Bulletproof Hosting Service Utilized by Ransomware Gangs Seized by Authorities
Aug14

Bulletproof Hosting Service Utilized by Ransomware Gangs Seized by Authorities

A ‘Bulletproof’ hosting service that was utilized by ransomware gangs and other cybercriminals has been seized by law enforcement, five individuals have been arrested, and its founder has been indicted in federal court. The LolekHosted.net domain was registered by Polish national, Artur Karol Grabowski, 36, in 2014. The LolekHosted service was billed as bulletproof, offering a hosting service with 100% privacy. The owner and operator...

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TitanHQ Announces Security Awareness Training, Web Filtering and Email Security Product Updates
Jul23

TitanHQ Announces Security Awareness Training, Web Filtering and Email Security Product Updates

The Irish cybersecurity company, TitanHQ, has recently improved its cybersecurity solutions, adding several new MSP-focused features to the WebTitan web filter and SafeTitan security awareness training solutions to improve usability and drive operational efficiency, with updates due imminently for its SpamTitan email security solution. TitanHQ’s WebTitan, SpamTitan, and SafeTitan cybersecurity solutions provide multi-layered security...

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U.S. State Department Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on Clop Ransomware Group
Jun19

U.S. State Department Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on Clop Ransomware Group

The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information that links the recent attacks by the Clop ransomware group to a foreign government. The reward is also being offered for information about any other malicious cyber actors that are targeting US critical infrastructure that links their attacks to a foreign government. The Clop ransomware group is a Russian-speaking organized criminal group that has...

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Russian National Charged for Babuk, Hive, and LockBit Ransomware Attacks
May18

Russian National Charged for Babuk, Hive, and LockBit Ransomware Attacks

The federal government in the United States has formally charged a Russian national that is alleged to have been a key member of the Babuk ransomware-as-a-service operation – The group responsible for an attack on the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department in 2021 shortly before the group was disbanded. Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev, 31, also known as Wazawaka, m1x, Boriselcin, and Uhodiransomwar, has been charged in a four-count...

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International Law Enforcement Operation Takes Down NetWire RAT
Mar13

International Law Enforcement Operation Takes Down NetWire RAT

An international law enforcement operation has resulted in the seizure of the infrastructure used to support the NetWire remote access Trojan (RAT). NetWire was first detected in 2012 and has been sold on cybercrime forums for more than a decade. NetWire has consistently been one of the most popular and widely distributed RATs for several years due to its low cost and reliability. The RAT is primarily distributed via email using...

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Suspected Core Members of the DoppelPaymer Ransomware Gang Arrested

Europol has announced that two individuals suspected of being core members of the DoppelPaymer ransomware group have been arrested in a coordinated law enforcement operation involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Dutch Police, and law enforcement agencies in Germany and Ukraine. DoppelPaymer ransomware first appeared in 2019 and has been used in many attacks on critical infrastructure organizations and the public and...

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Fortnite Developer Agrees to Pay $520 Million to Settle FTC Complaint
Dec21

Fortnite Developer Agrees to Pay $520 Million to Settle FTC Complaint

Epic Games, the developer of the hugely popular battle royale game Fortnite, has agreed to pay $520 million to settle claims that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and used “dark patterns” to obtain payments from players. COPPA was signed into law in 1998 and compliance has been mandatory since April 21, 2000. COPPA imposes restrictions on operators of websites and online services regarding...

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Microsoft Issues Out-of-Band Update to Fix Patch Tuesday-Related Issue on Arm Devices
Jun21

Microsoft Issues Out-of-Band Update to Fix Patch Tuesday-Related Issue on Arm Devices

Microsoft has issued an out-of-band update to fix an issue with Windows devices with Arm chips that was caused when users applied their June 2022 Patch Tuesday updates. The issue caused problems signing into Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365 on Arm devices, and also affected applications and services that use Azure Active Directory for signing in, such as Microsoft Outlook, OneDrive for Business, and Microsoft Teams Microsoft...

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EU Reaches Agreement on New Cybersecurity Regulations for Critical Infrastructure Organizations
May13

EU Reaches Agreement on New Cybersecurity Regulations for Critical Infrastructure Organizations

New legislation is being introduced in the European Union (EU) to ensure critical infrastructure organizations are better protected against destructive cyberattacks. Current legislation covering the security of network and information systems – the NIS Directive – was introduced in 2016 and was the first piece of EU-wide cybersecurity legislation. The NIS Directive required all EU member states to have national cybersecurity...

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Expert Insights Announces Winners of Spring 2022 Best-Of Awards with TitanHQ Collecting 5 Awards
Apr15

Expert Insights Announces Winners of Spring 2022 Best-Of Awards with TitanHQ Collecting 5 Awards

Expert Insights, an online publication that provides insights into enterprise business IT and cybersecurity solutions, has announced the winners of the Expert Insights Spring 2022 Best-Of Awards. Expert Insights has editorial and technical teams in the UK and US that conduct research into products, produce buyers’ guides, provide industry analyses, publish technical product reviews, and conduct interviews with industry experts to help...

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TitanHQ Acquires Cyber Risk Aware to Add Security Awareness Training to its Cybersecurity Portfolio
Feb17

TitanHQ Acquires Cyber Risk Aware to Add Security Awareness Training to its Cybersecurity Portfolio

The Irish cybersecurity firm TitanHQ, a leading SaaS business offering a portfolio of cloud-based cybersecurity solutions, has announced the acquisition of the Dublin-based security awareness firm Cyber Risk Aware. Cyber Risk Aware was formed in 2016 and provides the only behavior-driven security awareness platform that provides real-time training to help counter the threat from phishing and other cybersecurity threats that target...

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TigerConnect Secures $300 Million in Investment from Vista Equity Partners
Jan13

TigerConnect Secures $300 Million in Investment from Vista Equity Partners

TigerConnect, the market-leading clinical communication and collaboration platform provider, has announced it has secured $300 million strategic growth investment from the private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. TigerConnect was formed in 2010 as TigerText at a time when healthcare organizations were still extensively using pagers and faxes for clinical communications. The TigerConnect platform helped bring communication up to...

