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Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) News: 11 March 2022

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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), threat hunters and MSP security providers — and those who need to partner 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 Editorial Director [email protected]. Thank you in advance for news tips.

A. Today’s MSSP, MDR, XDR and Cybersecurity News Alerts

1. Alleged Kaseya Hacker Extradited: Yaroslav Vasinskyi, the alleged Kaseya VSA hacker, was extradited and arraigned in a Dallas, Texas court, this week.

2. Partner Program - Penetration Testing: Synack has launched the emPower Synack Partner Program.

3. Talent - Security Awareness Training: KnowBe4 has named Bob Reich to succeed Krish Venkataraman as CFO.

4. Government Cloud Security: Quzara has received its Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) 'Ready' Agency Designation at the High impact level, the company said.

5. Talent - SIEM and XDR: Exabeam has hired Digital Guardian and Forescout Technologies veteran Richard Orange as VP of EMEA.

6. Data Loss Prevention (DLP) & Email Security: Armorblox has added Advanced Data Loss Prevention to its cloud-delivered email security platform. The service leverages natural language understanding (NLU) to prevent data loss in Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Exchange, and Google Workspace environments, Armorblox asserted.

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

  1. GISEC 2022 (March 21-23, Dubai)
  2. McAfee MPower Digital 2022 (March 22-23, Virtual)
  3. Apptega Amplify Partner Summit 2022 MSSP Security Conference (April 27-28, Atlanta, Georgia)
  4. Fortinet Accelerate 2022 (May 10-13, Virtual)
  5. ItaliaSec 2022 (May 24-25, Milan, Italy)
  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.