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SMBs continue to be a target of cybercriminals

Network World

Because they don’t see themselves as targets, small-to-midsize businesses (SMB) have for a long time believed that their security programs are good enough. They have a firewall, antivirus, maybe they even use two-factor authentication.

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Top 10 Commonly Exploited Initial Attack Vectors

SecureWorld News

Multifactor authentication (MFA) is not enforced. RDP, Server Message Block (SMB), Telnet, and NetBIOS are high-risk services. The advisory notes that malicious threat actors often exploit poor security configurations, weak controls, and other faulty cyber hygiene practices in order to gain initial access to a victim's system.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: How to use your Home Server as an AirPrint.

Sean Daniel

To do this I simply: Logged into the Home Server Clicked Start , then Run , and ran the wf.msc firewall configuration utility I clicked on New Rule In the wizard that opened, I selected Port , and clicked Next. Hi Dave, My guess is you've somehow managed to add some authentication to who can print. Latest SMB Community Posts.

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MSP cybersecurity: What you should know

Dataconomy

Networks separation Like any SMB or enterprise organization, an MSP should care about internal network security not less than about the external perimeter. Additionally, even if internal firewalls fail to stop a hacker at once, early threat detection can give an organization more time to react and successfully counter a cyberattack.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test

ForAllSecure

Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. We do the same thing for firewalls. Or even basic low level threat analysis. So we're playing at that level.

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EP 49: LoL

ForAllSecure

Hunters notice the ransomware on about 30 of their MSPs that they manage and find the ransomware used in authentication bypass vulnerability and like the Kaseya SaaS system. We're seeing them the Cybercrime groups ramped things up, and for the very first time ever, those SMBs aren't just saying I need antivirus and a firewall.