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Clinical Communication and Collaboration Platforms Deliver Huge Benefits in Healthcare
Oct10

Clinical Communication and Collaboration Platforms Deliver Huge Benefits in Healthcare

Clinical communication platforms have been shown to improve efficiency in healthcare, allowing hospitals to streamline communication across most areas, according to the recently published 2021 KLAS Clinical Communication Platform Report. The biggest benefits to healthcare providers are the improvements to clinical communication, with the increase in efficiency helping to ease the burden on staff, reduce costs, and improve patient...

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TitanHQ Receives 4 Expert Insights’ ‘Best Of’ Awards for its Cybersecurity Solutions
Oct08

TitanHQ Receives 4 Expert Insights’ ‘Best Of’ Awards for its Cybersecurity Solutions

For the second year in a row, the leading cybersecurity analyst Expert Insights has recognized the cybersecurity and compliance solutions provided by TitanHQ and has given the company ‘Best Of’ Cybersecurity Awards for all three of its security solutions. Expert Insights is an online publication with editorial teams in the United States and the United Kingdom that provides a range of content to help businesses select cybersecurity and...

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Hospital Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Ransomware-Related Death
Oct06

Hospital Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Ransomware-Related Death

A lawsuit has been filed against an Alabama hospital over the death of a baby, who is alleged to have died as a consequence of a ransomware attack that wiped out critical hospital monitoring systems. Had those systems been operational, the lawsuit alleges complications with the birth would have been identified and action would have been taken that would have saved the baby’s life. Hospitals have long been a target for ransomware gangs...

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Exclaimer Mail Archiver Discontinued
Sep13

Exclaimer Mail Archiver Discontinued

Earlier this year, Exclaimer announced that the Exclaimer Mail Archiver has been discontinued, with the product reaching end-of-life on July 1, 2021. The Exclaimer Mail Archiver was one of a few products that were discontinued, as Exclaimer opted to concentrate on its core products. When a product reaches end-of-life, it is often possible to continue using the solution, but this is inadvisable as support for the product is withdrawn....

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TigerConnect Expands the Capabilities of its Clinical Communication and Collaboration Platform
Aug10

TigerConnect Expands the Capabilities of its Clinical Communication and Collaboration Platform

A large number of hospitals and clinics are still heavily reliant on outdated, unconnected communication systems such as pagers, faxes, email, landline telephones, and whiteboards. While these communication tools have served the industry well over the years, they are far from efficient and often hamper workflows and certainly increase the cost of healthcare provision. In other industry sectors, pagers and landlines have been...

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Alleged TrickBot Malware Developer Facing Decades in Jail
Jun10

Alleged TrickBot Malware Developer Facing Decades in Jail

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a Latvian malware developer has been arraigned on a 19-count indictment for her role in the creation and operation of the TrickBot Trojan. The TrickBot Trojan first appeared in 2016 and was initially a banking Trojan used to steal bank account credentials; however, the malware has undergone significant development since and has had many more features added. Latterly, the malware has been...

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TitanHQ Launches WebTitan OTG (on-the-go) for Chromebooks
May15

TitanHQ Launches WebTitan OTG (on-the-go) for Chromebooks

TitanHQ, the leading provider of cloud-based email and web security solutions to SMBs and MSPs serving the SMB market, has announced the release of a new version of WebTitan Cloud. WebTitan Cloud is a 100% cloud-based DNS filtering solution for exercising control over the web content that can be accessed at the user and device level. The solution is used to improve cybersecurity by blocking web-based threats and for restricting access...

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Patch These Actively Exploited SonicWall Vulnerabilities Now!
Apr20

Patch These Actively Exploited SonicWall Vulnerabilities Now!

SonicWall has released patches to correct three actively exploited vulnerabilities in its on-premises and hosted email security solutions. The vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely to gain access to SonicWall Email Security hardware and virtual appliances as well as software installations on Microsoft Windows Server. Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities would allow threat actors to access files and emails, install...

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TigerConnect Named Leading Telemedicine Software Provider by GetApp
Apr10

TigerConnect Named Leading Telemedicine Software Provider by GetApp

The 2021 GetApp software rankings have been published and TigerConnect has been recognized as the leading provider of HIPAA-compliant clinical communication and collaboration solutions to the healthcare industry. Selecting the best products to meet business needs can be a time-consuming process. To help small- and medium-sized businesses identify the best technology solutions, GetApp publishes an annual ranking of technology solutions...

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TitanHQ Collects Multiple 2021 Expert Insights Best-of Awards
Feb26

TitanHQ Collects Multiple 2021 Expert Insights Best-of Awards

Three TitanHQ cybersecurity solutions have been named winners in the Expert Insights’ 2021 “Best-Of” Awards in the Email Security Gateway, Web Security, and Email Archiving categories. Expert Insights is a global resource that helps businesses conduct research into the best cloud-based cybersecurity solutions and services on the market, saving them time and money choosing the most appropriate solutions that match their business needs....

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TigerConnect Announces Acquisition of Critical Alert
Jan10

TigerConnect Announces Acquisition of Critical Alert

TigerConnect has announced the acquisition of the healthcare middleware provider Critical Alert. The acquisition will allow TigerConnect to add a host of new capabilities to its clinical communication and collaboration platform to better meet the communication needs of healthcare providers. Critical Alert is a provider of enterprise-grade, cloud-native, mobile-first middleware to the healthcare industry. The company’s solutions have...

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SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack Impacts up to 18,000 Customers
Dec15

SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack Impacts up to 18,000 Customers

Hackers successfully compromised the SolarWinds Orion software solution and incorporated a backdoor dubbed SUNBURST that has been downloaded by up to 18,000 of its customers, including many large enterprises and government agencies. SolarWinds Orion is a software solution used by large enterprises and government agencies to manage their IT networks and IT infrastructure. The software is used by all five branches of the U.S. military,...

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Facebook Fixes Messenger Bug That Allows Audio to be Transmitted Without a User’s Permission
Nov20

Facebook Fixes Messenger Bug That Allows Audio to be Transmitted Without a User’s Permission

A critical flaw in the Facebook Messenger messaging app for Android which allowed callers to listen to users’ surroundings without permission has been fixed by Facebook. The bug allowed callers to eavesdrop on the person they were calling before the call was answered. In order to exploit the flaw, a caller would need to send a type of message known as SdpUpdate to the person they were calling, which would allow them to connect to the...

