Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) News: 05 March 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. Funding - MSP Email Security: Mailprotector, a Greenville, South Carolina-based cybersecurity company, has raised $5 million in growth equity funding from Ballast Point Ventures. Mailprotector has build a strong MSP base in recent years, leveraging strategic guidance from Get Channeled. We'll share more details soon.

2. Partnership - IoT Security: Forescout and Medigate, are partnering to promote security capabilities across all Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), IoT, operational technology (OT) and IT network connected devices.

3. Ransomware Lifeline: PC Matic has released Ransomware Lifeline to further defend government organizations and enterprise customers against ransomware attacks.

4. New PwndLocker Ransomware: Details are here.