Tag: managed security services

Biggest obstacle for MSSPs is customer overconfidence

Biggest obstacle for MSSPs is customer overconfidence

One of the biggest issues any managed security services provider (MSSP) regularly encounters is, despite all evidence to the contrary, many IT and cybersecurity professionals remain convinced they have all the tools and processes needed to secure their IT environments....

/ August 7, 2023
Why XDR is essential for MSPs

Why XDR is essential for MSPs

With the rise in cyberattacks continuing to accelerate, and the complexity of those attacks increasing, managed services providers (MSPs) and managed security services providers (MSSPs) can potentially provide much-needed support for embattled IT departments. However, service providers face the same...

/ May 4, 2023
The opportunity for managed security services is now

The opportunity for managed security services is now

It doesn’t appear that cybersecurity is exempt from a wave of cutbacks that have been made by organizations around the globe, but if there is one bright spot from a managed services perspective, it is that more organizations are relying...

/ April 24, 2023
Changing cyber insurance requirements create managed security challenges

Changing cyber insurance requirements create managed security challenges

As cyber insurance requirements become more stringent, managed service providers (MSPs) are finding a need to make sure clients that don’t implement appropriate levels of security, either sign a waiver or find another provider. When the first wave of ransomware...

/ August 25, 2022 / 5 Comments
The journey toward offering managed security services 

The journey toward offering managed security services 

Many forward-thinking MSPs are realizing the importance of offering a cybersecurity service that has its’ people, processes, and technology all working 24×7, making certain that every one of their customers is not only in a constant state of protective security...

/ July 21, 2022
Ask an MSP Expert: What is the best way to expand my security service offering? 

Ask an MSP Expert: What is the best way to expand my security service offering? 

Q: We are finding it harder than ever to protect our customers with the security solutions we currently offer. Not only are they generating a lot of alerts, many of which turn out to be false positives once my team...

/ April 18, 2022
2022 should see more spending on security

2022 should see more spending on security

The annual State of IT report released by Spiceworks Ziff Davis, a global marketplace that connects technology buyers and sellers with the most actionable and precise intent data, shows that managed services spending is projected to increase in 2022. One specific...

/ October 27, 2021 / 2 Comments
Celebrating a successful Global MSP Day 2021

Celebrating a successful Global MSP Day 2021

MSP Day 2021 took place on May 26 and was full of informative sessions featuring industry thought leaders and managed service providers (MSPs) from around the globe. Hosted by Barracuda MSP and joined by CompTIA as a strategic sponsor, the...

/ May 28, 2021
Barracuda delivers strong growth in cloud email security

Barracuda delivers strong growth in cloud email security

We’re pleased to share some exciting milestones from our email protection business, which was accelerated by increased Office 365 adoption and higher demand for Barracuda Sentinel. “We continued to see great momentum across our email protection solutions last fiscal year,” said Don...

/ May 17, 2021
Demand for managed security services starts to rise

Demand for managed security services starts to rise

One of the widely expected outcomes of the economic downturn brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is that more organizations would rely on managed security services. After all, not only would they have fewer resources, the pandemic itself created the...

/ January 27, 2021