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Cyber Incident Analysis: Layered Security in Action

March, 2020 — We recently had a Malicious Operation (Malop) pop up for one of our MSP Partners' small business clients and it turned out to be a true hit, with malicious PowerShell on a couple of hosts with RDP (port 3389) open to the internet. Our Malware Prevention thankfully blocked the malicious payloads, but something was still going on that needed to be tracked down and remediated. 

Posted on March 17, 2020

The 20 Guest Blog: Creating an Advanced Cybersecurity Package for MSP Clients

Security services are a great way to protect MSP clients, but should they be optional?

Posted on January 03, 2020

Cyber Defense Roster: Your key players in the fight against cyberattacks

Cyber criminals have no off season, neither should your security. Here’s a lineup of the cybersecurity solutions that team up to be your offense and defense.

Posted on November 12, 2019

The Rubber Ducky: Cyber meets physical with this small hacking tool

Your adversary may not always be on the other side of a screen.

Posted on November 11, 2019

Ransomware: How cyber attackers turn hacking into profit

Learn about the growing cyber threat that attackers use to make money… by taking yours.

Posted on November 05, 2019

Cyberattack Game Plan: How attackers choose their targets & plan their attack

High-profile, newsworthy cyber breaches may have you believe that only big corporations like Target, Facebook, and Equifax are where cyber criminals focus their efforts. However, it continues to be proven that small and mid-sized organizations are being targeted frequently, despite the belief that a smaller organization has nothing that would be valuable to a criminal.

Posted on October 28, 2019

Brute-Forcing: The inelegant but effective way attackers crack your passwords

If a single password was the barrier between an attacker and your network, would it hold up against brute force?

Posted on October 22, 2019

Mimikatz: How cyber attackers harvest credentials post-exploitation

The bad guys got their hands on a powerful tool… and now they use it to get their hands on your passwords.

Posted on October 16, 2019

LOLBins: How cyber attackers bypass traditional security defenses

Learn one method used by attackers to gain a foothold in a network and escalate their privileges.

Posted on October 08, 2019

Phishing and Command & Control: How cyber attackers use emails to gain control

One of the easiest ways for cyber criminals to begin an attack is through a malicious email. Here’s a look at how they do it.

Posted on October 03, 2019

Cyberattack Roster: What you're up against in the threat landscape

Cyber criminals have no off season. Here are some of the most popular attack tactics and techniques your organization should be prepared to defend against.

Posted on September 30, 2019

MSP Insights Guest Blog: The MSP Game Plan to Selling Managed Security

Every business needs cybersecurity, right? The bad guys are out there and have shelved their shotguns for computer code. Then why is it so difficult for MSPs to sell cybersecurity?

The most common approach I hear to selling MSS is educating customers and that is important, but you will struggle to sell MSS by just educating customers and not also holding them accountable. 

Posted on July 25, 2019

MSSPs: The Ultimate Guide to Making the Right Choice

Finding the right people to fill cybersecurity positions in your organization is getting harder and harder.

In 2018, according to the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), three in five organizations have unfilled cybersecurity or IT security positions, with 54% of companies saying it took over three months to fill those positions.

Posted on June 03, 2019

MSP Insights Guest Blog: How To Price and Package MSP Security Services

As an operationally mature MSP, you should be pricing your basic support services on a per-seat basis to help your clients and prospects understand what you bring to the table in a transparent pricing model. Security Services should be no different.

Posted on May 15, 2019

MSP Insights Guest Blog: From MSP to MSSP - Expectations VS Reality

Are you struggling as an MSP owner to deliver security services to your clients?

As an MSP owner, you have three options: Build, Buy, or Partner. How do you determine your next step?

Posted on March 12, 2019

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