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Keeping IT Services profitable can be challenging, equipment and software costs increase, margins suffer and customers cancel. The solution resides in the economy of horizontal scale. Imagine what could happen if your existing customers contracted two times more services from your business, would that help? Sell them something every business needs: cybersecurity, launch your own Security Operations Center, and close new profitable deals. Why UTMStack and not something else? The answer is simple: UTMStack is free and Open source and very intuitive, so you can hit the ground up and running in no time.

In an era of endless data, being able to zero in on the information that really matters is crucial to avoid security risks and breaches. You’ll discover how to reduce your attack surface by focusing on the correct information.

Lookout Secure Private Access is a data-centric zero trust network access (ZTNA) that provides seamless connections to private apps – whether they reside on-premises or in the cloud – all while strengthening your data security posture. Watch this video to learn why you need ZTNA, how Lookout Secure Private Access works, and how it can protect your data no matter where it goes.

Recent findings from the 2023 Global Ransomware Trends Report, reveal a concerning uptick: 85% of organizations experienced a cyberattack in the past year, up from 76% the previous year. Understanding the nuances of defense and recovery becomes paramount as cyber threats escalate. Join us for this essential discussion based on insights from one of the most extensive independent studies to date, encompassing 1,200 organizations from 14 different countries. All these organizations have one thing in common – they’ve braved cyberattacks.

Kroll actively tracks malware command and control infrastructure, submissions to public sandboxes and active incident response (IR) and managed detection and response (MDR) case data to generate lists of the most active malware strains for comparison.

“In Q3, we did see an uptick in incidents impacting the manufacturing and construction sector largely led by business email compromise (BEC) or email compromise attacks. One of the reasons for this uptick in BEC attacks has to do with the reliance on third parties and suppliers.” – Laurie Iacono.

“From using QR codes in emails to sharing links via Microsoft Teams, threat actors are evolving their methodology to manipulate humans to click on the bait. This is not phishing through email; it's phishing through an instant messaging platform.” – Laurie Iacono.

Should businesses be worried about the AI security threat? How do we protect our children's devices from malware? We dive into all that and more in Watchtower Weekly. Plus, we sat-down with Jason and Nimisha from Datadog to discuss some of the challenges of securing the cloud and why it's important to get cloud security right. We also unveil a new 1Password SIEM integration with Datadog that gives you greater visibility into the security posture of your business, all from one central location! 🤖🐕