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Zoom Implements New Features to Tackle Zoombombing
Nov18

Zoom Implements New Features to Tackle Zoombombing

Zoom recently agreed to settle allegations of lax cybersecurity and misrepresentation of the level of encryption provided by its teleconferencing platform with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The settlement required Zoom to implement additional security controls and accurately describe the security features of the platform moving forward, although the company was able to avoid a financial penalty. Just a few days after the...

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Zoom Announces End-to-End Encryption Will be Rolled Out Next Week
Oct15

Zoom Announces End-to-End Encryption Will be Rolled Out Next Week

Earlier this year following a massive increase in the number of users, it was discovered that the Zoom teleconferencing platform did not offer end-to-end encryption (E2EE) as the company advertised on its website. Instead, the company used transport layer security (TLS) encryption, which only encrypts the connection between the user and the service provider. That means the connection is secure and encrypted, but Zoom, should the...

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Member of The Dark Overlord Hacking Group Sentenced in the United States
Sep22

Member of The Dark Overlord Hacking Group Sentenced in the United States

A Federal court in Missouri has sentenced a British member of the Dark Overlord hacking group to 60 months in jail and has been ordered to pay $1.4 million in restitution for the role he played in several attacks on organizations in the United States. Nathan Francis Wyatt, 39, of Wellingborough, UK, who used monikers such as Crafty Cockney and Mas, was indicted by a grand jury in November 2017 for the role he played in cyberattacks on...

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Webinar: How to Ensure Business Continuity for your Remote Workforce with Email Archiving
Sep17

Webinar: How to Ensure Business Continuity for your Remote Workforce with Email Archiving

With the COVID-19 pandemic far from over, businesses are having to continue to support remote working. While many employees are starting to return to work, employers are realizing that remote working is here to stay, at least for some employees for the foreseeable future. Many companies have fully embraced remote working and have accepted home working as the new normal. Employees are able to stay in touch using email, instant...

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TigerConnect Acquires Adjuvant’s Call Scheduler and launches TigerSchedule On-Call Physician Scheduler
Sep02

TigerConnect Acquires Adjuvant’s Call Scheduler and launches TigerSchedule On-Call Physician Scheduler

TigerConnect has announced the acquisition of Adjuvant’s Call Scheduler solution, which has now been integrated into the TigerConnect care team collaboration solution and has also been made available as a standalone solution. Call Scheduler is a rules-based automated physician scheduling software solution that is used by many hospitals, clinics, and health groups for managing physician schedules. Call Scheduler has an extensive...

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Microsoft Announces the End of Internet Explorer
Aug19

Microsoft Announces the End of Internet Explorer

For the past 25 years, Internet Explorer has allowed people to access the Internet, but it has finally been killed off by Microsoft. It has been a long time coming, as Microsoft introduced its Chromium-based successor in 2015, allowing Internet Explorer to plod on for a further 5 years. Now its death date has been announced. From August 17, 2021, Internet Explorer will no longer be supported, meaning no more updates will be released...

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Livingbridge Invests in Cloud Security Vendor TitanHQ
Jun12

Livingbridge Invests in Cloud Security Vendor TitanHQ

The leading cloud security vendor TitanHQ has announced that the UK mid-market private equity firm Livingbridge has invested in the company through its Enterprise 3 program. Livingbridge has been investing in fast growing companies for more than 20 years, with more than 150 companies around the world having benefited from investment, many of which have gone on to become household names.  Livingbridge identified TitanHQ as an ideal...

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June 23, 2020: MVP GrowthFest: Join Magic Johnson and Channel All-Stars at this Must Attend Virtual MSP Event
Jun11

June 23, 2020: MVP GrowthFest: Join Magic Johnson and Channel All-Stars at this Must Attend Virtual MSP Event

  Businesses in all industry sectors have faced difficult challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and have had to make considerable changes in order to survive. Managed Service Providers (MSPs) have similarly had to adjust their business practices in response to the pandemic, and while some have struggled there have been several success stories. Overall, the Channel has demonstrated considerable strength and resilience and some...

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Webinar: Double Up on Protection for Your Remote Workers
May21

Webinar: Double Up on Protection for Your Remote Workers

TitanHQ is hosting a webinar on Thursday May 21, 2020 to explain how you can better protect your remote workers from phishing attacks and block malware and ransomware downloads during the COVID-19 public health emergency and beyond. Many businesses have been forced to rapidly transition from an office-based workforce to a largely at-home workforce due to COVID-19, and by doing so have greatly increased cybersecurity risks. Remote...

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TigerConnect Launches New Telehealth Features for TigerTouch Platform to Support COVID-19 Response
Apr16

TigerConnect Launches New Telehealth Features for TigerTouch Platform to Support COVID-19 Response

The Santa Monica, CA-based healthcare collaboration and communication platform provider TigerConnect has launched new features for its platform to help hospitals deal with the COVID-19 public health emergency. The HHS’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has extended coverage for telehealth services to all Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries for the duration of the public health emergency, rather than only patients in remote...

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Hospitals Offered Free Use of TigerConnect Text Messaging Network During COVID-19 Pandemic
Mar13

Hospitals Offered Free Use of TigerConnect Text Messaging Network During COVID-19 Pandemic

TigerConnect has announced that hospitals and health systems can use its secure text messaging network free of charge during the COVID-19 pandemic to support their efforts in combatting the disease. The 2019 Novel Coronavirus has been spreading at pace and hospitals and health systems are working round the clock to ensure quality care is provided to patients to help them recover from the disease in the shortest possible time frame....

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Avast and AVG Customers’ Sensitive Browsing Data Will No Longer Be Collected and Sold to Third Parties
Jan30

Avast and AVG Customers’ Sensitive Browsing Data Will No Longer Be Collected and Sold to Third Parties

There’s some good news today for users of Avast and AVG antivirus products. Personal search histories, clicks, and details of online purchases will no longer be covertly collected and sold to third parties. Avast, which owns AVG, has announced that it is shutting down its subsidiary, Jumpshot, which was doing just that. Jumpshot would likely still be fully operational were it not for a joint investigation by Motherboard and PCMag....

