Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) News: 24 January 2022 -

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 up with such companies.

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

1. Ransomware Payments - Legislation: Pennsylvania has approved new legislation barring state and local governments from using taxpayers’ money to pay ransoms to cyber-criminals, according to InfoSecurity Group.

2. UK Security Regulations and MSP Fines: MSPs that fail to properly protect data could face fines in the United Kingdom, MicroScope reports.

3. Cyber Risk Modeling: Kovrr has launched Quantum, a new version of its cyber risk quantification (CRQ) platform. Quantum leverages multiple cyber risk models to financially quantify exposure to cyberattacks and third-party failures that can lead to significant financial loss, the company asserts.

4. Integration - Health Care Security: Akamai's Guardicore now integrates with Medigate to help health care organizations prevent ransomware attacks.

5. Partnership - Threat Intelligence: LogRhythm and SecLytics have partnered to provide enhanced threat intelligence capabilities and high-performance analytics to organizations in the Middle East.

6. Partnership - Singapore: Ernst & Young (EY) is leveraging CrowdStrike's software for specialized cyber risk management capabilities in Singapore, Channel Asia reported.