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Microsoft joins SAP, Oracle in setting sunset date for legacy ERP support

CIO

Dynamics 365 Business Central is Microsoft’s flagship SMB ERP product, optimized to help businesses thrive in a new world of cloud and AI computing,” Morton said in a blog post announcing the end of support. This reduces overhead costs across IT resources, including hardware and services provided by system administrators.”

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Andreessen Horowitz leads $43M Series A for Setpoint, which aims to be the ‘Stripe for credit’

TechCrunch

In other words, Setpoint aims to be the “Stripe for credit,” and says it has built an operating system for originators that “makes loan transactions instant, automated and error-free.” After the acquisition by realtor.com, Rubenstein and Lam stayed on as chief revenue officer and chief operating officer, respectively.

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Survey Results Highlight 3 Growth Areas for MSPs: Cybersecurity, Cloud and Automation

Kaseya

SMB priorities present opportunities for MSPs. Secure and reputable companies attract customers, and MSPs can help their SMB clients make security a major selling point. Most SMBs walk the tightrope between cost and productivity. SMBs are also looking to hire more general IT technical staff and help desk agents.

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Egyptian startup Convertedin raises $3M, caters to e-commerce brands in MENA and Latin America

TechCrunch

Convertedin , an Egyptian startup that operates a marketing operating system for e-commerce brands, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Saudi Arabia-headquartered Merak Capital. Other participating investors include 500 Global and MSAS.

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CVE-2022-47939: Critical RCE Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

Tenable

The affected component, ksmbd, is a Server Message Block (SMB) file server module released in August 2021 in kernel version 5.15. CVE-2022-47939 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the ksmbd SMB file server module of the Linux kernel. Proof of concept. Vendor response. The maintainers released patches in August 2022.

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WannaCry Ransomware Review and Global Impact.

ProtectWise

WannaCry's primary infection vector is through publicly accessible hosts running an unpatched version of Windows via the SMB protocol. WannaCry spreads primarily over SMB, but it can also use RDP. SMB, in particular, will then be used to send an exploit for the MS17-010 vulnerability. How Does WannaCry Infect a Host?

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Fintech Brex bets big on software, lands DoorDash as a customer

TechCrunch

Specifically, it provided corporate cards aimed mainly at startups and SMBs. Brex gradually evolved its model with the aim of serving as a “financial operating system” for companies. Originally, Brex was a startup focused on startups. Historically, it has generated its revenue from interchange fees.

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