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Summer break for schools means homework for MSPs
Campuses are quiet, school buses gather dust in maintenance garages, and students visit swimming holes and flip burgers. But while teachers and students can soak in the solace of summer vacation, hackers are not taking a break. School networks are...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Recent Security Updates for SAP
Threat Update Critical security updates for Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader have recently been released for both Mac OS and Windows. These updates are extremely important, as they could lead to potential machine and network compromise. SKOUT recommends applying the...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Recent Security Updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader
Threat Update Critical security updates for many Adobe products have recently been released for both Mac OS and Windows. These updates are extremely important as they could lead to potential machine and network compromise. The most popular Adobe products, Acrobat...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical Zero-Day in HPE SIM Patched
Threat Update An extremely critical zero-day vulnerability has been found in Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Systems Insight Manager for Windows. This exploit allows attackers to remotely execute code without being authenticated to the software. SKOUT recommends that companies apply the latest...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Increase in Activity from Sophisticated Threat Actors
Threat Update A large increase of activity has been seen from malicious threat actors. Many different vectors have been combined to facilitate targeted and widespread attacks. Considering the technical difficulty of these methods, these attackers are highly sophisticated, and organizations...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Malicious Call Centers Spreading BazarLoader Malware
Threat Update Security researchers have released their latest findings on BazarLoader, malware that provides backdoor access to an infected Windows host. Threat actors will use this malware to infect and infiltrate a victim’s system, send follow-up malware and exploit other...
Colonial Pipeline hack highlights vulnerabilities
We’ve been warning about the dangers of ransomware for years now on Smarter MSP, and this past week the threat hit home for millions of Americans in the form of fuel shortages and higher prices at the gas pump. While...
How will the new Executive Order implementing ZTNA impact MSPs
Following the Colonial Pipeline attack, one of the most impactful ransomware attacks to-date, the United States government issued an Executive Order which detailed a course of actions aiming to improve the government’s cybersecurity standards, specifically with zero-trust (ZTNA) security. The...
Barracuda delivers strong growth in cloud email security
We’re pleased to share some exciting milestones from our email protection business, which was accelerated by increased Office 365 adoption and higher demand for Barracuda Sentinel. “We continued to see great momentum across our email protection solutions last fiscal year,” said Don...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical Flaws in SD-WAN vManage and HyperFlex Fixed by Cisco
Threat Update Cisco has released patches to address flaws in their SD-WAN vManage and HyperFlex HX software that could allow unauthenticated users create admin accounts as a root user. Threat actors could utilize these flaws, if unpatched, to gain access...
