Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) News: 07 May 2021 -

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) and MSP security providers — and those who need to partner up with such companies.
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A. Today’s MSSP and Cybersecurity News Alerts

1. Momentum - SOC and MDR Services: Demand for Abacode Cyber Lorica -- a virtual security operations center (vSOC) and managed detection and response service (MDR) -- grew 113 percent in Q1 of 2021 vs. Q1 of 2020. Abacode did not disclose specific dollar figures for revenue and profits.

2. Talent - Endpoint Security: Bitdefender has hired Alert Logic veteran Matthew Selheimer as senior VP of marketing.

3. Talent - Cloud Monitoring & Security: Datadog has hired Salesforce veteran Adam Blitzer as chief operating officer.

4. Talent - Container Security: Aqua Security has hired Microsoft Azure veteran Sharon Eilon has chief cusotmer officer.

5. TunnelSnake ATP (Advanced Persistence Threat) Group: Kaspersky researchers have uncovered TunnelSnake, an ongoing advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign, active since 2019, which has targeted regional diplomatic entities in Asia and Africa, the company says.