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The hidden AI marketing problem in the MSP industry

The hidden AI marketing problem in the MSP industry

AI authority is accumulating in the wrong place. Over the last 30 days, Fox & Crow Group looked at hundreds of LinkedIn posts mentioning AI across MSPs, cybersecurity firms, consultants, vendors, and IT channel participants.  What we found was interesting. ...

/ June 1, 2026
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical Connectwise Automate vulnerability

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical Connectwise Automate vulnerability

ConnectWise has disclosed a high-impact vulnerability in its ConnectWise Automate platform that could allow attackers to bypass critical integrity validation during the agent’s plugin loading and self-update mechanisms, potentially enabling malicious code execution on affected on-premises deployments. Read this Cybersecurity...

/ May 29, 2026
Tech Time Warp
Tech Time Warp: An honest look back at the Apple Newton

Tech Time Warp: An honest look back at the Apple Newton

The history of Apple is filled with greatest hits—but even its rare misses are worthy of retrospective examination. Take the Apple Newton, which received its first public demo on May 29, 1992, in Chicago at the Consumer Electronics Show. By...

/ May 29, 2026
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: ClickFix attacks

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: ClickFix attacks

This Cybersecurity Threat Advisory has been revised based on a proactive threat hunt by Barracuda Managed XDR, which identified additional indicators of compromise (IOCs) and informed enhanced defensive guidance for customers. Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical Ghost CMS...

/ May 27, 2026
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Exchange on-premise OWA vulnerability exploited

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Exchange on-premise OWA vulnerability exploited

A Microsoft Exchange Server Outlook Web Access (OWA) spoofing vulnerability, tracked as CVE‑2026‑42897, is actively being exploited in the wild. This issue affects Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, and Exchange Server Subscription Edition across all update levels. Continue reading...

/ May 22, 2026
Tech Time Warp
Tech Time Warp: Was Java too much of a good thing?

Tech Time Warp: Was Java too much of a good thing?

This edition of Tech Time Warp takes us back to 1995—the public debut of Java, the legendary “Write Once, Run Anywhere” programming language—and a textbook example of the security perils of ubiquitous technology. The birth of Java On May 23,...

/ May 22, 2026 / 1 Comment
IT expertise
Inside IT: Opportunities MSPs should miss

Inside IT: Opportunities MSPs should miss

A global survey of 400 IT leaders provides some significant insights into the types of IT expertise that organizations might be willing to consider relying on a provider of IT services to provide. Conducted by the Linux Foundation, the survey...

/ May 21, 2026
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN zero day vulnerability

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN zero day vulnerability

An authentication bypass zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20182 with a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, has been identified in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and Manager. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to gain the highest level of administrative access to affected...

/ May 20, 2026
patching
Patch management: The basics still matter

Patch management: The basics still matter

Patching is such a core part of MSP DNA that it’s easy to overlook. I’ve talked with many MSP owners who get pulled into the latest, most urgent cyberthreats—only to lose sight of the basics: patching. Patching is the cybersecurity...

/ May 19, 2026
MSPs
What Your MSP competitors reveal (and how to sell against it)

What Your MSP competitors reveal (and how to sell against it)

Most MSPs doing competitive research are looking at the wrong things. Follower counts. Engagement rates. Whether a competitor posted three times last week or once. Some of this is useful information – an up-to-date, active social media presence can immediately...

/ May 18, 2026