Good day. The ransomware attack on Kaseya in July 2021 came at a time when cyberattacks were pummeling the private sector. Hackers had struck both Colonial Pipeline and JBS Foods just months before, and now hundreds of companies were affected by the long-dreaded compromise of a managed service provider.

Jason Manar was the lead for the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s response to the incident, and Kaseya later hired him as the company’s first chief information security officer. I spoke to him about what he’s done to revamp the security program at Kaseya, four years on, and the criticality of MSPs.

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Wyden Calls for Microsoft Probe. Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore.) urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft for providing insecure software, following a hack of the Ascension hospital group last year. Wyden has been a long-time critic of the company’s security practices. (Bloomberg)

U.S. Offers Bounty for Hacker. The Justice Department has offered a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of a Ukrainian man accused of launching ransomware attacks on European companies. Officials alleged that the man was a key figure in a ransomware group that deployed LockerGoga malware, responsible for causing over $18 billion in damage. (IT Pro)

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