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The Tool Your IT Provider Uses to Fix Your PC Just Got a 10.0

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The Tool Your IT Provider Uses to Fix Your PC Just Got a 10.0

N-central is the kind of software most people have never heard of and yet quietly depend on. It's a remote monitoring and management platform that managed service providers, the outside IT companies small and mid-sized businesses hire instead of running their own department, use to patch, monitor, and remote into client machines at scale. One login to N-central can mean access to hundreds of downstream businesses. Which is exactly why this week's disclosure is worth paying attention to even if you've never typed the word N-central in your life.

Key Takeaways

  • Apply N-central hotfixes immediately if you run the platform
  • Ask your MSP whether they use N-central and have patched
  • RMM tools are high value targets since one breach reaches many networks

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