Security News for MSPs

Bad guys are targeting your social media accounts. One of the most effective ways you can protect them is with a unique, strong password called a passphrase. Enabling two-step verification (if your social media site offers it) is even better.

Have you been missing something amid the lockdowns and stay-at-home orders? No, not human contact. Not even toilet paper. Robocalls. read more

The Signal messaging app is getting a new security feature called Signal PINs, allowing users to secure their cloud-stored information in a way not available to anyone else, and that includes the company making the app. More and more messaging apps are using true encrypted communications, so it’s no longer an exotic feature. But what

Meal kit and food delivery company Home Chef has confirmed that hackers breached its systems, making off with the personal information of customers. Quite how the hackers breached Home Chef’s systems is unclear. In its own FAQ about the security breach, the business shares no details other than to say that it “recently learned of

Web security company ImmuniWeb this week announced a free tool that allows businesses and government organizations to check their dark web exposure. read more

Users of ADT home security systems have filed a class action against the vendor after discovering that a technician used his own credentials to set up the hardware and then spied on them. ADT Pulse is a complete home security package including smart locks, an alarm system and surveillance cams, all controllable from a handy

The Ragnar Locker ransomware has been deploying a full virtual machine to ensure that it can evade detection, Sophos reveals. read more