Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) News: 14 February 2020 -

Each business day, MSSP Alert broadcasts a quick lineup of news, analysis and chatter from across that managed security services provider ecosystem.

The Content: Written for MSSPs, SOC as a Service (SOCaaS), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and MSP security providers — and those who need to partner up with such companies.
Frequency and Format: Every business morning. Typically one or two sentences for each item below.
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A. Today’s MSSP Alerts

1. Cyber Insurance Questions: Pose these questions before buying cyber insurance. Oh, and attend our webcast.

2. U.S. Census Cybersecurity Concerns: Here's the background.

3. North Korea Hacker Activity: Here's the latest warning from the Department of Justice.

4. Election Security: Secureworks weighs in with guidance here.

5. Plastic Surgery Patient Data Exposed: The data leak details are here.

6. Coronavirus Phishing Attacks: Hackers are using coronavirus fears for phishing attacks, Trustwave reports.

7. Financial Results - Qualys: The cloud-based security provider says Q4 2019 revenue was $84.7 million, up 14 percent from the corresponding quarter last year. The figure generally beat Wall Street's expectations.

8. Financial Results - CyberArk: The privileged access management provider says Q4 2019 revenue was $129.7 million, up 19 percent from the corresponding quarter last year. The results generally beat Wall Street's expectations.

B. Cybersecurity Partner Programs and Strategic Alliances

1. Integration - Endpoint Security: Acalvio Technologies, a provider of autonomous deception solutions, today announced the availability of its ShadowPlex Application in the CrowdStrike Store. Partners and customers gain "high-fidelity detections of threat activity and timely alerts based on dynamic deception," the company says.

2. Security Operations: SlashNext, a provider of real-time anti-phishing and incident response solutions, has joined the ThreatConnect Developer Partner Program.