Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New ransomware variant to watch for
A new ransomware family, Ymir, has been discovered. It is an unconventional combination of memory management functions (like malloc, memmove, and memcmp) that executes malicious code directly in the memory. Continue reading this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to learn how to...
Threat Spotlight: Evolving ‘we know where you live’ tactics personalize sextortion scams
Sextortion scams are a type of extortion where criminals attempt to extort money from victims by threatening to release explicit images or videos unless demands are met. Leveraging usernames and passwords stolen in data breaches, criminals contact victims and claim...
Partner Spotlight: Redesigning the security mix to address evolving needs
M.IT Connect, a long-time managed service provider (MSP) from Hallstadt, Germany, was faced with challenges managing their previous firewall solution. Not only was it difficult to manage, but it lacked the scalability required to meet clients’ evolving needs. As their...
Supply chain security: A growing threat for MSPs
Supply chain attacks continue to plague the cybersecurity industry and enterprises overall. Gartner predicts that by 2025, 45 percent of organizations worldwide will have experienced attacks on their software supply chains. This is a threefold increase from 2021. Supply chain...
Sales & Marketing
Why building a successful sales team depends on your mindset
I recently had a discussion with a business owner who said it was time to start building his sales team. My initial thought? That’s excellent news for him! His business is maturing, and he’s ready to take his revenue generation...
Elevate your MSP: Invest in Sales Engineer training
When managed service providers (MSPs) talk to clients about their security or technology needs, the clients’ employees are a vital part of any proposed solution. Deploying technology without the proper user training and education can lead to underutilization, lower customer...
Three ways MSPs can market compliance services
Many managed service providers (MSPs) believe they must approach marketing from a granular level. This can work in some instances, but the vast majority of the time, this is the wrong approach – especially for the more technical service offerings....
Security
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New malware loader – BabbleLoader
BabbleLoader is a newly identified malware loader designed for delivering information-stealing payloads such as WhiteSnake and Meduza. It demonstrates sophisticated evasion techniques that challenge both traditional antivirus solutions and modern AI-driven detection systems. Read this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to learn...
Threat Spotlight: Bad bots are evolving to become more ‘human’
The bot landscape is changing. Malicious — or bad bots — are evolving to become more advanced and human-like in their behavior, while an emerging category of AI bots, which we might think of as “grey bots,” is blurring the...
Enhance security services with biometrics
Biometrics is exploding in popularity as a security tool with research indicating that 81 percent of consumers consider biometrics a more secure method of identity verification than traditional methods. Illustrating the embrace of this technology is the global biometric authentication...
Better Business
Tip Tuesday: Educating clients on the benefits of passwordless authentication
Password authentication is becoming popular for businesses because it boosts security while making things easier for users. Instead of relying on passwords that can be hard to remember and vulnerable to attacks, methods like biometrics or single-use codes offer a...
MSP growth is expected to soar through 2032
The overall size of the global managed services market will be somewhere between $468.7 and $520.54 billion by 2032, depending on which market forecast you prefer. This represents a roughly 8 percent compounded annual growth rate (CAGR). While both Research...
Ask an MSP Expert: How can pentesting add value to an MSP security service offering?
In today’s cybersecurity landscape, many MSPs are looking to add penetration testing (pentesting) to their service offering. Pentesting is a simulated cyberattack on a system, network, or application to find vulnerabilities before real hackers can exploit them. It helps organizations...
Tech Insight
Tech Time Warp: Apple releases the revolutionary iPod
Before the iPhone, there was the iPod. On Oct. 23, 2001, Steve Jobs introduced the iPod to a small audience—nothing like the Apple release events of later years. But then, Apple was not the juggernaut in 2001 that it is...
Pioneers in Tech: Fred Begay, the first Navajo to earn a PhD in physics
Native American Heritage Month, celebrated annually in November, provides an opportunity to examine and recognize the work of indigenous peoples in technology history. One of these Pioneers in Tech is Fred Begay, the first Navajo to earn a PhD in physics....
GenAI FOMO plays to the strengths of MSPs
Interest in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) remains high. However, a survey of over 250 executives shows that only 22 percent believe their organization’s data foundation is fully ready to support GenAI applications, while 53 percent think their organization is somewhat...
