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CISA Alert AA22-131A – Protecting against cyber threats to managed service providers and their customers. [CISA Cybersecurity Alerts]

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🗓️ 12 May 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

The cybersecurity authorities of the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the US have observed a recent increase in malicious cyber activity against managed service providers (MSPs). Allied cybersecurity authorities expect state-sponsored cyber actors to increase their targeting of MSPs in an attempt to exploit provider-customer trust relationships. This advisory includes security guidance tailored for both MSPs and their customers.  AA22-131A Alert, Technical Details, and Mitigations Technical Approaches to Uncovering and Remediating Malicious Activity Mitigations and Hardening Guidance for MSPs and Small- and Mid-sized Businesses APTs Targeting IT Service Provider Customers ACSC's Managed Service Providers: How to manage risk to customer networks  Global Targeting of Enterprise Managed Service Providers Cyber Security Considerations for Consumers of Managed Services  How to Manage Your Security When Engaging a Managed Service Provider Kaseya Ransomware Attack: Guidance for Affected MSPs and their Customers Baseline Cyber Security Controls for Small and Medium Organizations Actions to take when the cyber threat is heightened Top 10 IT Security Action Items to Protect Internet Connected Networks and Information CCCS's Alert: Malicious Cyber Activity Targeting Managed Service Providers  CISA Cybersecurity Alert: APT Activity Exploiting MSPs (2018) CISA Cyber Essentials and CISA Cyber Resource Hub  Improving Cybersecurity of Managed Service Providers  Shields Up Technical Guidance All organizations should report incidents and anomalous activity to CISA’s 24/7 Operations Center at central@cisa.dhs.gov or (888) 282-0870 and to the FBI via your local FBI field office or the FBI’s 24/7 CyWatch at (855) 292-3937 or CyWatch@fbi.gov. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:07.0

This is a SISA Cybersecurity Alert.

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ID number Alpha Alpha 2-2 TAC 131 Alpha.

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Original release date, May 11, 2022.

0:24.0

The cybersecurity authorities of the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the US have observed a recent increase in malicious

0:34.0

cyber activity against managed service providers, also called MSPs.

0:39.0

Allied cybersecurity authorities expect state-sponsored cyber actors to increase their targeting of

0:43.6

MSPs in an attempt to exploit provider-customer trust relationships. This

0:48.4

advisory includes security guidance tailored for both MSPs and their

0:52.1

customers. MSPs and their customers.

0:53.0

MSPs and their customers should implement the baseline security measures and

0:57.4

operational controls listed in this alert.

0:59.7

MSP customers should

1:03.8

immediately review their contractual agreements and specify that their MSP

1:04.1

takes the necessary mitigation actions.

1:06.6

These discussions should result in a re-evaluation of security

1:09.4

processes and contractual commitments to accommodate customer risk tolerance.

1:14.7

In their effort to compromise MSPs, malicious cyber actors exploit vulnerable devices and

1:19.6

internet facing services, conduct brute force attacks, and use fishing techniques.

1:24.9

MSPs and their customers should ensure they are mitigating these attack methods.

1:29.2

Useful mitigation resources on initial compromise attack methods are listed in the alert documentation and the show notes.

1:35.0

It can be months before incidents are detected.

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