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Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) News: 09 October 2020

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) 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.
  • Reaching Our Inbox: Send news, tips and rumors to [email protected].

A. Today’s MSSP Alerts

1. Android Ransomware Concerns: Microsoft offers background here.

2. Threat Management Centers: Tata Consultancy Services, a Top 250 MSSP, has launched 10 new Threat Management Centers across the globe. The centers will focus on providing cyber security services to its enterprise customers.

3. DDoS Security: Corero Network Security has released a major update to the company's SmartWall Threat Defense System (TDS).

4. Cyber Insurance: Chubb in the UK announced a new cyber product to protect individuals and their families in the digital world.

5. Compliance - Government Cybersecurity: SentinelOne has achieved the FedRAMP designation from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. This certification allows U.S. federal government customers to leverage SentinelOne's endpoint security solution.

B. MSSP and Cybersecurity Virtual Events and Conferences

  1. ConnectWise IT Nation Secure 2020 (October 14-15, Virtual Conference)
  2. CrowdStrike Fal.con 2020 Cybersecurity Conference (October 15-16, Virtual Conference)
  3. Exabeam Spotlight20 (November 9-11, Virtual Conference)
  4. Palo Alto Networks Ignite20 (November 17-19, Virtual Conference)
  5. RSA Conference 2021 USA (May 17-21, San Francisco)
  6. BonusMSSP Alert’s complete event calendar
Joe Panettieri

Joe Panettieri is co-founder & editorial director of MSSP Alert and ChannelE2E, the two leading news & analysis sites for managed service providers in the cybersecurity market.