Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) News: 13 August 2021

by Joe Panettieri • Aug 13, 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.
• 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, MDR, XDR and Cybersecurity News Alerts

1. Accenture Ransomware Lockbit Cyberattack: The latest details are here.

2. M&A – Penetration Testing: Chess ICT has acquired Armadillo.

3. Partnership – MDR and XDR: Here’s how Red Canary and SentinelOne are working together.

4. CyberArk Quarterly Financial Results: The identity security company announced Q2 of 2021 financial results. Key business metrics include:

• Total revenue of $ 117.2 million, up 10 percent from $106.5 million in Q2 of 2020.
• GAP net loss of $22.8 million, which was larger than the $4.3 million net loss in Q2 of 2020.

The results generally beat Wall Street’s expectations.

5. Compliance – Government Security: Palo Alto Networks‘ Prisma Access technology has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate Authorization.

B. MSSP, MDR and Cybersecurity Virtual Events and Conference Calendar

1. AWS re:Inforce 2021 (August 24-25, Houston, Texas)
2. CMMC Con 2021 (September 29, Virtual Event)
3. FireEye Cyber Defense Summit (October 4-8, Hybrid – virtual and face to face)
4. Exabeam Spotlight21 (October 4-6, Hybrid – virtual and face to face)
5. BlackBerry Security Summit (October 13, Virtual Event)
6. InfoSec World 2021 (October 25-27, Orlando, Florida)
7. Bonus: MSSP Alert’s complete event calendar