How MSPs can stay competitive and relevant in the evolving threat landscape
Managed service providers (MSPs) are far more specialized in 2024 than they were a decade ago. The days of hiring an outside service to fix a firewall or install a patch and then disappear, are gone. Today, MSPs are indispensable...
Why cybersecurity insurance is essential for MSPs today
The daily stories about breaches, hacks, and ransomware have continued unabated in 2024. But how much of the damage wrought by cybercriminals is protected by cybersecurity insurance? Network Assured has compiled some startling statistics, including: The global cybersecurity market was...
MSPs are on the front lines of fighting deepfakes
Alarm bells went off in board rooms and C-suites across the globe last fall when an executive at a Hong Kong company was duped by deepfakes into wiring $25 million to criminals. According to CNN: A finance worker at a...
New CISA vulnerability warning pilot program is a success
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently announced its vulnerability warning program has issued over 2,000 alerts since its inception. The agency’s director, Jen Easterly, delivered remarks recently at the Institute for Security and Technology, sharing that these alerts...
Minding the cybersecurity talent gap for MSPs
We have reported extensively on the cybersecurity talent shortage plaguing the industry. The shortage is more than just a personnel issue though, it represents a serious cybersecurity problem. For instance, a Gartner report says that by 2025, half of all...
NIST refresh: What MSPs need to know
Managed service providers (MSPs), chief information security officers (CISOs), and IT professionals have long relied on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for roadmaps and best practices in cybersecurity. Since the original NIST framework was first released in...
Expert views on closing the cybersecurity talent gap for MSPs
The cybersecurity talent shortage in the workforce presents a direct cybersecurity threat. Statistics from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) paint a grim picture: By 2025, a lack of talent or human failure will be responsible for over...
Four automation priorities MSPs should focus on
Many organizations conduct surveys every year about the evolving threats and cybersecurity concerns that enterprises are faced with. Info-Tech Research Group’s report is a must-read for all security stakeholders, chief information security officers (CISOs), and managed service providers (MSPs). Some...
Top cybersecurity misconfigurations MSPs should address
As we embrace spring, the fall seems to be nothing but a memory. While 2024 holds new trends, threats, and opportunities for MSPs, there are still a few things to keep in mind from 2023. In October of last year,...
Healthcare wearables are a growing opportunity for MSPs
Healthcare wearables are exploding in popularity, but their use goes beyond the fun apps that allow you to track how many steps you’ve taken each day. Today, heart rate, blood sugar, oxygen levels, blood pressure, and other parameters are monitored...
