MSP News - May 28, 2021

Why Evaluating Cybersecurity Prior to Mergers and Acquisitions is Necessary

This article pinpoints a sticking point for managed service providers who often have anxiety over accounts where mergers are taking place. This particular article focuses on how even if outsourced IT (ie: MSSP) is used, the risk is not addressed. Notably, the article also highlights the things that should be audited/considered for which many MSPs lack the skill and need a company like Omnistruct as an "independent" assessor that will make sure their account is retained especially if they follow a framework like NIST CSF (which Omnistruct does for MSPs).

U.S. Energy Sector: Cybersecurity Legislation Looms

Support for legislation that would set mandatory standards to secure pipelines has picked up an important advocate in Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, who backed the idea in remarks before a House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing. By D. Howard Kass I May 25, 2021

Sumo Logic Finalizes DFLabs Acquisition; Cloud SIEM Gains SOAR Capabilities

Sumo Logic, a company that specializes in security information and event management (SIEM), has completed its acquisition of security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) provider DFLabs. The news comes after Sumo Logic announced plans to acquire DFLabs in March 2021. By Dan Kobialka I May 25, 2021