch for FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer Vulnerability
Threat Update A patch has been released by Fortinet for their FortiManager & FortiAnalyzer platforms. This critical patch resolves a Use After Free vulnerability (CWE-416) that allowed attackers to execute code as administrators on the targeted device. SKOUT recommends that...
IoT is exposing networks to cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Businesses that have been fortifying their computers against ransomware and other threats could be overlooking additional vulnerabilities within their ecosystem. While the office computers may be as secure as Fort Knox, IoT devices such as the copier, scanner, digital signage,...
Podcast: Colonial Pipeline hack and the Executive Order, Episode 7
In the previous episode of the SmarterMSP Podcast, Jason Howells of Barracuda MSP summarized the insights from Global MSP Day, which took place in May 2021. Jason detailed many interesting trends within the “Evolving Landscape of the MSP Business Report...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: SolarWinds Serv-U Zero-day Exploit
Threat Update SolarWinds, an IT management and remote monitoring software developer that fell victim to the Sunburst supply chain attack, has been exploited again. However, the Serv-U zero day exploit is limited to targeted customer impact according to Microsoft. A...
Prepare for the next cyberattack with a cybersecurity checklist
From the supply-chain attack at the beginning of the year, to the ransomware attack that took down a major pipeline in the United States, cyberattacks have been doing significant damage in recent times. Now, the latest supply-chain attack that some...
