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...
View of AI: an expert’s take on its impact
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a slowly growing part of the cat-and-mouse game between cybercriminal and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)/Managed Service Provider (MSP) since the first crude AI tools became available decades ago. But AI has exploded into the...
Industrial IoT can become a thriving market for MSPs
I recently had the opportunity to tour a metals factory in the industrial city of Evansville, Indiana. The chief metallurgist was showing me how connected their manufacturing systems have become, as well as how much “industrial IoT (IIoT)” has grown...
Voice cloning – a growing cybersecurity threat
Just when you think you’re reasonably on top of all the cyberthreats out there, new ones emerge. Say hello to voice cloning. Or don’t say hello to it because you don’t want a scammer to have your voice. Voice cloning made...
Steps to prevent automotive hacking threats for MSPs
Many businesses now have company-owned vehicles, especially ones that didn’t originally have a need for them. As medicine, education, and banking have spread beyond the boundaries of corporate cubicles, more and more enterprises find themselves owning and maintaining vehicles. That’s...
Beware! USB drop attacks persist
MSPs have a pile of challenges when it comes to defending clients from cyber threats, but sometimes little can be done when physical and human elements are involved. One of the oldest “tricks” in the hackers’ arsenal is the “USB...
Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) are becoming a cybersecurity staple
While the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) has been a part of the cybersecurity vocabulary for some time, its importance has grown, especially in terms of its significance as part of routine cybersecurity workflows. CISA has thrown its weight behind...
MSPs must become healthcare providers’ first line of defense
The threat to cybersecurity in the healthcare sector has grown so acute, that the United States Senate held hearings in mid-March to discuss what can be done to mitigate the growing menace.
The cybersecurity impact of recent bank failures
MSPs that have financial clients in their portfolios could well be forgiven for being a little jittery. Even industry experts were caught off guard by the sudden struggles in the banking sector. One bank sunk due to old-fashioned business practices,...
Navigating the National Cybersecurity Strategy for MSPs
Changes to cybersecurity policy and strategy at the Federal Government level means MSPs will have to navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment in the years ahead. “That is not surprising as it often takes a little while for the law...