Re: Kaseya

Dear Dante,
thank you for this elucidation.

The MSP-side resembles a Unix-like Syslog functionality, when it works
with netdump "agents" (installed in remote hosts).

Thank you,

On 5/24/08, Dante Lanznaster <dantecl_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> We use Kaseya monitoring at our company (MSP) and the way it works is:
>
> - 1 server with the Kaseya main center at our facility
> - each monitored device (desktop or server) has an agent installed.
>
> There is no need to open any ports on the customer side. The agent pokes out
> to the internet and makes a connection with the data center. There is only
> one port that needs to be opened on the firewall at the data center. So far
> haven't heard of any vulnerabilites involving Kaseya.
>
>
> On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 12:01 PM, M.B.Jr. <marcio.barbado_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello list,
> > there's this infrastructure tool set for automating managed services,
> > named Kaseya (proprietary technology).
> >
> > Basically, the managed-services-provider controls one of his
> > customers' remote LANs with two intercommunicating "appliances":
> >
> > * a Kaseya dedicated server located at the MSP data center; and
> >
> > * a "probe" equipment at the remote LAN.
> >
> > The audit team to which I belong is about to examine the probe-featured
> LAN.
> > Right now, we're researching whether this "solution" can cause the LAN
> > some weaknesses;
> > the resulting research's report is going to shape the logical tests.
> >
> > So, the question is (I guess):
> > does anyone know of any Kaseya-enhanced LAN security
> implication/vulnerability?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > yours sincerely,
> >
> >
> > --
> > Marcio Barbado, Jr.
> >
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