Why Attack Surface Management Matters to Credit Unions
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by Tanner Spear
1w ago
Credit Unions are every bit as susceptible to the “Willie Sutton Rule” as any other banking institution. When notorious American bank robber Willie Sutton was asked why he robs banks, his simple reply was, “Because that’s where the money is.”  IBM agrees. According to their IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023, financial services firms like Credit Unions are 300 times more likely to be targeted by a cyber-attack. In addition to the risk of compromising personal identifying information (PII), credit unions face multiple compliance risks, including:  Data loss and data exfiltration&n ..read more
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Liongard Guidance for Fortinet FortiOS CVE-2024-23112
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by Vincent Tran
2w ago
Fortinet recently disclosed a two critical vulnerabilities and three high-severity flaws on March 12th as covered recently by CRN. These impact their FortiClientEMS, FortiOS and FortiProxy captive portal products, respectively. The Liongard team has created a metric in our Liongard Library specifically for the FortiOS CVE-2024-23112 vulnerability that will help MSP partners identify any devices that require FortiOS patching. The metric will provide a true or false response. Details can be found here: https://share.liongard.com/ideas/LCCL-I-896 Use Liongard’s native cross-environment reporting ..read more
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How MSPs Can Achieve Comprehensive Cyber Resiliency
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by Vincent Tran
4M ago
As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) must adopt a robust, multifaceted approach to cybersecurity. At Liongard, we understand the importance of integrating cyber insurance, cyber warranties, and continuous configuration and controls monitoring to build a comprehensive, three-pronged strategy to effectively protect your clients. Let’s delve into this strategy: Cyber Insurance: Risk Transfer and Mitigation Cyber insurance plays a critical role by transferring some of the financial risks associated with data breaches and cyberattacks to an insurer ..read more
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Liongard Guidance for SonicWall CVE-2023-41715
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by Vincent Tran
5M ago
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) play a crucial role in safeguarding their clients’ digital assets. However, recent events, such as the SonicWall security vulnerability CVE-2023-41715, have highlighted the need for robust Configuration Change Detection & Response (CCDR) solutions. Liongard has emerged as the leader in this domain, providing a lifeline for MSPs facing the challenges brought on by this vulnerability. The SonicWall CVE-2023-41715 Vulnerability The SonicWall CVE-2023-41715 vulnerability is a significant security bre ..read more
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Liongard Partners with Cork to Strengthen MSP Cyber Resilience
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by Sean Duclaux
6M ago
Liongard, the global leader in Configuration Change Detection and Response (CCDR), is excited to announce a strategic alliance with Cork, a specialized cyber warranty company dedicated to MSPs serving small businesses and the ISV solutions they manage. This collaboration marks a significant milestone, allowing Liongard’s extensive network of over 1,600 MSPs and MSSPs will be able to provide Cork’s warranty offering directly to their customers. Addressing the Escalating Cyber Threat Landscape In the face of escalating cyber threats, businesses are grappling with increased cyber insurance premiu ..read more
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Identifying Browsers Impacted by WebP Vulnerability with Liongard
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by Vincent Tran
6M ago
IT and cybersecurity professionals face new challenges every day, and today was no exception. A severe vulnerability in a widely used software module called WebP was announced and patched by Google earlier this month. It was thought to only impact Chrome browsers across Windows, MacOS, and Linux. As of this writing on September 27, further analysis of CVE-2023-4863 has revealed an expansive impact on third-party apps that also utilize the libwebp (version 1.3.2) library. While vendors have been issuing patches for a few weeks now, the true extent of the vulnerability is only now becoming clear ..read more
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Liongard Ranks on Houston Business Journal’s Fast 50 List
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by Sean Duclaux
6M ago
Liongard, the global leader in Configuration Change Detection and Response (CCDR), empowering Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) and Information Technology (IT) organizations to make informed decisions and operate profitably, today announced that it ranked #11 on the Houston Business Journal’s Fast 50 List. For each of the three previous years, Liongard was ranked on Houston Business Journal’s Fast 100 list. The Houston Business Journal Fast 50 recognizes the 50 fastest growing, privately held, for-profit companies in the Houston area, based on an aver ..read more
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Liongard Expands SonicWall Relationship to Enhance Configuration Change Detection and Response with Capture Client Platform
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by Sean Duclaux
7M ago
Today, Liongard, the global leader in Configuration Change Detection and Response (CCDR), announced in coordination with SonicWall, are working together to deliver a more robust and comprehensive cybersecurity risk mitigation platform. Liongard currently inspects and assesses over 16,000 global SonicWall devices and this new integration will incorporate the latest releases of SonicWall Capture Client into Liongard’s CCDR platform, providing Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) and enterprise information technology (IT) teams with unmatched risk protectio ..read more
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Assessing Endpoints for Cyber Essentials: Securing and managing devices at scale with Liongard
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by Brett Moser
7M ago
When managing IT at scale, managed service providers (MSPs) face a range of unique and formidable obstacles. The key challenges assessing and maintaining critical controls like Operating System (OS) updates, software patches, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) coverage, firewall, and disk encryption status. The effectiveness of an MSP’s operations, and ultimately their customer’s security, significantly depends on its ability to navigate this complexity.  MSPs serve as the guardians of client networks; vigilance over these elements isn’t just important—it’s imperative. An outdated OS o ..read more
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Continuously Audit Installed Software: MSPs Can Rely on Liongard
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by Brett Moser
7M ago
As a Managed Service Provider (MSP), maintaining an accurate inventory of supported versions of installed software across your client’s environment is paramount. As with all IT-related things, changes over time introduce risk in the form of misconfigurations and vulnerabilities. The risks associated with failing to perform routine audits and checks range from exposure to cyber threats, system inefficiencies, and non-compliance issues to possible service disruptions. But how can you streamline this process, reducing time, effort, and potential human errors? This is where Liongard’s automation c ..read more
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