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Security firm Datto has been acquired by managed services provider Kaseya in an all-cash transaction funded by an equity consortium led by Insight Partners, with investment from TPG and Temasek, and other investors including Sixth Street.

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As we’ve heard from a range of security vendors this year, remote work and cloud computing during COVID-19 have contributed to increased ransomware attacks, with the healthcare industry the most vulnerable, according to Datto’s latest report. 

MSP software provider Datto has made two regional sales appointments.

Windows ransomware has become a major problem for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), a survey by Datto, a company that provides IT solutions for managed service providers (MSPs), shows, with 91% of MSPs in Australia and New Zealand reporting attacks on SMBs in the last two years.

Tech industry trade association CompTIA says it is expanding its commitment to the Australia New Zealand region with the launch of a new initiative aimed at teaching students the fundamentals of technology.

Data protection vendor Datto has appointed 30-year IT industry veteran Robert Petrocelli as chief technology officer.

Data protection vendor Datto has announced it is expanding investment in the Australia and New Zealand region by opening a new Sydney office and boosting its commitment to the rapidly growing managed services market.

Data protection vendor Datto has claimed that 3% of the ransomware infections spotted by 1700 managed service providers surveyed were on Linux systems, but says there is no way to "confidently determine what the variants were".

Data protection company Datto has released the results of a ransomware survey based on data from 1700 managed service providers which shows that a sum of US$301 million was paid to attackers between the second quarter of 2016 and the second quarter of 2017.

Data protection solutions provider Datto has appointed Markus Rex to the newly created role of open source expert.

Businesses in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia have paid an average ransom of $11,781 to ransomware attackers, with some businesses paying a ransom of more than $20,000, according to a newly published report on the growing prevalence of ransomware attacks in the APAC region.

Ransomware is the scourge of businesses with staff who can accidentally click on a link that can encrypt every computer in the office, but Datto now promises robust ransomware protection.

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