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.
- Reaching Our Inbox: Send news, tips and rumors to [email protected].
A. Today’s MSSP Alerts
1. Private Equity - Cybersecurity: After a brief delay, private equity firm Thoma Bravo has completed its buyout of cybersecurity firm Sophos. A major focus on MSP-centric deployments remains in place.
2. M&A and Cyber Due Diligence: It ain't easy, according to a West Monroe Partners survey.
3. Ransomware Attacks Fortune 500 Firm: Emcor has suffered a ransomware attack, the $9 billion company has confirmed.
4. Ransomware Payment - Georgia: The City of Cartersville, Georgia, paid hackers $380,000 to recover from a ransomware attack, The Daily Tribune News reports.
5. Ransomware Payments - Total Cost: Ransomware victims paid attackers more than $140 million over the past six years to decrypt data, the FBI says.
6. Cisco SecureX Strategy: More details are here.
B. Next Five Cybersecurity Conferences
- Women in CyberSecurity (WiCys) Conference 2020 (March 12-14, Aurora, Colorado)
- OKTA Oktane 2020 Cybersecurity Conference (March 30-April 2, San Francisco, California) -- coronavirus precautions
- SANS 2020 Cybersecurity Training Conference (April 3-10, Orlando, Florida)
- VMware Carbon Black Connect 2020 (May 13-14, Chicago)
- Fortinet Accelerate 2020 (May 16-21, New York)
- Bonus: The complete MSSP Alert calendar