At least once in your life, you've been cyberpwned. Also, chances are that you know exactly what triggered the successful attack. Continue reading
News You Might’ve Missed. 05 – 02 Oct
What's new this week in the news for MSPs? Azure and Microsoft 365 services problems continuing; Google debuts Google Workspace for remote worktools integration; US Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issues Emotet warning; and COVID-19 clinical trials hit as ransomware targets medical software company. Continue reading
Best Ways to Respond to Cyberattacks on Your Business
If you run a small business (or even a large one), you probably spend a significant amount of time thinking about how to protect yourself from cyberattacks.
This is, of course, time well spent. You definitely need to understand ransomware attack scenarios, how phishing attacks work, and how to prevent social engineering attacks. Continue reading
News You Might’ve Missed. 28 Sep – 02 Oct
What's New This Week in the News for MSPs? AWS Outposts now includes Amazon S3 storage; Google Cloud set to expand in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; French shipping conglomerate CMA CGM S.A. hit by Ragnar Locker ransomware; United Health Services hit by ransomware taking them offline; Exorcist 2.0 ransomware pushed by fake software sites; Arthur J. Gallagher insurance group hit by ransomware; and new technique used in phishing campaign targeting corporate Microsoft Office 365 accounts. Continue reading
News You Might’ve Missed. 21 – 25 Sep
What's new this week in the news for MSPs?
Microsoft extends Azure Arc's hybrid cloud abilities; Google adds Anaplan's business planning tools to its cloud offerings; US DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency issues warning on LokiBot malware; IPG Photonics Corp. hit by ransomware attack; and QNAP NAS devices target of AgeLocker ransomware attacks. Let's see what it's all about. Continue reading
News You Might’ve Missed. 14 – 18 Sep
What's new this week in the news for MSPs? Peculiar Linux malware targeting VoIP switches; universities under new ransomware attacks; SunCrypt ransomware hits University Hospital in NJ; Google Advanced Protection users now get scans for malicious files; and Equinix hit by NetWalker ransomware Let's see what it's all about. Continue reading
News You Might’ve Missed. 07 – 11 Sep
What's new this week in the news for MSPs?
Confidential computing forKubernetes workloads expanded by Google; DOD says JEDI still to go to Microsoft; AWS leads again in latest Gartner report; 186,000 customer records stolen from Australian state government agency; Cygilant suffers NetWalker ransomware attack; and Connecticut school openings impacted by ransomware attack. Continue reading
News You Might’ve Missed. 31 Aug – 04 Sep
What's new this week in the news for MSPs?
Azure Spring Cloud launched by Microsoft; AWS debuts Rust language Bottlerocket for Linux containers; Emotet new Red Dawn malware dangerous, say researchers; New Qbot trojan launches Microsoft Outlook threads; and Tesla cybersecurity ransomware attack prevented. Let's see what it's all about. Continue reading
Every Month Is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October is known as National Cybersecurity Month in the US. Due to the accelerated growth of cybersecurity risks, this sounds appropriate for end or home users but, at the same time, the situation is equally dangerous for any knowledgeable managed IT provider. Continue reading
Starting a New IT Department from Scratch: Where to Begin
Starting an IT department from scratch may not seem like a common occurrence these days. But it happens. You may find yourself hired as an IT engineer for a small company that has no formal IT department in place, leaving it up to you to create one. Or, you may join a company that previously used a third-party IT provider or MSP, but has now decided to migrate to an internal IT strategy. Continue reading
News You Might’ve Missed. 24 – 28 Aug
What’s new this week in the news for MSPs? New tools for developers from Github co-founder; IBM doubles 27-qubit Falcon chip quantum volume; hurricane season checklist for MSPs; US passes Cyber Storm test, says CISA; Freepik suffers a data breach, losing 8.3m records to hackers; and Flash to reach the end of life in December 2020. Continue reading
News You Might’ve Missed. 17 – 21 Aug
What's new this week in the news for MSPs?
New AI tools coming from AWS; Carnival has customer data stolen in a ransomware attack; Russian malware Drovorub aimed at federal Linux-based defense systems; Satan DDoS now scans and infects Linux systems; TeamTNT’s crypto-mining worm steals AWS credentials from Docker systems, and cybercriminals arming phishing emails with macro codes that launch KONNI to grab data and more. Continue reading