Month: August 2022

Special offers can turn prospects into customers

Special offers can turn prospects into customers

As an MSP, customer loyalty can be a challenge – but first, there is the need to turn a prospect into a customer. These two areas can be inextricably linked: if an MSP operates as a completely open entity where...

/ August 31, 2022
Canadian cybersecurity complacency is a slippery slope

Canadian cybersecurity complacency is a slippery slope

Statistics and polls show that residents of the United States are concerned about cybersecurity and a recent survey conducted late in 2021 illustrates this: The poll by The Pearson Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows...

/ August 30, 2022
Partner Spotlight: Managed XDR becomes a key offering for MSP

Partner Spotlight: Managed XDR becomes a key offering for MSP

Established in Dublin, Ireland in 1953, MJ Flood Technology has regionally expanded over the years. They currently operate in Dublin, Athlone, Belfast, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Wexford, and Waterford. MJ Flood Technology has grown to be a leading provider of...

/ August 29, 2022
Tech Time Warp: Linus Torvalds introduces Linux

Tech Time Warp: Linus Torvalds introduces Linux

They say hindsight is 20/20, which is why Linus Torvalds’ Aug. 25, 1991, message to a MINIX newsgroup is so humorous now: “I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu) … it...

/ August 26, 2022
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 digital transformation in agriculture drives opportunity for MSPs

The digital transformation in agriculture drives opportunity for MSPs

Gone are the days of the lone farmer on a tractor sprinkling seeds into the ground. “More and more farms today are sprawling commercial operations owned by corporate giants, and computers have become as important to planting as fertilizer,” says...

/ August 24, 2022
Barracuda earns top honors in 2022 SC Awards and 2022 CRN Annual Report Card

Barracuda earns top honors in 2022 SC Awards and 2022 CRN Annual Report Card

We are excited to share the news that Barracuda has been recognized as an innovator with two prestigious awards for email protection in the 2022 SC Awards and for data protection in the 2022 CRN Annual Report Card (ARC) Awards....

/ August 23, 2022
To tackle the data breach epidemic, we need to get the basics right

To tackle the data breach epidemic, we need to get the basics right

A lot is said in security circles about cyber hygiene. It can amount to different things depending on which vendor or security practitioner you’re talking to. But a common thread is getting the basics right — whether it’s via user...

/ August 22, 2022 / 5 Comments
Tech Time Warp: Shamoon virus makes its first appearance

Tech Time Warp: Shamoon virus makes its first appearance

On Aug. 15, 2012, someone with high levels of network access at Saudi Aramco, one of the world’s largest oil companies, unleashed a virus that wiped data from more than 30,000 computers. The release of Shamoon is considered one of...

/ August 19, 2022
Demand for cloud data migration expertise will soon increase

Demand for cloud data migration expertise will soon increase

Managed service providers (MSPs) have over the last 10 years racked up a significant amount of revenue helping organizations move data into the cloud. However, a new survey suggests that there is now an opportunity starting to emerge to help...

/ August 18, 2022 / 5 Comments