Increasing Threats Found Attacking Managed Service Providers (MSPs) & This is Your Defense Guideline.
The joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) observe an increase in malicious cyber activity targeting Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and expect this trend to continue.
Whether the customer's network environment is on-premise or externally hosted, hackers use a vulnerable MSP as an initial access point to their customer’s networks creating a global and cascading effect. Cybersecurity authorities expect malicious hackers—including state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) groups—to step up their targeting efforts of the MSPs and exploit the MSP’s provider-customer trust and networks. Furthermore, hackers who successfully compromised an MSP could enable follow-on activity, such as ransomware and cyber espionage against the MSP as well as across the MSP's customer database.
Tactical actions for MSPs & their customers to take today:
Harden remote access solutions.
Utilize penetration scanning tools & services
Protect internet-facing services.
Defend against brute force and password spraying.
Defend against Phishing.
In order to compromise MSPs, hackers first exploit vulnerable devices and internet-facing services. Follow up by conducting brute force attacks, and using phishing techniques.
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