Kaseya's July 4 weekend hack: Is it time to dump your RMM?

Kaseya was hit by the REvil gang.

Now IT services companies are asking... what now? What do we do next? To do that, let's examine the history of these products, listen to the vendor in their own words, look at the current landscape, and examine what we can do.

Sources:

CISA: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/TA18-276B/

Kaseya Breach 1: https://www.esentire.com/security-advisories/kaseya-virtual-system-administrator/

ConnectWise & Kaseya: https://www.zdnet.com/article/gandcrab-ransomware-gang-infects-customers-of-remote-it-support-firms/

ConnectWise 1: https://www.crn.com/news/security/connectwise-tool-used-as-entry-point-in-texas-ransomware-attack/

ConnectWise 2: https://www.crn.com/news/security/connectwise-tool-used-as-entry-point-in-texas-ransomware-attack/

ConnectWise 3: https://www.zdnet.com/article/connectwise-warns-of-ongoing-ransomware-attacks-targeting-its-customers/

Ninja: https://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/ninjarmm-partner-used-to-seed-ransomware/

ProPublica: https://www.propublica.org/article/the-new-target-that-enables-ransomware-hackers-to-paralyze-dozens-of-towns-and-businesses-at-once/

Huntress Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRnXzHfpMWs/

Gavin Stone: https://www.gavsto.com/how-secure-is-your-rmm-and-what-can-you-do-to-better-secure-it/

Kaseya Statement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfAyutRfy2A/

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