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How MSPs can prepare for future PC outages

How MSPs can prepare for future PC outages

A recent global event has demonstrated how vital it is to maintain a reliable IT infrastructure. This is including its access points such as endpoint devices, as it is the backbone of many essential services. While the event may seem...

/ August 14, 2024
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Cisco Smart Install vulnerability

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Cisco Smart Install vulnerability

There has been a surge in malicious cyber activities exploiting the Cisco Smart Install (SMI) legacy feature. This legacy feature if enabled by default on many Cisco devices, allowing threat actors to gain unauthorized access to network devices, allowing them...

/ August 13, 2024
Megatrends
Four megatrends MSPs should track to stay relevant

Four megatrends MSPs should track to stay relevant

Most business executives are squarely focused on increasing profits and revenues during the day. However, at night they tend to worry more about megatrends that present risks to the business that are often beyond their control. According to a global...

/ August 13, 2024
Barracuda RMM
Barracuda RMM named CRN Annual Report Card MSP RMM overall winner

Barracuda RMM named CRN Annual Report Card MSP RMM overall winner

We are excited to share that Barracuda Networks’ remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform has been named the top Managed Services – MSP RMM Platform in this year’s CRN Annual Report Card (ARC), with an overall score of 82.7.  The...

/ August 12, 2024
Pioneers in Tech
Pioneers in Tech: How Barbara Liskov revolutionized computer science

Pioneers in Tech: How Barbara Liskov revolutionized computer science

After earning a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1961 from the University of California, Berkeley, Barbara Liskov applied to graduate school at Princeton University. In response to her application, Liskov received a form letter informing her the school didn’t accept...

/ August 9, 2024
Beyond the Sale: Scaling your MSP for sustainable growth

Beyond the Sale: Scaling your MSP for sustainable growth

We talk a lot about ways to generate more revenue and profits for MSPs but not as much about how to support an expanding business base once that growth begins. Having too much business should not be seen as a...

/ August 8, 2024
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Windows SAC and SmartScreen design flaws

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Windows SAC and SmartScreen design flaws

A design flaw within Windows Smart App Control (SAC) and SmartScreen has allowed attackers to launch programs without triggering a security warning. Review this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to find out how to prevent attackers from exploiting this flaw and keep...

/ August 7, 2024
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical zero-day vulnerability in Apache OFBiz

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical zero-day vulnerability in Apache OFBiz

CVE-2024-38856 is a new Apache OFBiz ERP system critical zero-day vulnerability. If you are using this system, please continue reading this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to learn which steps you should take to mitigate your risk. What is the threat? Researchers...

/ August 7, 2024
MSPs navigate changes
An MSP’s role to helping customers navigate through changes

An MSP’s role to helping customers navigate through changes

The technology industry is constantly changing, and managed service providers (MSPs) need to step in to help customers navigate these changes, especially in the wake of a merger or acquisition. It is usually accompanied by substantial changes in licensing and...

/ August 6, 2024
Predictions for the future of AI in cybersecurity

Predictions for the future of AI in cybersecurity

Threat actors are improving their attacks by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) in every way. AI makes every attack from deepfakes to credential stuffing cheaper, better, and faster. The good news is that the security industry also has access to AI capabilities, and AI-enhanced...

/ August 6, 2024