ConnectWise announced general availability of its Security360 attack surface management technology at the opening keynote of IT Nation Connect, the 20th edition of the company’s annual MSP gathering in Orlando.
First promised at the company’s IT Nation Secure event in June, ConnectWise said the new ASM tech makes it easy for MSPs to manage the complex security stack they commonly use by providing a 360-degree view. For instance, it provides a view of data from security tools including EDR, networking, email security, vulnerability and patch. Management, and security awareness training.
MSPs get Security Scores that highlight risk exposure across the customer base. It’s a tool that can help MSPs prioritize remediation efforts.
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Today’s MSSP Update
1. SentinelLabs discovers North Korean threat development - SentinelOne’s threat researchers, SentinelLabs say they recently discovered that the North Korean state sponsored threat actor widely known as BlueNoroff believed to be responsible for RustBucket and other campaigns is continuing to target crypto-related businesses in a new campaign dubbed ‘Hidden Risk.’ The threat actors use email and PDF lures with fake news headlines or stories about crypto-related topics to infect organizations involved in crypto-related industries The researchers believe the new campaign began as early as July 2024.
2. Cyber resilience partnership - Cyber resilience solutions provider Continuity has forged a partnership with Veeam Software. Continuity’s StorageGuard provides automatic security hardening for Veeam environments to improve customers’ security posture, comply with industry and security standards, and meet IT audit requirements.
3. New executive appointments - Data-focused cloud, on-premises and hybrid security solutions provider Skyhigh Security has named two new executives -- Sanjay Castelino as president and James Denena as chief financial officer.
4. GenAI for security - Fortinet is expanding GenAI capabilities across its product portfolio with the launch of two new integrations with FortiAI: FortiAI for FortiNDR Cloud, and FortiAI for Lacework FortiCNAPP. FortiAI is Fortinet’s AI-powered security assistant that uses GenAI to guide, simplify, and automate security analyst activities.
5. Apple and CMMC - Apple device management provider Addigy has released its one-click deploy CMMC and DISA STIG benchmarks. MSPs and IT organizations that work with the Department of Defense or its contractors can use this to deploy hundreds of STIG and CMMC benchmarks in minutes instead of months and ensure iOS and macOS device compliance even as the cybersecurity rules evolve.