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TigerConnect Reports Unprecedented Growth in 2019
Jan30

TigerConnect Reports Unprecedented Growth in 2019

TigerConnect, the leading healthcare communications solution provider, has enjoyed unprecedented company growth in 2019 and continues to be a driving force in improving communication efficiency in healthcare and eliminating waste. The company’s clinical communication and collaboration platform is the most widely adopted in the healthcare industry in the United States and is used by clinicians to communicate quickly and effectively...

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TigerConnect Appoints First Chief Technology Officer
Jan22

TigerConnect Appoints First Chief Technology Officer

The leading clinical communications and collaboration (CC&C) platform provider, TigerConnect, has announced the appointment of former Vacasa CIO Tim Goodwin as its first ever Chief Technology Officer. Tim Goodwin has more than 15 years’ experience in the field of technology and has a proven track record of building and running product development teams in rapid-growth environments, both at Vacasa and Fiserv Digital Channels, where...

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TitanHQ’s Web and Email Security Solutions Now Available for Pax8 Partners
Jan22

TitanHQ’s Web and Email Security Solutions Now Available for Pax8 Partners

Pax8, the multi-award-winning cloud distribution company, has formed a new strategic partnership with TitanHQ, the leading provider of cloud-based email and web security solutions for managed service providers serving the SMB market. In order to block an increasingly diverse range of cyberthreats and effectively mitigate risk, a layered approach to security is required. Cybersecurity solutions need to be used to protect mobile...

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SpamTitan Scores Big on Business Review Websites
Dec16

SpamTitan Scores Big on Business Review Websites

TitanHQ is the leading provider of cloud-based email security to Managed Service Providers (MSPs) serving the SMB market and its email security solution, SpamTitan, is well loved by SMBs and MSPs alike. SpamTitan is consistently rated highly by end users on the leading business software review sites and is routinely awarded scores in excess of 4.5 out of 5 by end users, with a high percentage giving top marks across all rating...

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Former Facebook Content Moderators Sue Facebook for Psychological Injuries
Dec04

Former Facebook Content Moderators Sue Facebook for Psychological Injuries

Former Facebook content moderators have taken the decision to sue Facebook for psychological injuries and are seeking compensation from the social media network after developing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from viewing extremely disturbing violent content and other graphic material at work. Working for Facebook may seem like a dream job for many people, but not all work that needs to be performed for the social media network...

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Phishing Attacks at Highest Level Since 2016
Nov20

Phishing Attacks at Highest Level Since 2016

A new report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) shows phishing attacks are occurring at levels not seen since 2016. The quarterly phishing reports from APWG are compiled from data supplied by APWG members such as Agari, MarkMonitor, RIskIQ, and PhishLabs. The reports provide insights into the methods used by phishers and the extent to which businesses and consumers are being attacked. In Q3, 2019, more than 86,000 unique...

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TitanHQ Releases SpamTitan Version 7.06 and New RESTapi
Nov18

TitanHQ Releases SpamTitan Version 7.06 and New RESTapi

On November 12, 2019, TitanHQ released a new version of its award-winning anti-phishing and anti-spam solution, SpamTitan. SpamTitan v7.06 includes a new RESTapi to help clients and partners ensure seamless integrations. The latest version of SpamTitan has already been applied for users of the cloud-based spam filtering service. Users of the software solution, SpamTitan Gateway, have had the new version downloaded, although they will...

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New TigerConnect Report Confirms Broken State of Communication in Healthcare
Nov14

New TigerConnect Report Confirms Broken State of Communication in Healthcare

TigerConnect has released its annual State of Healthcare Communications Report, which highlights the broken state of communication in healthcare. The report is based on a survey of healthcare leaders and patients and reveals the pervasive challenges in healthcare communications and how communication failures are contributing to physician burnout, higher healthcare costs, and medical errors. Currently many healthcare providers are...

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Fortinet Threat Landscape Report Confirms Increase in Malware-as-a-Service Edge Surface Attacks
Nov14

Fortinet Threat Landscape Report Confirms Increase in Malware-as-a-Service Edge Surface Attacks

The recently released Fortinet Threat Landscape Report for Q3, 2019 shows hackers are targeting edge services and malware-as-a-service continues to grow in popularity. While there are many methods of delivering malware, email remains the most common delivery vector, being implicated in 90% of malware attacks. Businesses are realizing the importance of implementing powerful email security solutions to block email threats. End users are...

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Mimecast Moves into New 79,000 Sq. ft Central London Headquarters
Nov10

Mimecast Moves into New 79,000 Sq. ft Central London Headquarters

Mimecast has announced it has now opened its new London HQ in 1 Finsbury Avenue in Broadgate. The company has moved to its new 79,000 Sq. ft office space which will support the cybersecurity firm’s expansion plans. The company I about to embark on a major recruitment drive and will be hiring new staff for its research and development teams. Up to 100 new jobs are expected to be filled over the coming months. The company recently...

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Sophos Threat Report Predicts 2020 Cyberattack Trends
Nov07

Sophos Threat Report Predicts 2020 Cyberattack Trends

Sophos has released its 2020 Threat Report, which reveals some of the recent changes in the cybersecurity threat landscape and details some of the key attack trends that are likely to continue in the New Year. The cybersecurity threat landscape is in a constant state of flux, so it is impossible to predict what direction cybercriminals will take over the next 12 months, although the attack trends from the past few months provide...

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Proofpoint Acquires ObserveIT in $225 Million Deal
Nov05

Proofpoint Acquires ObserveIT in $225 Million Deal

The Sunnydale, CA-based cybersecurity firm Proofpoint has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the data loss prevention (DLP) and insider threat management firm ObserveIT for $225 million. For several months there has been speculation that Proofpoint will be moving into DLP to better protect its clients from sophisticated cyberattacks and insider threats. The announcement has confirmed that that those...

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Cisco Announces New Partnership with Perch Security
Oct28

Cisco Announces New Partnership with Perch Security

Cisco has partnered with Perch Security and is now delivering a new tool to better protect managed service providers and their clients from new and evolving threats. Perch Security has integrated Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints and Cisco Umbrella into its Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution, which now correlates data from endpoints and networks to reduce ticket counts and cut down on labor...

