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Demand for cybersecurity is increasing exponentially

Posted on May 29, 2020 by - News

A report from MSP Barracuda shows that cyber-criminals have been taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Barracuda Vice President,  Brian Babineau, channel partners currently on their MSP journey, now is the time to really think about adding security to their services portfolio.

The report shows that  88 percent of partners questioned, believed demand for security services was set to increase over the next 12 months.

“It also is no surprise that  91 percent of the global MSP partners we surveyed are planning to increase the number of services they offer in the coming year, particularly around security”, he said.

Managed services are set to be the top revenue generator for the vast majority of respondents.

A total of 69 percent of respondents picked managed services as the biggest opportunity for increasing  sales this year. This is significantly up on 2019 where 54 percent saw managed services as their biggest opportunity, he said. 

Connected cars pose security threat

Posted on December 30, 2014 by - News

googlecarThe UK’s Automobile Association (AA) has warned that cars connected to the internet are vulnerable to hackers.

Different systems installed in the latest automobiles offer clear opportunities for abuse, according to the head of the AA, Edmund King.

He told Electronics Weekly that as more cars get connected to the internet the more vulnerable they’ll be to hack attacks.

Most car manufacturers have already installed systems using IP addresses and the number of those are going to increase over time.

King thinks that terrorists could threaten transportation systems, and interfere with acceleration and braking systems, with crooks demanding money from owners to release their cars.

He also thinks hackers could breach controller area networks, switch on internal microphones and cameras and track peoples’ movements.

King told EW that there are so many sensors installed in cars these days that vehicles are becoming vulnerable to security breaches.