MSP News - August 27, 2021

MSPs struggle with all of the cybersecurity documentation, processes, and policies that can overload their lead operators/teams, limit their business growth, and REALLY stress them out. Omnistruct serves as an MSP’s partner for the critical policies, processes, and documentation needed to keep high-value clients, win new ones—and make sure all of that data and revenue is well protected against all outside threats.

DemonWare Ransomware Group Attempts to Bribe Company Insiders

The DemonWare ransomware group is attempting to bribe employees at target businesses to install ransomware on their employers’ networks, according to Abnormal Security. By Joe Panettieri I Aug 23, 2021 Read More

Microsoft Exchange Server ProxyShell Attacks: MSSPs and MSPs must patch Vulnerabilities

Cyberattacks against on-premises Microsoft Exchange Server email systems continue. MSSPs and MSPs that monitor, manage, support, and/or secure the email server for customers can either migrate to Microsoft 365 cloud services — or patch ProxyShell vulnerabilities known as CVE-2021-34473, CVE-2021-34523, and CVE-2021-31207, according to a CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) alert. By Joe Panettieri I Aug 23, 2021 Read More

Open XDR Funding: Hunters Adds $30 Million in Series B Financing

Hunters, an extended detection and response (XDR) platform provider, has secured $30 million in a Series B financing round led by venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners. The company will use the funding to drive innovation, increase its market reach, expand its partner base and hire talent, CEO Uri May said. By Dan Kobialka I Aug 24, 2021 Read More