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IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for April 10 2022

 

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April 10th, 2022

Arcoa Group

Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense
Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications, and nationwide resources to get the most for all your clients’ retired IT assets. Plus, positioning your clients as environmental stewards not only elevates their appeal to consumers, it meets government requirements and avoids fines.

What partnering with ARCOA looks like
Our role is to make it easy for you to bring more value to your clients. We work with you to help stretch your clients’ IT budget by reducing the total cost of ownership of their electronics. We’re experts at identifying and implementing the solutions your clients need for the end-of-use remarketing, recovery, and recycling of their technology assets. The sooner you involve ARCOA, the sooner you and your clients.

Connectria Becomes an AWS Premier Consulting Partner

  • Connectria, is an Amazon Web Services (AWS) managed services provider
  • Majority of Connectria's AWS clients adhere to regulatory compliance such as HITRUST, HIPAA, GDPR and PCI

Appfire Acquires Comalatech To Elevate Document Management in the Atlassian Ecosystem

  • announced it has acquired Comalatech’s suite of document management apps
  • Comalatech will become fully integrated into the Appfire brand
  • Appfire’s solutions help teams with Workflow Automation, Product Portfolio Management, IT Service Management, Document Management, Business Intelligence and Reporting, Administrative Tools, Agile, Developer Tools, and Publishing

KYOCERA Document Solutions UK Partners with ancora Software to Enhance Their

  • KYOCERA Document Solutions, Inc. will add ancoraDocs to their growing stack of intelligent process automation software
  • Will offer to their current customer base and prospects
  • ancoraDocs is available either on-premise or as a true multi-tenant cloud service hosted by ancora on Microsoft Azure
  • ancora Software, Inc. is a provider of Intelligent Process Automation solutions including Intelligent Document Classification and Data Capture

DocuWorld Partner Conference 2022 (EMEA) – Technology Partners Are Ready to Answer Your Questions

  • the leading event for all DocuWare Partners, the DocuWorld Partner Conference (EMEA)
  • Participants also have the opportunity to meet with companies from the software and hardware sectors at our accompanying trade exhibition to learn about their product innovations, solutions and integration options

HP is betting that hybrid work is here to stay

  • announced it would buy office headset-maker Poly (POLY) for $3.3 billion last week

Nrby, Inc., Sisense Team for Nrby VU™ to Drive More Powerful Business Intelligence

  • announced that they have partnered to create Nrby VU™, a new business intelligence tool
  • provides visibility into network events, trends, and workforce activities for broadband service provider

SysGroup expands UK footprint with acquisition of Scottish IT firm

  • has expanded its presence in the UK with the acquisition of Truststream Security Solutions in Edinburgh for £4.8m
  • has paid for the deal from its existing cash balance and a new revolving credit facility of £8m from Santander
  • reported on thebusineessdesk.com

Google Cloud Is 'Turbocharging' Its MSSP Sales Push

  • Google Cloud is trying to boost its security business by building closer relationships with managed security service providers (MSSPs)
  • Google is focusing on are sales, marketing, business investment and technical support
  • Reported on crn.com

Kyocera has another security problem?

  • Rapid7 Security announced that Kyocera MFPs and printers have a newly discovered security vulnerability
  • A hacker on the network, could download all the sensitive data in the address book of the device using Net View
  • Rapid7 claims that Kyocera has yet to issue a patch to fix proble

Tequity Advised Managed Services Firm Triella on their Acquisition by Miii MSP

  • Tequity, an M&A advisory firm specializing in global Enterprise B2B Cloud, SaaS, and IT company transactions
  • acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Triella, in their acquisition by Miii MSP

With Acquisitions of Syntervision and Transcendent, a New Cybersecurity Firm for SMEs Emerges

  • announced the acquisitions of Alabama-based Syntervision and Wisconsin-based Transcendent
  • acquisitions extend Airiam’s position for IT management and cybersecurity platforms
  • Terms of the deals were not disclosed

Rackspace Technology Renews Its Google Cloud Managed

  • has achieved the designation as a Google Cloud Managed Services Provider (MSP) for its operations in Latin America (LATAM)
  • completed and approved formal validation of its capabilities on Google Cloud, Rackspace Technology has renewed its designation as an MSP partner for Google Cloud

CrowdStrike & Mandiant Partner to Protect Organizations Against Cyber Threats

  • announced a strategic partnership that will help joint customers investigate, remediate and defend against increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity events
  • Mandiant will utilize the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform and subscription offerings for its incident response (IR) services and proactive consulting engagements

UPSTACK Acquires Agency and Managed Services Provider Universal

  • announced today that it acquired Universal Telecommunications Inc. and its sister company, Universal Solutions Providers LLC
  • Universal, based in Deerfield Beach, Fla., provides private and public sector businesses with IT, network and voice solutions

Lock in on Cyber Security with ARCOA

  • customer has a staggered refresh cycle, the value of the equipment can be issued in the form of a credit growing over time
  • identifying assets that are usually passed over and often have significant value
  • Will generate Environmental Impact Reports at no charge

Cybersecurity Notes

  • Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton of Canada announced it has fired an employee for illegally accessing the PHI of at least 4 dozen patients
  • Val Verde Regional Medical Center of Del Rio, TX notified 96,000 patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack
  • Spokane Regional Health District of Washington notified 1,260 patients that their PHI was exposed after second email phishing attack in past 3 month
  • Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Michigan notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack
  • Partnership HealthPlan of California notified 850,000 patients that their PHI was stolen after ransomware attack
  • Central Minnesota Mental Health Center notified 28,725 patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas notified 2,800 patients that their PHI was exposed after a breach at is subcontractor, Morley Companies
  • Newsday is reporting that Long Island, New York public schools have recently been hit with 29 incidents of ransomware, with up to 820,000 students possibly having their info exposed
  • Honda automobiles can be hacked into via their remote keyless entry systems, according to researchers at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
  • Sophos of England, maker of popular firewall systems, announced a rollout of urgent patches for newly found security vulnerabilities
  • Charles Martin was arrested by Eau Claire, WI police for allegedly using stolen patient identities to receive care at 3 different healthcare facilities in the area
  • UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) of Pennsylvania announced it will begin making payments to 66,000 employees who were victims of past data breach
  • North Orange County College District of California is notifying an unknown number of students that their info may have been exposed after breach
  • Law Enforcement Health Benefits Inc. of Pennsylvania notified 85,000 patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack
  • CareOregon of Portland, Oregon, notified 10,647 patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack
  • University Medical Center of Southern Nevada notified 12,230 patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack
  • Black Kite Research published research:
    • 27% of breaches in 2021 were ransomware
    • 23% of breaches involved software vulnerabilities
    • 75 days was average amount of time to discover breach
    • 33% of all attacks are aimed at healthcare industry, making it top target
  • Oklahoma City Indian Clinic notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack
  • Christie Clinics of Illinois notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after cyber attack

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