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The AI shift: Is It time MSPs turned MIPs?
A Top Down Ventures report forecasts that next-generation managed service providers (MSPs) that are focused on outcomes driven by artificial intelligence (AI) agents, will enjoy 10 to 15 basis points of higher EBITA margins than their current average. The next...
Staying cyber safe while hackers chase holiday cheer
The holidays are almost upon us. That means pass the stuffing, brine the turkey, wrap the presents, and hang the stockings with care. It also means hackers are hiding in the holly, waiting for a moment of distraction from all...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Fortinet FortiWeb vulnerability exploited
A Fortinet FortiWeb path traversal-driven authentication bypass vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, affecting versions prior to 8.0.2. Researchers have observed automated spraying at scale. Review this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to learn how to best protect your environment and...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Severe N-able vulnerabilities
Two critical vulnerabilities were disclosed by N-able in the N-central RMM platform, with one having a maximum severity rating. To help safeguard you and your customers’ environments, please review the best practices outlined in this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory. What is...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Cisco and Citrix zero-day exploits
An advanced threat actor is exploiting two previously disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Citrix NetScaler ADC to deploy custom malware and maintain persistence on targeted networks. Reports indicate the attacker is chaining appliance exploits to...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical Windows Kernel zero-day vulnerability
CVE-2025-62215 is a Windows Kernel flaw that lets attackers escalate to SYSTEM privileges, persist, access data, and move laterally. Attackers are actively exploiting this zero-day in the wild. Review this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory for best practices and recommendations to mitigate...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical WatchGuard Fireware vulnerability
CISA has added CVE-2025-9242 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog following confirmed exploitation in the wild. This critical flaw allows unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) via malformed IKEv2 VPN packets in WatchGuard Fireware. Continue reading this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory...
Pioneers in Tech: Robert Fano, a man of many gifts
Technology pioneer Robert Fano’s contributions to computer science are many—so many, indeed, that it would be best to frame them as his Massachusetts Institute of Technology colleague (and fellow innovator) Fernando Carbato did. Fano, he said, had “at least four...
AI-driven change demands faster innovation from MSPs
Ingram Micro CEO Paul Bay is calling on managed service providers (MSPs) and other channel partners to become true business partners to their end customers. AI’s acceleration of change Speaking at the Ingram Micro ONE 2025 conference, Bay noted that...
Tech Time Warp: The early business dealings that set the stage for Microsoft dominance
This week marked the 45th anniversary of a pivotal event in Microsoft history: Nov. 6, 1980, the date the then-fledgling company signed a contract with IBM to develop an operating system for the IBM PC. IBM paid Microsoft $700,000 in...
