We want to make you aware of a current ongoing attack against remote VPN connections for firewalls. Details can be found on the Cisco Talos threat intelligence website at https://blog.talosintelligence.com/large-scale-brute-force-activity-targeting-vpns-ssh-services-with-commonly-used-login-credentials/. Our SIEM log aggregation has recorded more than 2x the normal failed VPN login attempts in the past few days and can confirm this is an active attack campaign. The AME Group’s Security Team is actively monitoring our Managed Security Services clients for Indicators of Compromise to provide early warning and response to contain any potential compromise. Managed Internet Security

Windows 10 end of life is October 14, 2025. The current version, 22H2, will be the final version of Windows 10. Risk of running Windows 10 after October 14, 2025 Once a product reaches the end of support, or a service retires there will be no new security updates, non-security updates, or assisted support. Therefore, your Windows 10 devices will not be as safe and effective. Your Windows 10 devices will be: ·       open to cyber-attacks. ·       more likely to experience poor performance. ·       unable to be repaired. Even with all

In today’s interconnected world, businesses face a constant threat from cyber-attacks. To mitigate these risks, many organizations are turning to cybersecurity rating services like SecurityScorecard and BitSight. These services provide an independent assessment of a company’s security posture. This helps them understand their vulnerabilities and take proactive measures to protect their assets. Cybersecurity rating services use a range of data points to evaluate a company’s security posture. These include information about the company’s network security, DNS health, patching cadence, IP reputation, application security, and more. By analyzing these factors, these

What is the Best Practice Security Evaluation? It is a low-cost, high value evaluation of your business network and Microsoft 365 tenant. It will identify the current state of your IT systems by scanning the interior and exterior of your network. You will identify the most common security risks related to your business network, active directory, backups, Microsoft 365, users and endpoints. You will also identify the most common administrative security risks. Who delivers the Best Practice Security Evaluation? Our local engineer and strategic advisor deliver the service – the

The AME Group ranks among the world’s Top 100 Vertical Market MSPs (http://www.channelE2E.com/top100) for 2023, according to ChannelE2E, a CyberRisk Alliance resource. The annual list and research report identify and honor the top 100 MSPs in healthcare, legal, government, financial services, manufacturing and additional vertical markets. Additionally, this year’s report revealed key MSP business, security and market trends and affirms that vertical market MSPs have vastly expanded their managed security capabilities. The AME Group ranked in the Top 5 Manufacturing MSPs. In addition to managed IT services, backup and recovery,

Small and medium-sized businesses opt for cloud solutions more often. Cloud computing delivers services over the Internet. So, instead of keeping your data on a hard drive or a flash drive, you can save it in the cloud and access it with a Wi-Fi connection. Here are a few benefits of cloud-based storage for small and medium businesses that you can take advantage of. Be Flexible and Pay by What is Used. With traditional data storage, you need to pay for hardware, infrastructure, and maintenance. As the saying goes, it’s

Organizations heavily rely on technology to drive their operations, store critical data, and ensure seamless business continuity. However, the unfortunate reality is that disasters, whether natural or man-made, can strike at any time. That’s where a well-structured Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) becomes indispensable. DRPs are comprehensive strategies and procedures designed to minimize downtime, restore operations, and safeguard data in the event of a disaster. Read on to learn more about the three essential components that should be included in every effective disaster recovery plan: Recovery Point Objectives (RPO), Recovery Time