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Today’s MSSP Alert Market News:
1. Attack Surface Management Launch: ZeroFox has released its new External Attack Surface Management (EASM) module on the ZeroFox platform to see and secure external assets. The new capability builds upon ZeroFox’s solutions in digital risk protection and threat intelligence, offering a single vendor to discover and protect assets outside the perimeter, the company said.
2. Cloud Email Security Partnership: Egress, a provider of adaptive cloud email security, is partnering with Netskope, a secure access service edge (SASE) specialist, to enhance behavioral-based threat detection and response and "transforming" the way organizations manage human risk in cloud email. The partnership enables Egress to aggregate Netskope’s User Confidence Index (UCI) as part of its Human Risk Management solution, the companies said.
3. Company Expansion: MSP360, a provider of backup and IT management solutions for managed services providers (MSPs) and IT departments, has expanded into the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region through partnerships with local software resellers. This initiative marks a significant milestone in MSP360's global expansion strategy, aiming to deliver its cloud-based backup and IT management solutions to a broader audience across EMEA, the company said.
4. Incident Response Product Launch: Thrive, a technology outsourcing provider for cybersecurity, cloud and MSP services, has launched Thrive Incident Response & Remediation, an on-demand cybersecurity response service to contain and remove threats, along with engineering assistance to rebuild and restore critical systems.
5. Zero Trust Data Security Offer: Rubrik, a zero trust data security company, has brought to market its Rubrik Enterprise Proactive Edition (EPE), a data security product suite that combines DSPM with recovery. Rubrik EPE allows organizations to secure mission-critical data for comprehensive protection, recovery and resilience against cyberattacks, whether in a cloud, SaaS or on-premises environment, the company said.
6. Healthcare Threat Detection Launch: Claroty, a cyber-physical systems protection company, has released its Advanced Anomaly Threat Detection (ATD) Module within the Medigate Platform from Claroty. The new capability provides healthcare organizations with the clinical context to identify, assess and prioritize threats to connected medical devices, Internet of Things and building management systems, the company said.
7. Annual Threat Report Released: Sophos has issued its annual 2024 Sophos Threat Report, with this year’s report detailing “Cybercrime on Main Street” and the biggest threats facing small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). According to the report, in 2023, nearly 50% of malware detections for SMBs were keyloggers, spyware and stealers, malware that attackers use to steal data and credentials. The Sophos report also analyses initial access brokers (IABs)—criminals who specialize in breaking into computer networks.
8. Hacker Alert: Roku has disclosed a data breach impacting over 15,000 customers after hacked accounts were used to make fraudulent purchases of hardware and streaming subscriptions. Now, threat actors are selling the stolen accounts for as little as 50 cents per account, allowing purchasers to use stored credit cards to make illegal purchases. (Source: Bleeping Computer)
9. Leadership Move: Kroll, a global risk and financial advisory solutions firm, has appointed industry veteran Dave Burg as global head of cyber risk. Burg will spearhead Kroll’s cyber risk solutions and will oversee and expand its threat lifecycle management capabilities.
