Check your Firefox certificates!
Today, Friday, March 14, 2025, marks the expiration date of a critical root certificate, according to PC World.
"This also includes a version of DRM that’s required to use various streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. The security tools integrated in Firefox could also be affected if you don’t update.
All Firefox versions older than Firefox 128 or Firefox ESR 115.13 are affected. If you haven’t updated your Firefox browser since 2024, or if you work in a company that doesn’t update regularly, you should act now," PC World said. Get to it!
Now, here's today's MSSP update. Drop me a line at sharon.florentine@cyberriskalliance.com if you have news to share or want to say hi!
Today's MSSP Update
1. Blackwall raises €45 million Series B: Talinn, Estonia-based Blackwall, formerly known as BotGuard, has secured a €45 million Series B funding round led by Dawn Capital, with participation from existing investor MMC, Expeditions Fund, Red Dawn Ventures, and Tera Ventures, according to Arctic Startup. The company provides cybersecurity solutions for hosting and managed service providers (HSPs and MSPs), focusing on mitigating the impact of malicious bot traffic. With the new funding, Blackwall plans to expand into the U.S. and APAC markets, double its workforce, and invest in research and development for new security applications.
2. Nasuni and CrowdStrike announce cloud data security partnership: Nasuni announced a partnership with CrowdStrike Falcon cybersecurity platform to provide enhanced cloud data protection for global enterprises. The partnership will integrate Nasuni with Falcon Next-Gen SIEM to more efficiently ingest, process, and manage syslog messages. The integration will be available on CrowdStrike Marketplace to enable real-time ransomware detection, enterprise-wide threat visibility, data recovery and streamlined data onboarding and workflows.
3. Deep Sentinel launches Bring Your Own Camera program: AI-powered security solutions firm Deep Sentinel launched its Bring Your Own Camera (BYOC) program this week. This offering allows businesses to equip their existing third-party security cameras with Deep Sentinel's surveillance software, meaning businesses no longer need to replace their camera systems. The firm's AI-powered technology analyzes video feeds in real-time, identifying unusual activity or potential threats and then alerts live guards if anything is detected.
4. Cato Networks's SASE-native next-gen firewall: Cato Networks this week launched a SASE-native LAN next-generation firewall (NGFW). With the Cato LAN NGFW, Cato converges all firewall engines for simplified management and deeper visibility from the cloud into the LAN. The Cato LAN NGFW is a native capability of the Cato SASE Cloud Platform, requires no additional hardware, and is fully self-updating and self-maintaining, eliminating manual patching and emergency fixes.
5. CYFOX launches generative AI vCISO: CYFOX this week launched its OmniSec vCISO, which leverages GenAI to reduce CISOs' and data protection officers' (DPOs') workloads. The solution automatically analyzes regulatory and internal policies. Then it checks for real-time, real-world compliance, notifying the appropriate parties and providing step-by-step mitigation when compliance is lacking. The product’s LLMs process compliance frameworks such as NIST, ISO, HIPAA, GDPR, and PCI-DSS and other regulatory requirements and company policies in their original language; the system uses GenAI with structured or unstructured data, graphics, and more to automate comprehensive compliance gap analyses and reporting across employee activities, application security, and the external supply chain, all fully encrypted.
