Attackers use portable executables of remote management software to great effect
Tricking users at targeted organizations into installing legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) software has become a familiar pattern employed by financially …
Rackspace Hosted Exchange outage was caused by ransomware
Rackspace has finally confirmed the cause of the ongoing outage of its Hosted Exchange service: it’s ransomware. “As you know, on Friday, December 2nd, 2022, we …
Rackspace Hosted Exchange service outage caused by security incident
Cloud computing company Rackspace has suffered a security breach that has resulted in a still ongoing outage of their Hosted Exchange environment. “In order to best …
ConnectWise backup solutions open to RCE, patch ASAP!
ConnectWise has fixed a critical vulnerability in ConnectWise Recover and R1Soft Server Backup Manager that could allow attackers to achieve remote code exection (RCE) or …
MSPs and cybersecurity: The time for turning a blind eye is over
Results of a Vade report highlight the prevalence of Managed Service Providers (MSPs), with 96% of organizations either currently outsourcing at least some of their needs to …
High-risk ConnectWise Automate vulnerability fixed, admins urged to patch ASAP
ConnectWise has fixed a vulnerability in ConnectWise Automate, a popular remote monitoring and management tool, which could allow attackers to compromise confidential data or …
How tool sprawl is becoming a common issue for SMEs
JumpCloud announced the findings from its Q2 2022 SME IT Trends Report, revealing that while IT teams are successfully managing hybrid-remote work, they are still burdened …
Security leaders relying more heavily on MSPs amid talent crunch
The cyber skills gap is driving a significant increase in reliance on external managed service providers, according to the Neustar International Security Council (NISC). 89% …
Hybrid cloud solutions are the long-term target for most companies
A Hornetsecurity hybrid cloud adoption survey of 900+ IT professionals primarily based in North America and Europe found that 93% of businesses are adopting a hybrid of cloud …
Veeam fixes critical RCEs in backup solution (CVE-2022-26500, CVE-2022-26501)
Veeam Software has patched two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-26500, CVE-2022-26501) affecting its popular Veeam Backup & Replication solution, which could be …
MSPs see cybersecurity as both a challenge and an opportunity
Kaseya announced the results of its survey which includes data about the priorities, challenges and predictions of more than 1,200 MSPs across the globe. “With COVID-19 …
How businesses benefited from cloud transformation
Aptum released a report which explores the deployment of workloads on different cloud infrastructures and examines the decision-making process behind their placement. The …