Category: Featured
The hidden costs of backup sprawl
A lot of businesses end up with a piecemeal approach to backup. While that’s certainly better than having no backup at all, it often creates a patchwork environment that is far less reliable than it appears. As someone who regularly...
The MSP sales stack is an expensive myth
Ask ten MSP owners what’s in their sales stack and you’ll get ten different answers, and every one of them is a number nobody’s added up. Here’s my bias, up front: I sell an MSP CRM. Take that for what...
Tech Time Warp: How a goodbye party launched DEF CON
The 34th DEF CON conference takes place Aug. 6–9 in Las Vegas. It’s no surprise that one of the hacker community’s most influential events has such a memorable origin story. Whether you’ve attended DEF CON or its more corporate cousin,...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Malicious Notepad++ plugins
CERT-UA has identified an ongoing campaign in which threat group UAC-0099 distributes trojanized Notepad++ bundles that install malware on Windows systems. The campaign primarily targets organizations in Ukraine and is linked to activity associated with APT44 (Sandworm). What is the...
Tech Time Warp: IBM 650 and the rise of computing
Business computing took a major leap forward 73 years ago this month when IBM announced the IBM 650. IBM calls it the first mass-produced computer, and it also became the company’s first highly profitable computer. IBM marketed the 650 as...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Credential-stealing RAT
Researchers have identified a new remote access trojan (RAT) called ChonkyChicken, which threat actors use to steal browser credentials, hijack active browser sessions, and move laterally across Windows networks. Barracuda advises organizations to focus on detection, monitoring, and security hardening,...
How MSPs can capitalize on the next phase of AI
As artificial intelligence (AI) evolves, new opportunities are opening for managed service providers (MSPs). Two of the biggest areas are context engineering and AI model routing. Why context engineering matters Context engineering includes the tools and processes that optimize everything...
What AI search means for SEO
Every week, my inbox fills up with some version of the same email: “How to rank in AI search.” “Optimize for ChatGPT.” “Your clients are losing visibility. Here’s the fix.” I delete them all. Here’s why. We’ve been here before...
Deepfakes are now an MSP problem
Not long ago, creating a convincing deepfake required a team of specialists, weeks of production, and significant technical expertise. What a difference a few years make. That world is gone. According to the 2026 HYPR State of Passwordless Identity Authentication...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Qilin exploits GlobalProtect flaw
Threat actors are actively exploiting CVE-2026-0257, an authentication bypass vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect, to gain remote access and deploy Qilin ransomware. The attacks target internet-facing firewalls and Prisma Access deployments, allowing attackers to establish VPN sessions that appear...
