{"id":10706,"date":"2014-12-11T15:21:41","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T20:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=10706"},"modified":"2014-12-11T15:21:41","modified_gmt":"2014-12-11T20:21:41","slug":"sony-hack-tops-list-of-it-nightmares-for-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2014\/12\/sony-hack-tops-list-of-it-nightmares-for-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Hack Tops List of IT Nightmares for 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continuum Managed IT Services Highlights Top IT Disasters of 2014 in Holiday Video<\/em><\/p>\n

BOSTON \u2013 Dec. 10, 2014 \u2013<\/em> Continuum\u00ae, the industry’s only channel-exclusive provider of fully integrated\u00a0managed IT services solutions, released the video, \u201cThe 12 IT Nightmares of 2014,\u201d reminding Managed\u00a0Services Providers (MSPs) of the critical need to offer IT security to clients. The Sony Pictures\u00a0Entertainment cyber-attack and the HealthCare.gov security breach topped the list of IT nightmares in\u00a02014. View the video at: http:\/\/youtu.be\/dx5A8XR_8Cs.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur \u201812 IT Nightmares of 2014\u2019 video is fun and lighthearted for the end of the year, but the cyber-\u00a0attacks and breaches of the past year were certainly not,\u201d said Jeanne Hopkins, Senior Vice President,\u00a0Acquisition & CMO at Continuum. \u201cWhen we look back at the IT nightmares of 2014, we are reminded\u00a0how important it is for MSPs to work with partners who help them and their small and medium sized\u00a0business clients avoid these types of IT disasters that can bring businesses to a crippling halt.\u201d<\/p>\n

Continuum highlights the top 12 IT Nightmares of 2014:<\/p>\n

1. Sony Pictures Entertainment Hacked<\/p>\n

2. HealthCare.gov Breach<\/p>\n

3. Heartbleed Password Leak<\/p>\n

4. Cryptolocker<\/p>\n

5. Five Corporate Hacks \u2013 Ebay, Montana Health Department, P.F. Chang\u2019s, Evernote and Feedly,<\/p>\n

and Domino\u2019s Pizza<\/p>\n

6. Poodle Bug<\/p>\n

7. iCloud Nude Leaks<\/p>\n

8. Home Depot Breach<\/p>\n

9. Shellshock Bug<\/p>\n

10. JP Morgan Data Breach<\/p>\n

11. Bash Bug<\/p>\n

12. CryptoWall<\/p>\n

Continuum has a variety of solutions and resources to help MSPs in their security needs, including the\u00a0new blog series, \u201cThe 12 Days of IT SNAFUs,\u201d launched today at: http:\/\/blog.continuum.net\/the-12-it-\u00a0nightmares-of-2014-it-snafu-day-1. The blog includes the infographic, \u201cIn the 2014 IT Nightmares, This\u00a0Stood Out to Me\u2026\u201d Over the next 12 business days, Continuum is highlighting top concerns in the\u00a0managed IT services industry and outlining best practices that MSPs can adopt to avoid IT SNAFUS.<\/p>\n

Best business practices and other various resources are also available in the company\u2019s MSP Resource\u00a0Center at: http:\/\/www.continuum.net\/msp-resources\/msp-resource-center.<\/p>\n

