A new ransomware operator is taking over Windows domains on networks around the world after exploiting a chain of Microsoft Exchange server vulnerabilities called ProxyShell.
The LockFile ransomware gang has taken advantage of the Microsoft Exchange ProxyShell and Windows PetitPotam vulnerabilities to hijack Windows domains and encrypt devices, security researcher Kevin Beaumont reported Saturday.
Zachary Kinder, professional services director at Net-Tech Consulting, knew he had found a hot new product to block rapidly increasing ransomware threats when he got his first glimpse of ThreatLocker’s application whitelisting solution last year.
The latest SolarWinds hackers’ cybersecurity attack on 140 Microsoft IT resellers and service providers with as many as 14 successfully breached is yet another wake-up call for the beleaguered Microsoft partner community, said partners.
“I wouldn’t want to be an MSP who is just starting to think about cybersecurity now as they might not exist in another year,” said David Stinner, president of US itek, a Buffalo, N.Y.-based MSP that has invested heavily in a multi-layered security stack for its customers over the last several years.
THE JUMP TO WORK-FROM-HOME computing brought about by the coronavirus pandemic has left corporate IT departments overwhelmed with unfamiliar remote management tasks that are second nature to managed service providers. The upshot is one of COVID-19’s few silver linings: The opportunity for MSPs to land rich new contracts with midsize and even larger businesses that had no prior interest in outsourced IT.
“” You definitely can’t be a sloppy MSP,”” adds Stinner.
In reality, however, the 20 isn’t a giant MSP. It’s a collection of smaller, independently owned businesses that seem giant because they share common tools and processes, plus a 24/7 help desk and security operations center.
Buffalo, New York – July 30, 2018 -- The ASCII Group, a membership-based community of independent North American MSPs, VARs and Solution Providers, has announced the appointment of David Stinner, President and Founder of US itek, as a new member to its Advisory Committee.
The ASCII Group, a membership-based community of independent North American MSPs, VARs and Solution Providers, has announced the addition of 5 new members to its Advisory Committee. The Committee includes a select group of IT professionals from various sectors of technology, who collaborate to provide input on ASCII membership and initiatives.
Buffalo, New York– David Stinner, President of US itek, www.usitek.com was selected for Nine Lives Media Inc.’s fifth annual MSPmentor 250, a global report that identifies the world’s leading managed service executives, entrepreneurs, experts, coaches and community leaders. The complete MSPmentor 250 is available now at https://www.mspmentor.net/250
REDMOND, Wash. — June 22, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the winners and finalists of the 2011 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. The annual awards honor Microsoft partners for delivering innovative solutions during the past year that directly address customer challenges.
