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Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) News: 23 March 2020

Each business day, MSSP Alert broadcasts a quick lineup of news, analysis and chatter from across that 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. Emergency Small Business Loans: Here’s how to find them.

2. Work From Home - Free Technology Offers: Here’s the list, updated daily.

3. M&A - IT Services: Nemko Group of Oslo, Norway has acquired System Sikkerhet, a provider of cybersecurity assessment and technology consultancy services.

4. Talent: Abacode, a cybersecurity and compliance firm, has hired Greg Chevalier as senior VP of partner development and sales strategy.

5. Financial Services Data Breach: Finastra, a company that provides a range of technology solutions to banks worldwide, shut down key systems in response to a security breach discovered on March 20, KrebsOnSecurity reports.

6. Compromised Data for Sale: The personal details of more than 538 million users of Chinese social network Weibo are currently available for sale online, ZDNet reports.

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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.