Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) News: 07 January 2021

Each business day, MSSP Alert broadcasts a quick lineup of news, analysis and chatter from across the managed security services provider ecosystem.

A. Today’s MSSP and Cybersecurity News Alerts

1. Updates - SolarWinds Orion Compromise Investigation: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its guidance to help customers protect SolarWinds Orion from potential hackers. Also, the U.S. government is investigating whether Russia hackers used JetBrains TeamCity software to trigger the SolarWinds Orion vulnerability, The New York Times reports.

2. Dell Selling Secureworks?: IT consulting giant Atos may acquire Secureworks from Dell, according to reports. Secureworks is a Top 250 MSSP. Rumors about Dell potentially selling Secureworks have surfaced from time to time for more than a year. Secureworks has been evolving from traditional managed security services toward software- and cloud-driven intellectual property.

3. Automated Penetration Testing: Pcysys has expanded across the European market, with offices in France, Germany, Italy, Iberia and the Nordics.

4. Ransomware Research - 2020 Trends: Blackfog's global ransomware research report findings for 2020 are here.

5. Free Cybersecurity Training: Fortinet's self-paced security training courses will remain free beyond 2021, the company says.

6. Risk Management: Telos has launched Xacta.io 1.5, the latest version of its cyber risk and compliance analytics platform.

7. M&A - IoT: Cybersecurity products provider Allegion has acquired Yonomi, a provider of IoT cloud platforms. Financial terms were not disclosed.

B. MSSP and Cybersecurity Virtual Events and Conference Calendar