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SonicWall Q3 Threat Report Shows Increase in IoT Malware, Web App Attacks, and Encrypted Threats
Oct25

SonicWall Q3 Threat Report Shows Increase in IoT Malware, Web App Attacks, and Encrypted Threats

There has been a year-over-year decline in malware and ransomware attacks according to a new report from SonicWall, but Quarter 3, 2019 has seen a marked increase in IoT malware, web app attacks, and encrypted threats. The year to date has seen 7.2 billion malware attacks and 151.9 million ransomware attacks, which represent a 15% and 5% decline from the same period last year. While the downward trend is certainly good news, attacks...

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TitanHQ Enjoys Record Breaking Growth in MSP Business
Oct23

TitanHQ Enjoys Record Breaking Growth in MSP Business

It has been a busy quarter for TitanHQ. Q3, 2019 has been the busiest ever month for MSP growth in the Irish cybersecurity company’s 20-year history. From humble beginnings selling spam filtering appliances to businesses in its native Ireland, TitanHQ developed its own cybersecurity solutions for SMBs and managed service providers serving the SMB market and is now a global brand and the leading provider of cloud-based email security...

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Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Email Security for 2019
Oct23

Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Email Security for 2019

The Lexington, MA-based email security company Mimecast has been named a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Email Security for 2019. Gartner Peer Insights is a review platform for IT products and services where users of software and services can submit reviews of their experiences with the solutions. The platform includes more than 215,000 verified customer reviews in 340 markets. When sufficient numbers of reviews are...

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Thoma Bravo Private Equity Firm Makes Offer to Acquire Sophos
Oct15

Thoma Bravo Private Equity Firm Makes Offer to Acquire Sophos

One of the most active private equity firms in the technology and software sector, Thoma Bravo, has made an offer to acquire the cybersecurity firm Sophos. The offer of $7.40 per share represents an enterprise value of $3.82 billion. Over the past 40 years, Thoma Bravo has acquired more than 200 computer software and technology firms with a combined value of $50 billion. Those acquisitions have been secured with more than $35 billion...

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Agari Announces Fall 2019 Release of its Secure Email Cloud Email Security Solution
Sep26

Agari Announces Fall 2019 Release of its Secure Email Cloud Email Security Solution

Agari has announced the Fall 2019 release of its AI-powered email security solution, Secure Email Cloud. The latest updates include new features to improve protection against advanced email security threats. The Agari Secure Email Cloud leverages threat intelligence gathered from trillions of emails which is used to keep inboxes free from phishing and spear phishing emails. The solution also provides protection against business email...

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Sophos Announces New Strategic Partnership with ArcServe
Sep25

Sophos Announces New Strategic Partnership with ArcServe

The network and endpoint security firm Sophos has announced a new strategic partnership with the data protection provider, Arcserve. The collaboration will provide Arcserve customers with greater protection from ransomware attacks. Many businesses have succumbed to ransomware attacks in the past few years and have faced the difficult decision of paying exorbitant demands for keys to unlock encrypted files or having to deal with major...

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SMBs are Underestimating Damage Caused by a Cyberattack
Sep19

SMBs are Underestimating Damage Caused by a Cyberattack

AppRiver has published the results of its Q3 Cyberthreat Index for Business Survey, which have revealed that SMBs are underestimating the consequences of a successful cyberattack. The survey was conducted in the United States on 1,083 cybersecurity decision-makers at SMBs with under 250 employees. One of the main findings is the extent to which SMBs are underestimating the cost of a cyberattack, which on SMBs has been estimated to be...

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SpamTitan Named Leader in G2 Crowd 2019 Summer Grid Report for Cloud Email Security
Sep19

SpamTitan Named Leader in G2 Crowd 2019 Summer Grid Report for Cloud Email Security

The independent business software review platform, G2 Crowd, has named SpamTitan leader in cloud email security in its Grid Summer 2019 Report. This is the third consecutive quarter where SpamTitan has been named leader in cloud-based email security, and this quarter is joined by Proofpoint Email Security Protection and Barracuda Email Security Gateway. The G2 Crowd Grid reports rate companies based on market presence and customer...

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New Distribution Agreement Between GFI Software and Infinigate
Sep18

New Distribution Agreement Between GFI Software and Infinigate

GFI Software has announced it has signed a new distribution agreement with Infinigate, one of Europe’s largest Value Added Distributors. GFO Software already has distribution agreements with Infinigate covering Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and the United Kingdom. The new agreement will cover France and is expected to see GFI Software solutions pushed to customers throughout the country. “We have established successful...

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Proofpoint Partners with CrowdStrike to Better Protect Endpoints and Email Systems from Cyberattacks
Sep05

Proofpoint Partners with CrowdStrike to Better Protect Endpoints and Email Systems from Cyberattacks

Proofpoint has announced it has formed a strategic partnership with CrowdStrike to help joint customers improve endpoint security and defend against email -based cyberattacks. CrowdStrike is a leading provider of cloud-delivered endpoint security and Proofpoint has developed a suite of solutions that provide protection from advanced threats and helps identify and address compliance risks. The partnership will initially see...

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GFI Software Nets Network Product Guide Silver Award for GFI Unlimited
Aug16

GFI Software Nets Network Product Guide Silver Award for GFI Unlimited

GFI Software has been recognized by Network Products Guide as one of the Hot Companies of the Year in the 14th Annual IT World Awards, following impressive sales growth for GFI Unlimited, a suite of solutions that provide network, communications and security for small and medium sized businesses. The IT World Awards program recognizes solutions, companies, and individuals across all sectors of the information technology industry. The...

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New Threat Intelligence Report Provides Insights into Email-Based Malware Attacks
Aug08

New Threat Intelligence Report Provides Insights into Email-Based Malware Attacks

A new report has been released that contains an analysis of the most common malware threats that are delivered via email, the most targeted industry sectors, and some of the tactics and techniques cybercriminals are using to infiltrate business networks. For its Threat Intelligence Report: Black Hat Edition 2019, Mimecast analyzed more than 67 billion emails that its email security solution rejected from more than 160 billion messages...

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TitanHQ Partners with Leading UK MSP, OneStopIT
Aug05

TitanHQ Partners with Leading UK MSP, OneStopIT

TitanHQ has announced it has partnered with one of the leading managed service providers in the UK, OneStopIT. Edinburgh-based OneStopIT was formed in 2003 to help small- and medium-sized businesses implement enterprise-grade IT solutions and best practices at an affordable price. Under the new partnership, OneStopIT will be offering its customers protection from email threats with SpamTitan Email Security, web-based threat protection...

