Restaurants, MSPs, and the post-pandemic world
“Would you like to supersize that?” Ah, remember the days when that was a simple question about the size of your fries or soda? Now, that question is fraught with cybersecurity issues that can lead to supersized cybersecurity issues.
Five emerging cybersecurity trends mid-way through 2020
As we approach the halfway point of 2020 (yes, hard to believe), this is an excellent time to look at the cybersecurity landscape to see what trends have emerged and how you can position your cybersecurity offerings for the remainder...
Passwords in a pandemic
World Password Day was celebrated earlier this month with some sobering statistics that may have people rethinking the use of their daughter’s middle name or favorite Italian dish as the basis for all of their security. MSPs can only hope...
Ask an MSP Expert: Buying property to run an MSP business on
Q: My MSP business is run out of a rented space in an office complex. My landlord keeps raising the rent, and I’m wondering if buying my own space might make more sense? You are asking a question that is...
Jumping the air gap
With everyone wearing masks and wincing each time someone coughs, airborne viruses have captured the attention of the world. Your client’s network can’t catch COVID-19 from a sneeze, but it can catch other airborne viruses.
Protecting the cyber-classroom from its users
Last week, we discussed how vulnerable online classrooms can be to attempts from external actors and what routes they may take to get there. But as is the case most of the time in cybersecurity, the easiest entry method for...
Cyber-campus during COVID-19
We all know that most office workers have spent the past two months working from home trying to carve out a secure work environment with pets, kids, and spouses coming and going. Zoom meetings are conducted from closets and kitchen...
Ask an MSP Expert: How do we protect our healthcare clients’ data?
Q: We have a growing number of healthcare clients. Maintaining their security used to be not that much different from our other customers, but with the explosion of IoT, there are so many more threats that they are susceptible to....
COVID-19 continues to impact the MSP community
Up until mid-March, 2020 was shaping up to be a banner year for MSPs: a robust economy, new opportunity, and the typical menu of cyberthreats. What a difference a month or two makes! Now, much of an MSP’s fortune depends...
Ask an MSP Expert: Caring about CARES
Q: My MSP has several clients who are unable to pay because they now have customers who aren’t paying them. I’ve thought about applying for a loan through the CARES Act. Do you think this a good idea? Before we...
