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For managed service providers, 2019 may be remembered as the year when ransomware attacks surged.

See why MSPs and their clients are targeted and see examples of attacks that have closed MSP businesses and shut down city governments.

A new NSA report warns of the dangers of products that decrypt HTTPS traffic for inspection.

See why the NSA says you need to closely control TLS Inspection products, and see why they aren’t the only ones warning about “TLS break and inspect.”

Risk assessments are a HIPAA requirement. Yet, seven of the nine HIPAA penalties announced this year (78%) were levied on organizations that failed to conduct one.

In this post, we explore two cases where risk assessments were not conducted, and also highlight a free resource to help smaller organizations get the job done.

Ransomware attacks have changed. They’re more targeted, more dangerous, and causing more financial damage to victims than ever, according to the FBI.

See the industries hit hardest by the new rash of ransomware attacks – including examples of companies that ransomware killed. You’ll see the tactics being used and how to fight them.

More cyber attacks that target managed service providers (MSPs) and other IT services have surfaced, according to new research from Symantec.

See more about the attack and how it fits into a growing number of attacks against the IT industry and its clients.

Federal agencies -- including the NSA and CISA -- are alerting the public to a major security vulnerability in older versions of Microsoft Windows (pre Windows 8). Researchers fear the flaw, dubbed BlueKeep, may be used for a widespread cyber attack like the WannaCry ransomware event in 2017.

Inside, find out if you're vulnerable to BlueKeep, how to patch it, and see workarounds if you're stuck with old versions of Windows.