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Microsoft Office 365 Update and Linux Security Enhancements

Microsoft extends rollback support for Office 365 updates to two months and discloses a vulnerability without zero-day exploits. SQL updates now require specific version and driver fixes. Ivanti releases three security updates addressing 11 CVEs, while a partnership with Tuck Care improves Linux patching. Misconceptions about Linux security are addressed, emphasizing the need for regular updates to mitigate risks from notable CVEs across distributions.

Mobile Security Isn't a Nice-to-Have - It's an Absolute Must

Mobile Security Isn’t a Nice-to-Have — It’s an Absolute Must According to the Verizon’s 2024 Verizon Mobile Security Index Report, nearly 90% of organizations recognize the urgent need to take mobile security seriously. Are you one of them? From mobile phishing to smishing, vishing, quishing and zero-day threats, the mobile attack surface is bigger and more dangerous than ever. Cybercriminals are relentlessly targeting mobile devices as a gateway to your organization, making mobile security especially critical.

Introduction to Puppet Security Compliance Enforcement

Take enterprise compliance to the next level with Puppet Security Compliance Enforcement. This video demonstrates how to shift from reactive to proactive compliance, automating security standards across Puppet Enterprise and Puppet Core environments. Discover how to implement CIS benchmarks with ease, achieve consistent compliance, and reduce risk across your Linux and Windows infrastructure with tailored configurations.

What Does Proactive Cybersecurity Really Mean? Measures to Protect Your Organization

Ivanti’s 2025 State of Cybersecurity Report found something utterly unsurprising: that organizations report a significant preparedness gap (that is, the gap between the perceived threat level and their degree of preparedness) across every threat vector and vulnerability we asked about. While security teams rightfully devote resources to building resilience so they can swiftly respond to and recover from attacks, closing those preparedness gaps requires proactive cybersecurity measures.

The MSP's DNS Security Checklist

DNS is one of the most important and most overlooked layers in your client’s infrastructure. As an MSP, you’re often the one who gets blamed when something breaks—whether you control the DNS or not. And while many DNS problems are silent, their consequences are loud: email failures, website outages, and frustrated clients. This DNS security checklist will help you proactively identify and fix DNS risks across all your client domains.

Tutorial: How to Remediate Vulnerabilities with Puppet Enterprise Advanced Patching

The rate at which vulnerabilities are being exploited is on the rise. The VulnCheck company, which specializes in vulnerability intelligence, found that in Q1 2025, 28.3% of vulnerabilities were exploited within 1 day of CVE disclosure. Keeping your systems up to date is more important than ever. The reality is that many security teams are running scans and then exporting to giant spreadsheets, which are “tossed over the wall” to the Operations team with little context.

Introducing Cribl Guard

Does sensitive data flowing through your network feel like a ticking time bomb? Well, it just might be. Legal mandates, security frameworks, and customer expectations have made the stakes higher than ever. One leaked spreadsheet of personally identifiable information (PII) can wipe out years of customer trust, rack up regulatory fines, and invite ransomware actors to your doorstep.

Tracking Safety: The Role of Mobile Monitoring in Protecting Vulnerable Family Members

It's never been easier to stay connected with the people you care about. Thanks to smartphones and GPS technology, families now have powerful tools to protect their loved ones-whether they're across town or across the country. But these same tools raise important questions: how much should we monitor, and when is it necessary? Let's explore how mobile tracking can help safeguard the most vulnerable members of our families-from kids to grandparents-and how to use it responsibly.