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Businesses are desperate for cybersecurity offerings, and business owners often turn to you, the MSPs, for help. An MSP is the logical first choice to consult because you’re already handling the business’s IT. Unfortunately, the sophistication and growing number of cybersecurity threats mean that MSPs may not have the resources or expertise to stay current and offer their customers reliable and consistent security service. Organizational cybersecurity needs have grown multifaceted and vast. The move to cloud-first services opens the door […]

Organizations of all sizes face multiple cybersecurity challenges these days. Speaking recently at the Munich Security Conference, FBI director Christopher A. Wray said that the current threat environment is “more severe and more complex than ever before.” Not only have hacking tools grown more sophisticated, but they’re also easier to obtain. Additionally, artificial intelligence and the use of deep fakes make threat actors more convincing when using social engineering tactics, as reported by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Adding […]

Cybersecurity is no longer a “nice to have.” It’s a necessity for businesses of all sizes in all industries – whether or not they have a full-scale security team to implement and manage the program. However, setting up a cybersecurity program is significant work, and keeping up with best practices is challenging, even for large organizations. That’s why public cybersecurity frameworks have been developed.  Cybersecurity frameworks are sets of standards and processes that businesses use to implement and manage security […]

Last year, mergers and acquisitions reached their lowest level in a decade but are now picking up again, says a report by PwC. However, the down market, geopolitical factors, and the immense growth in the use of digital technologies mean the approach to M&A deals will look very different in 2024. And cybersecurity tops the list of factors that need to be revisited. The 2020 pandemic drove companies towards digital transformation. This trend, which became central to many business models, […]

The ‘mal’ in malware is short for malicious, so clearly you can’t have ‘good’ malware.

Or can you?

Avoiding public Wi-Fi while you are out and about is easier said than done.

Here are some simple precautions that can help.

Malware that’s already been identified and described in the media obviously can’t be “undetectable”, whatever the headlines say.

Companies that use managed services to close key skills gaps experience a 2.4x better “performance premium” than companies that use no managed services, according to a PwC survey of 2,000 companies. This premium includes both revenue growth and profit margin. A significant skills gap, that affects two-thirds of all companies, is the perennial cybersecurity labor shortage. According to the most recent ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, the world needs 4 million cybersecurity professionals to close this gap, even though the global […]

How hard can text-based scripts really be? The fact that we’ve had to split this article into two parts probably gives you a hint at the answer: very hard indeed.

How hard can text-based malware really be? The fact that we’ve had to split this article into two parts probably gives you a hint at the answer: very hard indeed.

Businesses looking for a cybersecurity solution might feel confused about the terms used to describe various offerings. Writers often (and mistakenly) utilize the terms MDR (managed detection and response) and MSSP (managed security service provider) interchangeably, adding to the confusion. Making matters worse, one provider’s MDR service doesn’t equal another — the same goes for MSSPs. Although MDR and MSSP are umbrella terms, the way each company provides each service differs.  Each type of provider has its benefits and downsides […]

We take a look at how cybercriminals go about scamming both purchasers and suppliers, and what you can do to protect yourself and your business.

Learn how cybercriminals get your server to do their dirty work for them through the use of webshells.

Effectively building, implementing, and operationalizing a cybersecurity strategy is no small feat, and often requires significant employee power and resources — resources that many businesses don’t have. The skills needed to develop and implement a security strategy are incredibly technical, and the security labor shortage has meant most talent is scooped up by large enterprises. That leaves many businesses with few options, including outsourcing security to a third party, delegating security tasks to IT, or skipping cybersecurity efforts altogether. While […]