Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) News: 11 March 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.
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A. Today’s MSSP, MDR, XDR and Cybersecurity News Alerts

1. Alleged Kaseya Hacker Extradited: Yaroslav Vasinskyi, the alleged Kaseya VSA hacker, was extradited and arraigned in a Dallas, Texas court, this week.

2. Partner Program - Penetration Testing: Synack has launched the emPower Synack Partner Program.

3. Talent - Security Awareness Training: KnowBe4 has named Bob Reich to succeed Krish Venkataraman as CFO.

4. Government Cloud Security: Quzara has received its Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) 'Ready' Agency Designation at the High impact level, the company said.

5. Talent - SIEM and XDR: Exabeam has hired Digital Guardian and Forescout Technologies veteran Richard Orange as VP of EMEA.

6. Data Loss Prevention (DLP) & Email Security: Armorblox has added Advanced Data Loss Prevention to its cloud-delivered email security platform. The service leverages natural language understanding (NLU) to prevent data loss in Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Exchange, and Google Workspace environments, Armorblox asserted.