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Cisco Warns of Increase in Email Threats and Complacency About Email Security
Jul28

Cisco Warns of Increase in Email Threats and Complacency About Email Security

The findings of Cisco’s Threat Report and CISO Benchmark Study reveal a marked increase in email security threats and highlight the importance of investing in email security to make it harder for cybercriminals to succeed. Spam is nothing new, as the first reports of spam email occurred in 1978, but over the years spam email volume has been increasing. Today, spam accounts for between 45% and 50% of all emails sent, and while many of...

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Mid-Year Threat Report Shows Rise in Ransomware-as-a-Service and IoT Malware Threats
Jul28

Mid-Year Threat Report Shows Rise in Ransomware-as-a-Service and IoT Malware Threats

SonicWall’s 2019 Cyber Threat Report shows a there has been a 20% fall in malware attacks in the first half of 2019, but there have been increases in IoT malware, ransomware, cryptojacking, and encrypted threats. Globally, ransomware attacks have increased by 15% in the first 6 months of 2019, with the United Kingdom being increasingly targeted. Ransomware attacks in the UK are up 195% in 2019. The rise in attacks is largely due to...

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Vade Secure Adds Auto-Remediate Feature to its Office 365 Email Security Solution
Jul26

Vade Secure Adds Auto-Remediate Feature to its Office 365 Email Security Solution

Vade Secure has announced it has launched a new email security feature for Managed Service providers (MSPs) to allow them to better protect their clients’ Office 365 environments with minimal management overhead. The new feature – Auto-Remediate for Vade Secure for Office 365 – provides a layer of continuous, automated protection for Office 365 through the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Vade Secure uses...

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2019 Beyond the Phish Report Reveals Employees Have Significant Cybersecurity Knowledge Gaps
Jul12

2019 Beyond the Phish Report Reveals Employees Have Significant Cybersecurity Knowledge Gaps

A survey conducted by the Sunnyvale, CA-based cybersecurity company Proofpoint has revealed end users are unsure how to protect sensitive data and lack the skills to identify phishing threats. For the latest Beyond the Phish report, Proofpoint analyzed the responses to almost 130 million cybersecurity questions in 14 categories. The survey was conducted on employees in 16 industries across 20 different department classifications. The...

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Agari Announces Summer 2019 Release of its Secure Email Cloud Email Security Solution
Jun27

Agari Announces Summer 2019 Release of its Secure Email Cloud Email Security Solution

Agari has announced the Summer 2019 release of its email security solution, Secure Email Cloud. The Summer release includes major code upgrades and new features to enhance protection against email security threats such as phishing, spear phishing, business email compromise, and zero-day threats. The latest release also provides improved insights into email-based threats targeting companies in the APAC region. One of the main upgrades...

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General Catalyst Enters into €70 Million Finance Agreement with Vade Secure
Jun16

General Catalyst Enters into €70 Million Finance Agreement with Vade Secure

Vade Secure has announced it has secured €70 million in funding from General Catalyst. The money will be invested in machine learning technology for its predictive email security solution to improve its threat detection capabilities and for improvements to its email security solution for Office 365. Vade Secure is also planning a major global expansion and part of the finance will be used to expand its global footprint and accelerate...

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TitanHQ Rated One of Best Software Companies in EMEA
Jun15

TitanHQ Rated One of Best Software Companies in EMEA

TitanHQ has been recognized by G2 Crowd for its cybersecurity products and has been included in its list of the Best Software Companies in EMEA for the first time. G2 Crowd is an independent business software review platform used by more than 1.5 million people each month to find out more about business software solutions from verified users of the software. The reviews and reports on the site help businesses select the best software...

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TitanHQ Expands Footprint in France with Exer Partnership
Jun01

TitanHQ Expands Footprint in France with Exer Partnership

The leading email and web security firm TitanHQ has had a strong year of growth. MSPs have played a considerable part in the success of the company and the company’s products are proving popular. In the past 9 months alone, the number of MSP partners offering TitanHQ’s spam filtering, web filtering, and email archiving solutions has increased by 40%. MSPs are now TitanHQ’s core market. TitanHQ’s products now protect many thousands of...

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Google Has Been Storing Unhashed G-Suite Passwords for 14 Years
May24

Google Has Been Storing Unhashed G-Suite Passwords for 14 Years

Google has recently announced it has discovered an error was made in its enterprise password recovery feature that has resulted in G Suite passwords being stored on internal servers in plaintext for 14 years. The passwords could not be accessed remotely by anyone outside of Google, but the error does pose a security risk.  Any Google employee with access to its servers could have viewed those passwords. The problem does not affect...

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TigerConnect Appoints Sarah Shillington as SVP of Client Success
May15

TigerConnect Appoints Sarah Shillington as SVP of Client Success

TigerConnect has announced Sara Shillington has joined the company and has been appointed Senior Vice President of Client Success. Sarah Shillington has over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry overseeing client success at large, global enterprises. She joins the company from Leidos Health where she was led the company’s consulting advisory services and strategic partnerships. Before joining Leidos Health, Sarah...

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New Partner Program Launched by TitanHQ
May14

New Partner Program Launched by TitanHQ

The email archiving, spam filtering, and DNS filtering solution provider TitanHQ has launched a new partner program for managed service providers (MSPs), cloud distributors, Wi-Fi partners and OEM partners that makes it even easier to add TitanHQ’s cloud-based security solutions and improve protection against email and web-based attacks. TitanHQ has been developing innovative cybersecurity solutions for two decades. The company...

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TitanHQ Releases WebTitan Cloud v4.12
May01

TitanHQ Releases WebTitan Cloud v4.12

TitanHQ has released an update for its award-winning web filtering platform WebTitan Cloud. The latest version of the DNS filtering solution – WebTitan Cloud v4.12 – includes a new feature that will be of particular benefit to MSPs and customers who have facilities in different geographic locations. WebTitan Cloud now supports filtering by location. Policies can be set by location and will be applied whether users are on or off the...

