Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) News: 15 March 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.
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A. Today’s MSSP and Cybersecurity News Alerts

1. Ransomware Attacks Buffalo School District: Classes are canceled today. A cybersecurity firm named GreyCastle Security assisting the investigation and recovery. The latest Buffalo School Ransomware Attack Details are here.

2. Molson Coors Cyberattack: Molson Coors Beverage Company is striving to recover from a cyberattack that triggered a systems outage. The outage, in turn, impacted brewery operations, production and shipments.

3. Partner Program: Accurics, a cloud cyber resilience specialist, has launched a channel program designed for partners who share a developer-first approach to cloud security.

4. Patent - Risk Management: Proficio, an MSSP with MDR (managed detection and response) capabilities, has earned a patent for the company's ThreatInsight cyber risk scoring capabilities.

5. Cybersecurity Spending: Microsoft stands to receive nearly a quarter of Covid relief funds destined for U.S. cybersecurity defenders, sources told Reuters, angering some lawmakers who don’t want to increase funding for a company whose software was recently at the heart of two big hacks, Reuters reports.