GoDaddy’s Data Breach Exposes 1.2M Customers
There has been a data breach involving 1.2 million GoDaddy customers that we would like to bring your attention to. This breach has only impacted organizations using GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress service, so if your organization subscribes to this service, it’s absolutely critical that you work with your website administrator to reset your passwords as soon as possible to avoid any further data loss or exposure to your site. GoDaddy disclosed…
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Microsoft’s PrintNightmare Vulnerability Finally Patched!
We are happy to inform you that the PrintNightmare vulnerability has now been resolved. Once the patch is checked by our team and they begin applying it during the pre-scheduled maintenance window, you will be able to access print services at any time throughout the day moving forward. In order for this patch to be applied, it’s absolutely critical that your users reboot their machines- not just shut them down-…
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Creating and Managing a Sustainable CMMC Compliance Program
In partnership with Exostar, TSI held a successful webinar on the topic of “Creating and Managing a Sustainable CMMC Compliance Program”. Our webinar was recorded HERE, allowing you to get an understanding of our approach to helping businesses to achieve and maintain a successful cybersecurity program toward CMMC compliance. Furthermore, we have addressed topics such as policy development and documentation, IT CMMC requirements, engaging with CMMC 3 certificate ready RPO/Service…
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WARNING: DO NOT install Microsoft’s Windows 11 Update!
Microsoft may have prompted you to download the latest Windows 11 update . Please do not download it, and advise your team as soon as possible to avoid it. Unfortunately, there may be a considerable risk with a number of security (eg. Sophos and Malwarebytes) and TSI network management tools not working and negatively impacting the security posture and network performance of your organization. In some cases, users may be…
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Apple’s Newest IOS Update Seeks to Protect Users from Security Flaw
As part of this month’s security updates, we wanted to bring to your attention a number of critical Apple vulnerabilities impacting smartphone, iPad, Apple Watch and MacBook iOS to your attention: iOS 14.8 iPadOS 14.8 MacOS Bug Sur 11.6 WatchOS 7.6.2 If you or your team use these devices, we highly recommend that you routinely encourage them to regularly check for and apply the most recent updates for their Apple…
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What Microsoft’s Latest PrintNightmare Vulnerability Fix Has To Offer
Microsoft has since addressed the PrintNightmare vulnerability that impacts you and your team’s ability to print from your network without compromising your security posture. If TSI applies the latest Microsoft ‘fix’, users will be unable to print via the network, which would be a very serious issue for your organization. We understand your frustration with this problematic scenario, but we highly recommend that the PrintNightmare ‘fix’ be applied despite its…
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Security & Compliance Requirements: Determine Your NIST 800-171 & CMMC Compliance Requirements
One of the most frequently asked questions I receive is: “How do I know if I need to be compliant with either the NIST 800-171 or CMMC frameworks?” The bottom line is that if you possess controlled unclassified information (CUI) then your organization – with the exception of commercial off the shelf (COTS) companies – will likely have to fulfill these compliance requirements. Unfortunately, it’s not always clear to many…
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Security Vulnerability: Microsoft’s PrintNightmare Remains Unpatched
As many of you may have heard, Despite Microsoft’s assertion that their latest update fixed last month’s PrintNightmare vulnerabilities, we’ve been informed that additional critical security issues remain that we wanted to bring to your attention. To learn more about how to safeguard your organization from the developing issue, please click here for the notification we sent to our clients detailing how to address it.
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What You’re Likely Missing about CMMC Compliance: Lessons from an MSP’s CMMC Readiness Review Assessment
We had a great webinar with our partners at NQA pertaining to our experience undergoing a CMMC 3 Readiness Review Assessment. We’ve conveniently recorded it HERE in case you missed it, so you can learn about some of the most overlooked aspects of a CMMC implementation including an overview of what it takes to become certification-ready. We hope our webinar helped address some of our audiences’ lingering questions about the assessment process…
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Everything You Need to Know about Google & Microsoft’s Recent Vulnerabilities
There are two new and one existing critical vulnerabilities that we wanted to bring to your attention that will require your approval or your users’ immediate action to remediate: Google Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability. New 3rd and Continuing Microsoft Printer Vulnerabilities. The Google Chrome zero-day vulnerability presents an immediate threat to Google Chrome users that should be addressed immediately using the instructions below: On your computer, open Chrome (if it has…
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Cyber Security Policy Starter Kit:
10 Critical Policies That Every Company Should Have in Place
