Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are addressing the changing needs of IT and their customers by becoming Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs). How easy is this transition, and what should both the MSPs and their client base keep in mind? There are a multitude...
CASE STUDY: A technology services provider in the financial sector had been using another MSSP to add security monitoring to the services they offer their clients, but they were having some struggles. Since many MSSPs rebrand the SIEM tools they use, they...
There have been a number of serious data breaches due to misconfigured servers that leave the information publicly exposed. A medical practice’s database server breached over 40,000 patient and staff records, and was only discovered by a cyber risk firm who was...
One of the reasons cybercrime is so prevelant is that you don’t actually have to be a skilled hacker any more. There is a whole black market of denial-of-service attacks, ransomware, and exploit kits for sale – with an hour long DDoS attack starting at...
Organizations that handle healthcare data need to understand the risks, requirements, and ramifications in order to make prudent decisions on how best to protect it. Let’s start with the risks. HIMSS published their 2018 healthcare survey and found that most...
A 2017 Ponemon study confirmed that Small-Medium Businesses (SMBs) are key targets for cyber breaches, mainly due to employee error that allows in malware and ransomware. What is even more alarming is that the damages are now averaging over $1M, a price few SMBs can...
