Tag: MFA

phishing
An MSP’s guide to keeping up with phishing

An MSP’s guide to keeping up with phishing

Phishing has long been a primary tool in the hacker’s arsenal, but like military weapons, their tactics evolve. A phishing attempt in 2025 looks different from those in 2015, 2020, or even last year. Therefore, managed service providers (MSPs) must...

/ June 10, 2025
The MSP’s guide to creating a zero trust atmosphere

The MSP’s guide to creating a zero trust atmosphere

Zero trust in the workplace is typically a bad thing, fostering a culture of distrust and snitching. However, for managed service providers (MSPs), it is a good thing, at least when it comes to cybersecurity. Experts in the field say...

/ May 27, 2025
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical RCE flaw in Apache Roller blog server

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical RCE flaw in Apache Roller blog server

Researchers have discovered a critical session management vulnerability within Apache Roller. It is being tracked as CVE-2025-24859 and has been assigned the maximum CVSS score of 10.0. Review the details in this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to mitigate your risks. What...

/ April 17, 2025
Key strategies for MSPs to improve IoT security

Key strategies for MSPs to improve IoT security

As the number of connected devices continues to rise— with the International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasting over 55 billion by 2025—managed service providers (MSPs) are facing increasing challenges to deliver security at scale. In October, SmarterMSP.com posted an article about...

/ December 17, 2024
holiday email scams
’Tis the season to avoid holiday email scams

’Tis the season to avoid holiday email scams

Beware of common holiday email scams. As the holidays approach, businesses are busier than ever, and cybercriminals know it. Along with cheer, joy, and giving, the holidays also bring an unfortunate surge in cyber scams. As businesses tackle everything from...

/ December 9, 2024 / 1 Comment
biometrics
Enhance security services with biometrics

Enhance security services with biometrics

Biometrics is exploding in popularity as a security tool with research indicating that 81 percent of consumers consider biometrics a more secure method of identity verification than traditional methods. Illustrating the embrace of this technology is the global biometric authentication...

/ November 18, 2024
AI BEC
The rise of AI-based BEC attacks

The rise of AI-based BEC attacks

Cybercriminals are quickly latching on to new technology and strategies to improve the success rates of their social engineering-based email attacks. In the latest Barracuda Email Threats and Trends report, the company found that although traditional email scams like phishing are...

/ November 14, 2024
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Okta username flaw

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Okta username flaw

Researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability in Okta which allows an user to authenticate to an account with a username longer than 52 characters without multi-factor authentication (MFA) enabled. Read this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to learn how this may impact...

/ November 7, 2024
Tips to help your customers master the art of online safety

Tips to help your customers master the art of online safety

Strong cybersecurity awareness should be a priority every day, but October serves as a great reminder for all of us to stay vigilant. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Alliance (CISA) recommends the following simple yet powerful tips to boost online...

/ October 24, 2024
QR code phishing
Threat Spotlight: The evolving use of QR codes in phishing attacks

Threat Spotlight: The evolving use of QR codes in phishing attacks

QR code phishing, also known as quishing, is a type of social engineering attack. Cybercriminals try to trick victims into using the camera on their mobile phone to scan a QR code that goes to a malicious website to steal sensitive...

/ October 22, 2024