As a next-generation managed security services provider (MSSP), Ostra is proud to partner with a select group of companies that share our values and commitment to protecting clients. It is rewarding to work with Channel Partners like FRSecure, whose focus is crystal-clear: Information Security Experts on a Mission to Fix a Broken Industry. Watch this […]

Ostra Cybersecurity

As Your Trusted Cybersecurity Team, Ostra makes cybersecurity simple and accessible to businesses of all sizes. Ostra provides its partners and their clients with a multi-layered, comprehensive and fully managed Security as a Service. 

Hacks & Hops is a FREE virtual conference for information security professionals. Hosted by one of Ostra Cybersecurity’s Channel Partners, FRSecure, this event brings information security professionals together to learn, network and enjoy beer on Thursday, October 14, 2021. Watch this short video to hear from John Harmon, President at FRSecure, as he shares what […]

Ostra Cybersecurity

As Your Trusted Cybersecurity Team, Ostra makes cybersecurity simple and accessible to businesses of all sizes. Ostra provides its partners and their clients with a multi-layered, comprehensive and fully managed Security as a Service. 

Ostra Cybersecurity collaborates closely with other technology companies to help them more effectively serve their diverse client groups. As a next-generation managed security services provider (MSSP), Ostra is always looking for opportunities to simplify cybersecurity while delivering value for our Channel Partners. CyberFin is a Minnesota-based company that relentlessly focuses on protection for closely regulated […]

Ostra Cybersecurity

As Your Trusted Cybersecurity Team, Ostra makes cybersecurity simple and accessible to businesses of all sizes. Ostra provides its partners and their clients with a multi-layered, comprehensive and fully managed Security as a Service. 

Cyberattacks against smaller businesses are increasing, and unfortunately many of these businesses are not adequately protected. This leaves them vulnerable to ransomware, types of malware and data breaches that puts their own bottom line and reputation at risk, while also giving criminals access to their clients’ data and systems. President Joe Johnson and Co-Founder Michaael […]

Ostra Cybersecurity

As Your Trusted Cybersecurity Team, Ostra makes cybersecurity simple and accessible to businesses of all sizes. Ostra provides its partners and their clients with a multi-layered, comprehensive and fully managed Security as a Service. 

Company closes doors without notice. A tele-fundraising firm in Arkansas shut down, telling employees they should “search for other employment,” after recovery efforts from a ransomware attack failed. The Heritage Company lost hundreds of thousands of dollars after they paid a ransom to the attackers but still were unable to restore systems. After two months […]

Ostra Cybersecurity

As Your Trusted Cybersecurity Team, Ostra makes cybersecurity simple and accessible to businesses of all sizes. Ostra provides its partners and their clients with a multi-layered, comprehensive and fully managed Security as a Service. 

Explosive and sustained growth made ransomware infections the top cyber scourge of 2019 for businesses of all sizes. Ransomware operators swarmed government, healthcare and education targets in unprecedented numbers. A recent report tallies the total number of incidents in 2019 at nearly a thousand. While cybercriminals spawned public attacks on cities across the U.S., they were […]

Ostra Cybersecurity

As Your Trusted Cybersecurity Team, Ostra makes cybersecurity simple and accessible to businesses of all sizes. Ostra provides its partners and their clients with a multi-layered, comprehensive and fully managed Security as a Service. 

Ostra Delivers Smarter Protection to Minimize Security Risks Access is everything – and phishing attacks give attackers access. As an attack method, phishing is easy and it works. All it takes is a believable email to get people to click on, and a fake website to land on.  According to industry research, over one third […]

Ostra Cybersecurity

As Your Trusted Cybersecurity Team, Ostra makes cybersecurity simple and accessible to businesses of all sizes. Ostra provides its partners and their clients with a multi-layered, comprehensive and fully managed Security as a Service. 

Ostra’s Intrusion Detection Layers Prevent Advanced Persistent Attacks Cyber criminals found a vulnerable target when they attacked Virtual Care Provider Inc (VCPI). This classic advanced persistent threat began with a breach over a year ago, and in the 14 months after VCPI was first compromised, the groundwork was laid for a full-fledged ransomware infestation. Businesses […]

Ostra Cybersecurity

As Your Trusted Cybersecurity Team, Ostra makes cybersecurity simple and accessible to businesses of all sizes. Ostra provides its partners and their clients with a multi-layered, comprehensive and fully managed Security as a Service. 

Ostra Prevents Business Email Compromise Scams  Social engineering has propelled Business Email Compromise (BEC) to new heights of scammer success. Cyber-criminals can construct well crafted and highly detailed emails due to the wealth of information they can collect from social media and also purchase on the dark web. In an increasingly digital age of banking, […]

Ostra Cybersecurity

As Your Trusted Cybersecurity Team, Ostra makes cybersecurity simple and accessible to businesses of all sizes. Ostra provides its partners and their clients with a multi-layered, comprehensive and fully managed Security as a Service. 

88% of Small Businesses Feel Vulnerable to Cyberthreats. Ostra Changes the Math. Eileen Mannings Minneapolis-based event group was attacked a few years ago on the eve a a Cyber Security conference she stages every fall. By current standards, the attack against Manning’s firm was relatively tame and manageable. Much has changed in recent years as […]

Ostra Cybersecurity

As Your Trusted Cybersecurity Team, Ostra makes cybersecurity simple and accessible to businesses of all sizes. Ostra provides its partners and their clients with a multi-layered, comprehensive and fully managed Security as a Service. 

Costs Rise for Vulnerable Businesses Ostra can prevent cyber-criminals from cashing in on SMB targets. Ransom demands nearly doubled in 2019 and recovery time from a ransomware incident also rose sharply. This record-setting trend is something SMB’s need to pay particular attention to. The dramatic increase in ransomware costs stem from the new powerful strains […]

Ostra Cybersecurity

As Your Trusted Cybersecurity Team, Ostra makes cybersecurity simple and accessible to businesses of all sizes. Ostra provides its partners and their clients with a multi-layered, comprehensive and fully managed Security as a Service. 

Breach puts top debt collection supplier out of business. Ostra can help make sure SMB suppliers are not the weak link. American Medical Collection agency (AMCA) was a supplier of medical debt collection services to large clinical laboratories, hospitals and physicians groups until a data breach put them out of business last week. The breach […]

Ostra Cybersecurity

As Your Trusted Cybersecurity Team, Ostra makes cybersecurity simple and accessible to businesses of all sizes. Ostra provides its partners and their clients with a multi-layered, comprehensive and fully managed Security as a Service. 

Windows XP and Server 2012: Ostra’s solution keeps unpatched systems safe.   Two years after WannaCry crippled computer systems across the globe there are still nearly 1.7 million unpatched exposed endpoints. More than 400,000 of these vulnerable devices are in businesses, industrial control networks and hospitals across the United States. Stolen NSA hacking tools used […]

Ostra Cybersecurity

As Your Trusted Cybersecurity Team, Ostra makes cybersecurity simple and accessible to businesses of all sizes. Ostra provides its partners and their clients with a multi-layered, comprehensive and fully managed Security as a Service.