Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

As the managed service provider (MSP) industry evolves, staying competitive in 2025 requires a blend of strategic planning, cutting-edge technologies, and a strong focus on data protection. With businesses more reliant on IT than ever, MSPs must not only provide innovative services but also ensure robust data protection to guarantee business continuity.

In September 2024, SE Labs tested Acronis Extended Detection and Response (XDR) against targeted attacks based on APT29 and Scattered Spider. The test was done in parallel with SE Labs’ Q3 2024 comparative EDR test. Both tests were done using the same methodology and targeted attacks from APT29 and Scattered Spider, but the comparative test added DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) ransomware to the evaluation.

Financial organizations across Europe are actively preparing for the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), taking effect in January 2025. Meeting DORA compliance requirements has become essential for financial institutions as they adjust their operations to match new regulatory standards. The legislation brings substantial changes to information and communication technology (ICT) risk management practices, security protocols, and third-party oversight.

Over the years, one question seems to come up again and again for QA professionals and testers: “How can we manage test cases efficiently?” It is a challenge that teams across the world face every day, and it is critical to address for successful software development. While we might joke about gathering hundreds of testers in one room to debate the answer, the reality is that testers rarely have time for such discussions.

For managed service providers (MSPs) facing numerous and mounting challenges, maintaining a robust and resilient business model is essential for survival and advancement. MSPs need to embrace strategies and tools that can help them achieve financial stability and operational efficiency. Fortunately, those strategies and tools are within the reach of MSPs of all sizes. The key is to understand and put into place best practices that will deliver benefits without causing a negative business disruption.

If you have ever deployed a VMware VM on VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation, VMware Player, or VMware Fusion, you’ve probably noticed that after installing a guest operating system (OS), you are asked to install VMware Tools. In this blog post, we cover what VMWare Tools is and the VMware Tools installation process on different operating systems including Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, and Solaris.

Machine learning (ML) has significantly evolved since its conception in the 1950’s. One of the minds behind the technology and field of study was Alan Turing, a computer scientist and artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer. Turing famously challenged the expectations and limitations of computers by posing the question, “Can machines think?”

In my previous blog post, (OpenShift Virtualization Backup and Restore with Trilio in AWS ROSA Baremetal ) I discussed how to protect VMs running in OpenShift Virtualization, specifically in AWS ROSA Baremetal environments. In this post, I want to focus on how you can recover a VM in less than 3 minutes. When it comes to recovery in Kubernetes environments, many of us feel relatively at ease, especially if the Persistent Volumes (PVs) are not particularly large.