Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) Market News: 20 April 2022 -

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

The Content: Written for MSSPs, SOC as a Service (SOCaaS), Managed Detection and Response (MDR), eXtended Detection and Response (XDR), threat hunters and MSP security providers — and those who need to partner 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, MDR, XDR and Cybersecurity News Alerts

1. New – MSSP Conference: Join us at MSSP Alert Live 2022 this September.

2. Funding - Zero Trust and Endpoint Security: ThreatLocker has raised $100 million in Series C funding led by global growth equity firm General Atlantic, with participation from existing investors Elephant VC and Arthur Ventures.

3. Research - Zero Day Attacks: Google's findings are here.

4. Vulnerability Management - Operational Technology (OT): Tenable has partnered more closely with ServiceNow to integrate asset inventory and vulnerability data into the NOW platform.

5. Cyber Analytics: Telos has launched a Telos Advanced Cyber Analytics (ACA) solution, which will "provide automated, actionable threat intelligence and attribution of malicious activity at speed and scale," the company said.

6. ISAO - Public Safety: Motorola Solutions has launched an information sharing and analysis organization (ISAO) for public safety. The ISAO is aptly named the Public Safety Threat Alliance. ISAOs typically are designed to share threat intelligence within specific vertical markets or industry sectors. For instance, a CompTIA ISAO is designed for MSPs and IT solutions providers.

7. Cyberstalking: Former eBay security executiveJames Baugh intends to plead guilty to federal charges that he planned a cyberstalking campaign that targeted a Massachusetts couple whose online newsletter was seen as critical of the e-commerce company, Reuters reported.