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Unfortunately, due to the increased rates of COVID in the United States IAITAM has decided to postpone its 2021 conference and Nashville. IAITAMs number one concern is to keep their members and employees safe and in order to do so felt it was best to cancel. Although, they canceled their conference in October they are already gearing up for May in Las Vegas. With the theme Peace, Love & Asset Management they are hoping you dust off your bell bottoms and join them.
The next generation of Windows, Windows 11 was announced in June. Although, we do not know the exact release (some speculate October of 2021) you can download the first Windows 11 Insider Preview build today. This build has some new features, such as widgets, snap layouts, virtual desktops, getting android app support, a new store and more.
Active Directory is one of the primary focuses of cyber attackers as it contains the information attackers need to expand their access, establish connection, and more. By taking a deeper look into your Active Directory exposures, organizations can improve their security and data before the attacker tries to gain access to administrator accounts, credentials, records, data and more.
With 30.7 million small businesses in the U.S. accounting for 99.9 percent of all U.S. businesses (SBA, 2019) it is safe to say that small businesses are the heart of North America. If you look around your community small businesses are made up of our neighbors, friends and family, but most important are the pillars of our community.
In July one of the largest ransomware gangs disappeared without any explanation. The ransomware gang REvil is known for their recent attacks on Kaseya, JBS, and approximately 42% of all recent attacks. It is unclear why the groups online footprint just disappeared, however, there are speculations on weather the US took action,
In the past year, not only have many of our worlds been turned upside down, but the MSP community continues to grow and mature. The last year has brought on many new challenges forcing small businesses to innovate, perhaps more than larger businesses.
Kaseya announced that it had become the victim of a cyberattack on July 2. It appears that the attackers carried out a ransomware attack by leveraging a vulnerability in Kaseya's VSA software. According to Kaseya CEO Fred Voccola, less than 0.1% of the company's customers were included in this incident.