Oct. 4 Statement From Continuum Regarding Security Breach

Read the full text of Continuum's statement regarding a cybersecurity breach affecting MSPs and their end clients.

Aldrin Brown, Editor-in-Chief

October 5, 2016

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Oct 4 Statement From Continuum Regarding Security Breach

Continuum did experience a security incident during the summer, as a legacy IP scanning tool account left on the servers of some end-user clients was exploited. When we learned that our partners might have been compromised, we responded quickly and forcefully. Among other things, we immediately engaged a top forensic firm and the FBI. Our Engineering team worked around the clock to write new software to flag suspicious activity, disable suspicious accounts and build tools to respond to the potential threat. We also communicated regularly with our partners and published a set of guidelines to help all partners strengthen the security at their end clients. 

Needless to say, although our RMM agent and network appear uncompromised, we have taken the opportunity to review our environment and practices from top to bottom and look for ways to further strengthen our security posture. We plan to enhance and add to our product portfolio to enable our MSPs to further secure their clients’ environments. 

 

 

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About the Author

Aldrin Brown

Editor-in-Chief, Penton

Veteran journalist Aldrin Brown comes to Penton Technology from Empire Digital Strategies, a business-to-business consulting firm that he founded that provides e-commerce, content and social media solutions to businesses, nonprofits and other organizations seeking to create or grow their digital presence.

Previously, Brown served as the Desert Bureau Chief for City News Service in Southern California and Regional Editor for Patch, AOL's network of local news sites. At Patch, he managed a staff of journalists and more than 30 hyper-local and business news and information websites throughout California. In addition to his work in technology and business, Brown was the city editor for The Sun, a daily newspaper based in San Bernardino, CA; the college sports editor at The Tennessean, Nashville, TN; and an investigative reporter at the Orange County Register, Santa Ana, CA.

 

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