Fri Jan 8 2021: Endpoint complexity, Windows 7, 2021 Managed Services Spending... and SolarWinds

Fri Jan 8 2021: Endpoint complexity, Windows 7, 2021 Managed Services Spending... and SolarWinds

Four things to know today * Endpoint complexity https://www.path.absolute.com/resources/2020-endpoint-resilience-report * Windows 7 deployments https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/6/22217052/microsoft-windows-7-109-million-pcs-usage-stats-analytics * 2021 Managed Services spending https://smartermsp.com/msps-enter-2021-holding-their-own/ AND * More SolarWinds https://homelandprepnews.com/stories/59941-national-security-council-launches-task-force-to-investigate-solar-winds-cyber-attack/ https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/updated-cisa-directive-discovers-saml-token-abuse-around-solarwinds-hack-calls-for-full-rebuild-of-affected-networks/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/01/sealed-u-s-court-records-exposed-in-solarwinds-breach/ https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/7/22219275/federal-judiciary-system-further-securing-sealed-documents-solarwinds-hack https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-talent/solarwinds-hires-krebs-stamos-as-cybersecurity-consultants-after-orion-hack/ https://www.channele2e.com/technology/security/new-solarwinds-ceo-discloses-three-security-priorities

Four things to know today

  • Endpoint complexity

https://www.path.absolute.com/resources/2020-endpoint-resilience-report

  • Windows 7 deployments

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/6/22217052/microsoft-windows-7-109-million-pcs-usage-stats-analytics

  • 2021 Managed Services spending

https://smartermsp.com/msps-enter-2021-holding-their-own/

AND

  • More SolarWinds

https://homelandprepnews.com/stories/59941-national-security-council-launches-task-force-to-investigate-solar-winds-cyber-attack/

https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/updated-cisa-directive-discovers-saml-token-abuse-around-solarwinds-hack-calls-for-full-rebuild-of-affected-networks/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/01/sealed-u-s-court-records-exposed-in-solarwinds-breach/

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/7/22219275/federal-judiciary-system-further-securing-sealed-documents-solarwinds-hack

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-talent/solarwinds-hires-krebs-stamos-as-cybersecurity-consultants-after-orion-hack/

https://www.channele2e.com/technology/security/new-solarwinds-ceo-discloses-three-security-priorities

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