About Continuum Managed IT Services<\/em><\/p>\n

Continuum is the technology industry’s only channel-exclusive provider of fully integrated managed IT\u00a0services, allowing its Managed Services Provider (MSP) partners to maintain both on premise and cloud-\u00a0based servers, desktops, mobile devices and other endpoints for small-and-medium-sized businesses.\u00a0Continuum\u2019s SaaS platform enables MSPs to efficiently backup, monitor, troubleshoot and maintain\u00a0clients\u2019 IT infrastructure from a single pane of glass, all backed by an industry\u2013leading network\u00a0operations center (NOC) and Service Desk. MSPs leverage Continuum\u2019s pay-as-you-grow business model\u00a0to scale IT services without committing to long-term contracts and to reserve in-house staff for strategic\u00a0initiatives. The company employs more than 900 professionals worldwide, supports over 3,500 partners\u00a0and monitors over half a million endpoints. For more information, visit http:\/\/www.continuum.net\/ or\u00a0follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @FollowContinuum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Continuum Managed IT Services Highlights Top IT Disasters of 2014 in Holiday Video BOSTON \u2013 Dec. 10, 2014 \u2013 Continuum\u00ae, the industry’s only channel-exclusive provider of fully integrated\u00a0managed IT services solutions, released the video, \u201cThe 12 IT Nightmares of 2014,\u201d reminding Managed\u00a0Services Providers (MSPs) of the critical need to offer IT security to clients. The Sony Pictures\u00a0Entertainment cyber-attack and the HealthCare.gov security breach topped the list of IT nightmares in\u00a02014. View the video at: http:\/\/youtu.be\/dx5A8XR_8Cs. \u201cOur \u201812 IT Nightmares of 2014\u2019 video is fun and lighthearted for the end of the year, but the cyber-\u00a0attacks and breaches of the past year were certainly not,\u201d said Jeanne Hopkins, Senior Vice President,\u00a0Acquisition & CMO at Continuum. \u201cWhen we look back at the IT nightmares of 2014, we are reminded\u00a0how important it is for MSPs to work with partners who help them and their small and medium sized\u00a0business clients avoid these types of IT disasters that can bring businesses to a crippling halt.\u201d Continuum highlights the top 12 IT Nightmares of 2014: 1. Sony Pictures Entertainment Hacked 2. HealthCare.gov Breach 3. Heartbleed Password Leak 4. Cryptolocker 5. Five Corporate Hacks \u2013 Ebay, Montana Health Department, P.F. Chang\u2019s, Evernote and Feedly, and Domino\u2019s Pizza 6. Poodle Bug 7. iCloud Nude Leaks 8. Home Depot Breach 9. Shellshock Bug 10. JP Morgan Data Breach 11. Bash Bug 12. CryptoWall Continuum has a variety of solutions and resources to help MSPs in their security needs, including the\u00a0new blog series, \u201cThe 12 Days of IT SNAFUs,\u201d launched today at: http:\/\/blog.continuum.net\/the-12-it-\u00a0nightmares-of-2014-it-snafu-day-1. The blog includes the infographic, \u201cIn the 2014 IT Nightmares, This\u00a0Stood Out to Me\u2026\u201d Over the next 12 business days, Continuum is highlighting top concerns in the\u00a0managed IT services industry and outlining best practices that MSPs can adopt to avoid IT SNAFUS. Best business practices and other various resources are also available in the company\u2019s MSP Resource\u00a0Center at: http:\/\/www.continuum.net\/msp-resources\/msp-resource-center. About Continuum Managed IT Services Continuum is the technology industry’s only channel-exclusive provider of fully integrated managed IT\u00a0services, allowing its Managed Services Provider (MSP) partners to maintain both on premise and cloud-\u00a0based servers, desktops, mobile devices and other endpoints for small-and-medium-sized businesses.\u00a0Continuum\u2019s SaaS platform enables MSPs to efficiently backup, monitor, troubleshoot and maintain\u00a0clients\u2019 IT infrastructure from a single pane of glass, all backed by an industry\u2013leading network\u00a0operations center (NOC) and Service Desk. MSPs leverage Continuum\u2019s pay-as-you-grow business model\u00a0to scale IT services without committing to long-term contracts and to reserve in-house staff for strategic\u00a0initiatives. The company employs more than 900 professionals worldwide, supports over 3,500 partners\u00a0and monitors over half a million endpoints. For more information, visit http:\/\/www.continuum.net\/ or\u00a0follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @FollowContinuum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[1972],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10706"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10706"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10707,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10706\/revisions\/10707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}