Month: June 2023
Ask an MSP Expert: Top sales and marketing strategies to navigate a cautious market
The uncertain economy has many MSPs seeing fewer leads in their sales funnel as well as a longer sales cycle with extended negotiation rounds. The changes in prospect behaviors are impacting MSP business growth projections. To overcome this, Kendra Lee,...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: “File Archiver in the Browser” exploits
A new skilled and clever “File Archiver in the Browser” phishing trick that utilizes ZIP domains has surfaced. Bad actors can employ this technique to deceive users into downloading malicious files, compromise systems, and potentially gaining unauthorized access. What is...
5 Levels of security operations center maturity
For MSPs that offer cybersecurity services, the security operations center (SOC) has emerged as a critical strategy for protecting client networks. While security software tools can help prevent some types of attacks, the SOC offers the threat detection, investigation and...
New report shows growth for MSPs in healthcare
Healthcare is no longer delivered solely on sprawling fortress-like hospital campuses. The landmark Affordable Healthcare Act and rapidly evolving connectivity have decentralized healthcare in unforeseen ways. Sure, there are still large hospitals, but more and more of the nation’s healthcare...
Cybersecurity insurance becomes a barometer for MSPs
Managed service providers (MSPs) looking to minimize their cybersecurity risks might want to take notice of how many of their customers have cybersecurity insurance. A survey of 500 small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) conducted by Cowbell, a provider of cybersecurity insurance, finds...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical MOVEit transfer vulnerability
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in MOVEit Transfer, a commonly used managed file transfer (MFT) solution developed by Progress Software. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. The vulnerability is actively exploited in the...
Tech Time Warp: Making nothing of mobile malware
An early case of mobile malware provoked an interesting reaction from pundits: swift dismissal as much ado about nothing. In June 2000, users of mobile phones made by the Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica began receiving strange text messages. The messages...
Celebrating the resiliency of MSPs on Global MSP Day 2023
Global MSP Day 2023 has arrived! For the sixth year in a row, we will be celebrating the growth and opportunities that continue to abound for MSPs within the ever-changing managed services industry. And as part of this annual celebration,...
