Kaseya IT firm provides software to managed service providers, those firms themselves provide outsourced IT services to other companies. Kaseya IT firm has confirmed that less than 40 of its own customers have been affected. The Cyber attack initially targeted Kaseya, before spreading through corporate networks that use its software and the number of victims may be much greater. And the number of computers used within the victimized firms may still grow bigger. Fred Voccola, Kaseya chief executive said that the number of victims which has small organizations like libraries and dental practices, collectively will add up to be in the low thousands. How the Cyber security is trying to counter the attack and to reduce its impact is incredible. Private and Public sector’s Cyber-defenders both are issuing precautions and alerts regarding the attack whereas the professionals and experts are working tirelessly to undo the projected damage. All these efforts have been fruitful and have reduced the number of victims which could have been far more than it is now. The digital doorway in Kaseya system that has let in the the breach and attack has been detected.
