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The Indexsinas SMB worm is on the hunt for vulnerable environments to self-propagate into, researchers warned - with a particular focus on the healthcare, hospitality, education and telecommunications sectors. Since 2019, Indexsinas has used a large infrastructure made up of more than 1,300 devices acting as attack sources, with each device responsible for only a few attack incidents each.
Cybersecurity remains a top priority for SMBs worldwide, as revealed in a survey conducted by Vanson Bourne. The report found that organizations are challenged to find a MSP or a TSP that will help protect them from rising cybersecurity threats, and most would consider moving to a new IT service provider with the "Right" solution, and would pay on average 34% more for that service provider.
ECI Software Solutions released a report detailing the findings from a survey examining how SMBs are leveraging technology to respond to the various threats from the past year - including cybercrime - while laying the groundwork for not only a post-pandemic economy but a more secure, resilient future. Cybercrime as one of the top five threats SMBs face.
Datto reintroduced its Virtual SIRIS data protection software. Delivered as a virtual appliance, this software-only version of the Datto SIRIS solution provides MSPs with the flexibility to meet the diverse data protection requirements of their small and medium business clients with fully integrated software running on their own hardware.
Cisco's Talos threat intelligence and research unit on Wednesday disclosed the details of several SMB-related vulnerabilities patched recently by Apple in its macOS operating system. Apple's own SMB stack is called SMBX. Talos disclosed seven vulnerabilities found in SMBX server components and also detailed the process it used to identify them.
SMBs shouldn't have to settle for less when it comes to their security. Your ultimate security goal should be reducing the chances of a threat impacting your business.
Zyxel Networks announced the addition of the USG FLEX firewall series to its signature Nebula Cloud Networking solution. Equipped with the newly-released firmware version ZLD5.0, the USG FLEX firewalls add the robust, intelligent network security capability that establishes Nebula as the most comprehensive cloud networking solution for SMBs and MSPs. The distribution of the workforce, initially driven by COVID-19 restrictions, presents businesses with the challenge of providing critical connectivity to network resources and assets to remote employees outside of the main office.
I think a lot of times when you talk to SMBs and talk about their cybersecurity budget, they view it as an operational expense. On a day-in, day-out basis, I think there are all the reasons that you should have two factor authentication, but I think just employee awareness helps drive that as well.
SolarWinds Orion exploited by another group of state-sponsored hackersAnother group of state-sponsored hackers has exploited the ubiquity of SolarWinds software to target US government agencies, Reuters reported on Tuesday. February 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: The human communication aspectWe spend a lot of time each month discussing the technical details surrounding vulnerabilities, software updates, and the tools we use for patch management in our organizations.
Cisco has addressed multiple pre-auth remote code execution vulnerabilities affecting several small business VPN routers and allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code as root on successfully exploited devices. The security bugs with a severity rating of 9.8/10 were found in the web-based management interface of Cisco small business routers.