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cloud resources
MSP opportunity: Tackling the chronic waste of cloud resources

MSP opportunity: Tackling the chronic waste of cloud resources

Two reports reveal that most organizations have made little progress in optimizing their cloud infrastructure resource consumption. This gap presents a unique opportunity for managed service providers (MSPs) to address the growing demand for expertise in this area. Insights into...

/ March 20, 2025
Cybersecurity Skills Gap
Closing the cybersecurity skills gap: How MSPs can rescue businesses

Closing the cybersecurity skills gap: How MSPs can rescue businesses

Cybersecurity threats are growing in frequency and sophistication, and organizations industrywide are grappling with a critical shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals to defend against them. A World Economic Forum report reveals that the cybersecurity skills gap widened by 8 percent last...

/ March 12, 2025
AI risks
AI’s Double-Edged Sword: Harnessing power while mitigating risks

AI’s Double-Edged Sword: Harnessing power while mitigating risks

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. Companies of all sizes and in every market, including MSSPs, are deploying or experimenting with how the technology can improve everything from call center operations to threat intelligence to marketing to quality control on the...

/ March 3, 2025 / 7 Comments
Tech Time Warp
Tech Time Warp: LISP programmer’s manual published

Tech Time Warp: LISP programmer’s manual published

The artificial intelligence (AI) tools you use today have their roots in a programming language first released to the public 65 years ago. On March 1, 1960, the AI group led by John McCarthy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

/ February 28, 2025
human threat
MSPs to the rescue: Defending against the human threat

MSPs to the rescue: Defending against the human threat

The human threat is often the biggest risk to an organization, whether through malicious actions or—more commonly—accidental activities. Since the COVID-19 pandemic increased remote work, accidental end-user security issues have risen, with many organizations lacking the resources to address these...

/ February 26, 2025
MSPs
An MSP opportunity: Navigating growing connectivity in healthcare

An MSP opportunity: Navigating growing connectivity in healthcare

The healthcare vertical appeals to managed service providers (MSPs) as connectivity within this already connected industry continues to grow. According to Precedence Research, the global IoT medical devices market was valued at $106 billion USD in 2025 and is projected to...

/ February 25, 2025
The importance of flexible deployment in email security solutions

The importance of flexible deployment in email security solutions

Companies are facing an increasing array of sophisticated threats, particularly through business email channels. These threats can disrupt operations, expose sensitive data, and cost the companies millions of dollars in recovery costs, compliance penalties, and lawsuit settlements. This adds to any...

/ February 17, 2025
DeepSeek AI
DeepSeek AI creates AI governance opportunity for MSPs

DeepSeek AI creates AI governance opportunity for MSPs

The launch of a lower-cost method for creating generative AI models with minimal guardrails has sparked controversy. This has highlighted the need for governance policies, which managed service providers (MSPs) will often enforce. Developed by researchers in China, the DeepSeek...

/ February 13, 2025
cybersecurity predictions
Top 3 cybersecurity predictions for successful MSPs in 2025

Top 3 cybersecurity predictions for successful MSPs in 2025

With the dawn of a new year comes new cybersecurity threats, technology developments, and challenges for managed service providers (MSPs) regarding keeping client networks and applications safe. Artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud adoption continue to accelerate the evolution of the...

/ February 12, 2025
DMARC
Why DMARC is essential for email security

Why DMARC is essential for email security

As advanced security solutions make it more challenging for traditional malware and other attacks to succeed, cybercriminals are increasingly turning to domain spoofing and artificial intelligence (AI) to create more sophisticated and convincing phishing attacks. Recently, the North Korean cybercrime...

/ February 11, 2025