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AppRiver Customers can Now Benefit from ZixEncrypt Email Encryption
Apr26

AppRiver Customers can Now Benefit from ZixEncrypt Email Encryption

AppRiver has announced the first cross-over since the company was acquired by Zix in February 2019. AppRiver customers can now access Zix’s email encryption offering, ZixEncrypt. The encryption solution has already been adopted by many Zix customers, including some of the largest financial institutions and healthcare providers in the United States. The email encryption solution was made available to AppRiver customers on April 25,...

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Cybercriminals Turn to PDF Files to Deliver Malicious Payloads
Apr20

Cybercriminals Turn to PDF Files to Deliver Malicious Payloads

Q1, 2019 saw a marked increase in the use of PDF files to deliver malware, according to the Q1 2019 Cyber Threat Report from SonicWall. Office documents containing malicious macros are still extensively used to deliver malware, but thanks to security awareness training, employees are wary of office documents and have been instructed not to enable macros in Office files. PDF files are extensively used by businesses, so end users are...

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SpamTitan Leading Secure Email Gateway Solution According to G2 Crowd
Apr15

SpamTitan Leading Secure Email Gateway Solution According to G2 Crowd

Selecting the best business security software can be a headache. Even when business leaders know exactly what they want from a software solution, choosing the right product can be difficult. After determining that a software solution ticks all the boxes and has all the required features, many businesses discover that it is a nightmare to use. When it comes to security software it is important to choose a solution that’s user friendly...

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Verizon Pushing Firmware Upgrade that Addresses Serious Router Command Injection Flaw
Apr09

Verizon Pushing Firmware Upgrade that Addresses Serious Router Command Injection Flaw

Millions of Verizon routers are affected by a command injection flaw that could allow an attacker to gain full control of the device. The flaw affects Fios Quantum Gateway routers and is one of three vulnerabilities that have been addressed by Verizon in the latest version of its firmware. The most serious flaw, tracked as CVE-2019-3914, has been assigned a CVSS v3 base score of 8.5 and affects the API backend of the router. If...

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Webinar: New DMARC and Sandboxing Features of SpamTitan Email Security Solution Explained
Mar28

Webinar: New DMARC and Sandboxing Features of SpamTitan Email Security Solution Explained

Cybercriminals are launching ever more sophisticated attacks on businesses, which require more powerful cybersecurity solutions to protect against attacks. One of the most common methods of attack is email and this is an area where security defenses often fall short. Even with robust perimeter defenses, cybercriminals can gain access to business networks by targeting the weakest link: Employees. Phishing attacks are becoming more...

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Cisco Releases 24 Patches to Address ISO XE Software Vulnerabilities
Mar28

Cisco Releases 24 Patches to Address ISO XE Software Vulnerabilities

Cisco has released 25 patches that address 19 high-severity and 6-medium-severity flaws, most of which are present in its ISO XE operating system used by its networking products such as switches, controllers, and routers. 15 of the 19 high severity vulnerabilities are in the Internetworking Operating System IOS XE, several of which could allow unauthenticated attackers to gain root privileges on vulnerable devices and execute...

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7 Out of 10 Ransomware Attacks are on SMBs
Mar25

7 Out of 10 Ransomware Attacks are on SMBs

71% of ransomware attack are on SMBs, according to a new report from Beazley Breach Response (BBR) Services When an attack involves widespread encryption across an organization’s network ransom demands can be very high. The highest ransom demand received by a client was $8.5 million. The ransom wasn’t paid, but some companies have no alternative other than to pay the ransom demand. One client paid $935,000 for the keys to unlock...

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Agari Announces Spring 2019 Release of its Secure Email Cloud Email Security Solution
Mar22

Agari Announces Spring 2019 Release of its Secure Email Cloud Email Security Solution

Agari has announced the Spring 2019 release of its AI-powered email security solution, Secure Email Cloud. The latest round of updates includes enhanced Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) management and introduces the Continuous Detection and Response Mobile App, which was announced at the 2019 RSA Conference. BIMI is an industry standard that allows brand logos to be inserted into receiver inbox messages to help end...

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Communication Issues and Lack of Emergency Planning are Putting Employees at Risk
Mar14

Communication Issues and Lack of Emergency Planning are Putting Employees at Risk

Companies are taking steps to improve safety in the workplace by planning for emergencies, but communication issues and poor preparedness for modern emergencies is putting employees at risk, according to a recent report from Rave Mobile Security. The company’s 2019 Workplace Safety and Preparedness Survey shows that emergency preparedness is improving in the United States and many businesses and organizations are planning...

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SpamTitan Email Security Solution Now Incorporates Sandboxing and DMARC Authentication
Mar13

SpamTitan Email Security Solution Now Incorporates Sandboxing and DMARC Authentication

SMB and MSP email security solution provider TitanHQ has announced a major update of its SpamTitan email security solution. New features have been added to the solution to provide even greater protection against sophisticated phishing attacks and new malware threats. The new layers of security were applied to the solution this week and are now available to customers at no extra cost. The past few years have seen a major increase in...

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OpenTempo and TigerText Announce New Partnership
Feb14

OpenTempo and TigerText Announce New Partnership

TigerConnect has announced it has formed a new partnership with OpenTempo, the leader in physician scheduling and clinical labor analytics. OpenTempo has developed a healthcare staff scheduling solution that helps health systems and academic medical centers optimize physician scheduling and improve service line efficiency, which have been shown to improve staff satisfaction by providing greater transparency into their working...

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Investigation of Corporate Phishing Incidents Costs $4.86 Million Per Year
Feb08

Investigation of Corporate Phishing Incidents Costs $4.86 Million Per Year

New figures from email security company Agari show organizations are now spending $4.86 million a year triaging, investigating, and responding to phishing incidents. The Agari Q1 2019 Email Fraud & Identity Deception Trends report shows that on average, organizations are now having to investigate around 23,000 phishing incidents a year. Approximately half of the emails reported to security teams by employees are false positives,...

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Zix to Acquire AppRiver for $275 Million
Jan18

Zix to Acquire AppRiver for $275 Million

The cloud cybersecurity company AppRiver is set to be purchased by the email encryption, threat protection, and email archiving solution provider Zix for $275 million. An all cash deal was agreed between both firms this week. Florida-based AppRiver provides email and internet security services such as spam filtering, antivirus protection, email archiving, email encryption, and MS Exchange hosting. The company was formed in 2002 and...

