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IT Operations Report: Focus is on IT security
IT Operations Report: Focus is on IT security

Kaseya's annual IT Operations Report shows that IT professionals are focused on security and integration. Cybersecurity and data protection, inadequate IT budgets and outdated legacy systems top the list of this year's challenges in the eighth benchmark survey. Kaseya, the leading provider of unified IT management and security software for managed service providers (MSPs) and medium-sized enterprises (MMEs), today released its 2022 IT Operations Report, which polled nearly 2.000 IT professionals worldwide on their top priorities over the past year and challenges were surveyed. 2.000 IT professionals surveyed Key findings from this year's benchmark survey include (breakdown by…

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Russian authorities are said to have broken up the REvil group
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

As reported by Tageschau.de, the Russian authorities state that they tracked down and smashed the hacker group REvil. Hackers from the REvil group are said to be behind thousands of ransomware attacks, such as on the American IT service provider Kaseya and its 40.000 business customers. As reported by Tageschau.de, the US has asked the Russian authorities whether reports of the hacker group REvil being broken up are true. According to their own statements, Russian investigators have now dissolved the REvil infrastructure. The domestic secret service FSB announced that the illegal activities of the members had been smashed. During searches at 14 places of residence, money and equipment were...

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Kaseya: Second major supply chain attack
Kaseya: Second major supply chain attack

Within six months, after Sunburst (solar winds), the attack on Kaseya was the second sensational supply chain attack. Assuming the number of companies affected at the same time, the cyber attack is certainly one of the largest in the history of IT security. A comment from Richard Werner, Business Consultant at Trend Micro, on the Kaseya crisis. On the weekend of July 4th, the US national holiday, a cyber attack hit the service provider Kaseya and quickly spread to its customers and other companies. According to the news platform Bleepingcomputer, around 50 direct customers of the provider were affected, ...

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Comment: REvil makes the highest ransom demand in history
Fireeye News

On July 2, 2021, a REvil / Sodinokibi user exploited several vulnerabilities in the Kaseya VSA product to distribute a ransomware encryptor to connected endpoints. It is the highest ransom demand in history. A comment from Charles Carmakal, SVP and CTO, Mandiant. Kaseya VSA is a remote monitoring and management solution used by managed service providers (MSPs) and enterprises to remotely manage computer systems. The number of organizations affected by the REvil ransomware outage is currently unknown, but Kaseya estimates the number of cases is below 1.500. Many of the affected ...

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Kaseya statement on the ransomware attack
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Kaseya responds quickly to complex cyberattacks and reduces the global impact on its customers. The company works with government agencies and leading incident response teams to support affected SMEs. Kaseya, the leading provider of IT and security management solutions for managed service providers (MSPs) and small to medium-sized businesses (SMB), was quick to respond to a ransomware attack on its VSA customers that launched over the US National Day weekend. The company's quick fix and mitigation efforts saved thousands of small and medium-sized businesses from the devastating impact on their operations and ensured their business continuity. Ransomware attack on ...

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Ransomware attack on Kaseya also affects German companies
Eset_News

ESET analyzes the ransomware attack on Kaseya: Researchers have so far identified attacks in 17 countries. This also includes Germany and German companies. Customers of the IT service provider Kaseya are currently the target of large-scale attacks with extortion Trojans. According to ESET analyzes, the hackers struck in at least 17 countries, including Germany, USA, Great Britain and Canada. The ransomware was distributed specifically via the IT management software of the service provider. This is often used in managed service provider (MSP) environments. ESET's security researchers are continuing to monitor what is happening. Attack in 17 countries - including Germany "So far ...

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REvil ransomware attack under analysis
SophosNews

The successful ransomware attack on Kaseya's Virtual Systems Administrator (VSA) software affects a large number of companies that use the software. A comment from Mark Loman, Director of Engineering at Sophos, on the current REvil ransomware attack on Kaseya. “Since the latest attack with the ransomware REvil became known, Sophos has carried out numerous investigations and classified the attack under the heading 'Supply Chain Distribution'. The criminals use Managed Service Providers (MSP) as a 'sales platform' to hit as many companies as possible, regardless of size or industry. Ransomware uses MSPs as a distribution platform We see a recurring pattern here because ...

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Cortado Mobile Solutions integrates Kaseya
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

The integration of Cortado MDM with the remote monitoring and management platform (RMM) from Kaseya now enables service providers to seamlessly and securely integrate and manage mobile devices. The MDM expert (Mobile Device Management) Cortado Mobile Solutions and Kaseya, the leading provider of IT and security management solutions for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and small to medium-sized companies (SMBs), have jointly developed an integration that enables MDM in Kaseya VSA enables. This new feature enables Kaseya customers to easily manage the mobile devices and apps they need from their Kaseya console. Kaseya VSA as a scalable tool Kaseya VSA, ...

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