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Changing Attitude Cloud Services
MSPs need to monitor changing attitudes toward cloud service providers

MSPs need to monitor changing attitudes toward cloud service providers

A survey of 1,000 IT leaders suggests that going into 2022 managed service providers (MSPs) will soon find themselves caught between their loyalty to the major cloud service providers and end customers that believe they are being overcharged for services...

/ December 21, 2021 / 1 Comment
cybersecurity outlook
2022 Cybersecurity Outlook: Stealth breaches, remote work, and human error

2022 Cybersecurity Outlook: Stealth breaches, remote work, and human error

As 2021 comes to a close, Smarter MSP is talking with some of the best and brightest cybersecurity minds to take stock of the past year and get a sense of what to expect in terms of a cybersecurity outlook...

/ December 20, 2021
Internet of things
Tech Time Warp: Linux.Darlloz attacks the Internet of Things

Tech Time Warp: Linux.Darlloz attacks the Internet of Things

What’s on your holiday shopping list this year? Fitness trackers? Smart home hubs? Maybe even a smart coffee mug? No matter how enchanting or convenient a smart device might seem, it never pays to be uninformed about the security risk...

/ December 16, 2021
Metaverse | SmarterMSP
The greatest show coming to town: The metaverse

The greatest show coming to town: The metaverse

Ladies and Gentlemen! Roll up, roll up for the greatest thing you will ever see! Marvel at the way you can live a new life, working from the comfort of your own home. See work as you have never seen...

/ December 15, 2021
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical Java Zero-Day Vulnerability

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical Java Zero-Day Vulnerability

A critical remote code vulnerability has emerged in Log4j, a Java Logging package that is used in a number of software products and platforms from organizations like Apache, Apple, Twitter, Tesla and Steam. This vulnerability impacts almost every Java application...

/ December 10, 2021
Pioneers in Tech: Evelyn Boyd Granville, Another Hidden Figure

Pioneers in Tech: Evelyn Boyd Granville, Another Hidden Figure

Although not featured in the popular film, mathematician Evelyn Boyd Granville surely deserves acclaim alongside Katherine Johnson and the other “Hidden Figures” we’ve celebrated in previous installments of Pioneers in Tech. Granville was the second African American woman to earn...

/ December 10, 2021
digital experience
MSPs Need to Provide a Better Digital Experience to End Users

MSPs Need to Provide a Better Digital Experience to End Users

A global survey of 1,000 digital workers and 500 senior IT decision-makers published this week confirms what many managed service providers (MSPs) already know all too well. End users are often their own worst enemies.

/ December 9, 2021
‘Tis the Season: Four Cybersecurity Predictions for MSPs

‘Tis the Season: Four Cybersecurity Predictions for MSPs

Cybersecurity is like ice cream or fashion, flavors and fads come and go, but the basics remain the same. 2021 brought a wave of ransomware and a realization that remote work is likely here to stay. Smarter MSP recently chatted...

/ December 8, 2021
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Cyber Threats Targeting Consumers During Holiday Season

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Cyber Threats Targeting Consumers During Holiday Season

The holiday season is once again upon us, and with it comes the busiest time of the year for shopping and traveling. Specifically, from late November to early January of the new year is a time where attackers will be...

/ December 6, 2021
Tech Time Warp: The Marconi Wireless Hack of 1903

Tech Time Warp: The Marconi Wireless Hack of 1903

Technology history is filled with the stories of ethical hackers, as well as the intellectually curious seeking to prove a point. (See the stories of punch card expert René Carmille and the British journalists who hacked into Prince Philip’s inbox.)...

/ December 3, 2021