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Fortinet FortiMail Given AAA Rating in SE Labs Phishing Detection Test
Dec17

Fortinet FortiMail Given AAA Rating in SE Labs Phishing Detection Test

Fortinet’s FortiMail Secure Email Gateway has recently been independently tested by SE Labs and has been shown to be highly effective at identifying and blocking phishing threats. In the tests, SE Labs found the solution blocked 100% of phishing attempts with no false positives. The solution was not quite as effective at blocking business email compromise attacks and other advanced threats, although only 5% of those threats were not...

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Webinar: Cost-Effective DNS-Based Web Filtering
Dec04

Webinar: Cost-Effective DNS-Based Web Filtering

In order to protect against web-based threats such as malware, ransomware, viruses, exploit kits, malvertising, and phishing, businesses need to implement a web filtering solution. A web filter allows businesses to carefully control the websites and webpages that employees can access while connected to the wired and wireless networks. All Internet traffic is routed through the filter where controls are applied to block malware...

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TigerConnect Recognized for High Consideration, Retention, and Performance by KLAS
Nov13

TigerConnect Recognized for High Consideration, Retention, and Performance by KLAS

KLAS has published its 2018 Decision Insights: Secure Communication Report, which recognizes TigerConnect (formerly TigerText) for its strong, easy to use clinical communication and collaboration platform solution, very deep adoption, and high customer satisfaction levels. For the report, more than 20 solution providers were assessed, including EHR vendors, but only three – TigerConnect included – were named as top solutions for...

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Eutelsat Chooses TitanHQ to Secure its WiFi Networks
Nov09

Eutelsat Chooses TitanHQ to Secure its WiFi Networks

The leading European satellite operator Eutelsat has implemented a new Wi-Fi filtering solution to secure its Wi-Fi networks. Eutelsat is one of the world’s largest satellite operators. The company has global coverage and provides video, data and broadband services in 150 countries throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The company has bases in 44 countries and employs more than 1,000 technical, operational, and commercial...

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Z Services Expands TitanHQ Partnership to Provide New Cloud-Based Security Services
Nov07

Z Services Expands TitanHQ Partnership to Provide New Cloud-Based Security Services

The Dubai-based managed service provider Z Services has expanded its partnership with TitanHQ and is now offering cloud-based web filtering and in-country email archiving as a service to customers throughout the MENA region. Cybersecurity is a critical business concern throughout the MENA region and companies are increasingly looking to managed service providers to provide solutions to improve their security posture. It makes much...

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Cloud-Based Threat Analytics Firm ZoneFox Acquired by Fortinet
Oct25

Cloud-Based Threat Analytics Firm ZoneFox Acquired by Fortinet

Fortinet has announced it has acquired the cloud-based threat analytics firm ZoneFox and will be using the company’s machine learning threat detection technology to enhance protection against insider threats. As companies are migrating data and infrastructure to the cloud, more and more endpoints and users are accessing cloud resources. While those resources need to be accessed by employees for legitimate work purposes, they can also...

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Webinar: Datto Networking and TitanHQ Explain Enhanced Web Content Filtering for MSPs
Oct17

Webinar: Datto Networking and TitanHQ Explain Enhanced Web Content Filtering for MSPs

On Thursday October 18, 2018, TitanHQ and Datto Networking will be hosting a webinar for managed service providers (MSPs) to explain how they can provide their customers with secure, reliable, always-on, Internet access through the Datto Networking Appliance. Earlier this year, Datto Networking partnered with TitanHQ, the leading provider of spam filtering, web filtering and email archiving solutions for MSPs, to augment the already...

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KnowBe4 Launches ‘Domain Doppelgänger’ Fake Domain Identification Tool
Oct01

KnowBe4 Launches ‘Domain Doppelgänger’ Fake Domain Identification Tool

A new tool has been released by the security awareness training and phishing simulation platform provider KnowBe4 that can help companies to identify ‘evil twin domains’ – lookalike spoofed domains that are typically used by cybercriminals for phishing and spreading malware. An evil twin domain is very similar to a genuine website that is used by a company. It could include an extra letter such as faceboook.com, have missing letters...

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CloudHealth Platform Updates Provide Additional Support for Azure Users
Sep25

CloudHealth Platform Updates Provide Additional Support for Azure Users

Microsoft is making up ground on AWS. Revenue from the Microsoft Azure platform jumped 98% in the infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) market in 2017, exceeding the market growth of AWS. In order to better meet customer needs and to cater to increase in adoption of Microsoft Azure, CloudHealth Technologies, the leading cloud management platform provider, has enhanced its Azure capabilities with the latest updates to its cloud management...

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CloudHealth Technologies Achieves AWS Cloud Management Tools Competency Status
Sep20

CloudHealth Technologies Achieves AWS Cloud Management Tools Competency Status

CloudHealth Technologies has announced it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Management Tools Competency status, demonstrating that the company is highly proficient at helping AWS customers to provision and manage AWS workloads through its cloud management platform. In order for an AWS Partner Network (APN) member to achieve AWS Cloud Management Tools Competency status, they must demonstrate specialized technical proficiency...

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KnowBe4 Now Offers Ransomware and Cryptocurrency Mining Attack Simulations
Sep20

KnowBe4 Now Offers Ransomware and Cryptocurrency Mining Attack Simulations

In addition to helping companies run phishing email simulations to test how effective their security awareness training programs have been, KnowBe4 has also developed RanSim – A ransomware simulator. The ransomware simulator tests how effective network security controls are at blocking ransomware attacks should an employee fail to recognize and email or web-based threat and accidentally download and install ransomware. RanSim is a...

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Proofpoint Launches Closed-Loop Email Analysis and Response (CLEAR) Solution
Sep12

Proofpoint Launches Closed-Loop Email Analysis and Response (CLEAR) Solution

The Sunnyvale, CA-based cybersecurity firm Proofpoint has announced it has launched a new Closed-Loop Email Analysis and Response (CLEAR) solution that can significantly reduce the time it takes to triage email-based threats. The solution uses a complete closed-loop approach to automatically analyze suspicious emails reported by end users to security teams, identify real threats from false positives, and help security teams remediate...

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