Nuspire, a leading managed security services provider (MSSP), has been named a Representative Vendor in the 2022 Gartner Market Guide for Managed Security Services (MSS).
The Market Guide for Managed Security Services provides an update of the current MSS definition, description and direction of the market, and recommendations for companies looking to invest in MSS services, including a list of 40 vendors out of 500 in the MSS market.
Key findings in the market guide include:
- “Managed security services (MSS) providers offer an array of security services that vary from provider to provider. This breadth of service offerings provides wide choice but increasingly overlaps with capabilities offered by other market segments.
- Differentiation and comparison between MSS providers can be hard for buyers to quantify, as service capabilities and delivery models vary greatly from provider to provider.
- SaaS security capabilities have taken precedence for many buyers, significantly reducing the requirement to utilize a third-party provider to maintain security technology.
- Non-security-specific vendors in the IT outsourcing (ITO) and network service provider (NSP) markets commonly offer implementation and management services for security technologies, reducing cost by co-contracting network, desktop and security outsourcing.”
To download the 2022 Gartner Market Guide for Managed Security Services, click here: https://www.nuspire.com/resources/download-gartner-market-guide-for-managed-security-services/.
Malware, Botnets And Exploit Use Expands In Q1 Says Nuspire
Posted in Commentary with tags Nuspire on May 10, 2022 by itnerdNuspire, a leading managed security services provider (MSSP), today announced the release of its Q1 2022 Threat Report. The report outlines new cybercriminal activity and tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs), as well as provides data and insight into malware, exploit and botnet activity.
Nuspire’s data revealed a significant number of new vulnerabilities leading to increases in threat actor activity across all three of the threat classifications it studies: malware, botnets and exploits. Of note are several older botnets that saw a resurgence in Q1, including Mirai, STRRAT and Emotet.
Mirai, known for co-opting IoT devices to launch DDoS attacks, showed a spike in activity in February 2022. This corresponded with the discovery of Spring4Shell, a zero-day attack on popular Java web application framework, Spring Core. The attack allows for unauthenticated remote code execution, and data show Mirai exploited this vulnerability to its botnet.
STRATT botnet, which engages in information stealing, keystroke logging, and credential harvesting from browsers and email clients, also spiked in February. This data corresponds with recent announcements identifying a new STRRAT phishing campaign.
Additional notable findings from Nuspire’s Q1 2022 Threat Report include:
For those interested in getting an in-depth overview of the report, Nuspire is hosting a webinar this Thursday, May 12 at 2 p.m. ET, featuring the cybersecurity experts who compiled the research. You can register here.
Leave a comment »