The COVID-19 pandemic and the sweeping shutdowns to contain the spread of the virus brought about significant impacts on businesses. Many small companies realized they lacked the resources to rapidly adopt a remote work setup and tapped their IT partners to help address their technology demands. Here’s how managed IT services providers (MSPs) are rising to the challenge. Providing infrastructure …
Cybercriminal businesses have seen a hit from the weakened economy. In response, they’re further morphing tactics to extract money. Times are tough. Cybercriminals are getting creative. We’ve seen several stories of Ransomware groups releasing stolen data to force ransom payment (like here). Some have even formed a cartel to expand reach and revenue (like here). Now, they’ve added a new line of revenue from victim data. The criminal group …
Hackers keep abusing WFH confusion. This time focused on VPNs. With many employees working from home, VPNs (virtual private networks) have become widely used for WFH security. And they should be! It’s an important layer of security for any remote work environment. As we’ve seen recently, hackers are creating and exploiting pandemic confusion for their profit (just like here and here). A new Phishing attack warns users to urgently update …
