Tag: AI

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
Pioneers in Tech
Pioneers in Tech: Marian Croak, an “American idol” with 200 patents

Pioneers in Tech: Marian Croak, an “American idol” with 200 patents

Readers of a certain age will remember the frustration of trying to dial in their votes for Kelly Clarkson during the first season of American Idol. The phone lines would become overloaded! Most of us dialing in for Kelly probably...

/ February 7, 2025
patch management
Why patch management automation is more critical than ever

Why patch management automation is more critical than ever

In a shift that bodes well for managed service providers (MSP), a survey of over 250 security and IT professionals found patch management to be a significantly higher cybersecurity priority. Patching can be disruptive and resource-intensive Conducted by Demand Metric on behalf...

/ February 6, 2025
cloud computing demand
Cloud computing expertise in high demand for 2025

Cloud computing expertise in high demand for 2025

Despite the spike in demand for cloud computing services in 2024, consumption is expected to increase further as organizations head into 2025. This growth is mainly driven by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) applications. A report from Synergy Research...

/ January 30, 2025
MSP revenue
MSP solutions: The Barracuda revenue multiplier

MSP solutions: The Barracuda revenue multiplier

ChannelPro Networks recently posted a pair of ten-minute videos of interviews with two of Barracuda’s channel leaders, Greg Saenz and Alli Oneal, about the factors driving the growth of Barracuda’s managed service provider (MSP) business — and on the topic of using artificial...

/ January 29, 2025
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AI adoption: Challenges and opportunities for MSPs

AI adoption: Challenges and opportunities for MSPs

An expected boon to IT spending driven by investments in artificial intelligence (AI) may take longer to materialize than expected. A UBS survey of over 120 IT executives found that only 11 percent are running an AI application in a...

/ January 23, 2025
2025 trends for MSP marketing

2025 trends for MSP marketing

It’s that time of year again—the time when we set goals and look forward to what the new year may bring. I’ve been in the managed service provider (MSP) marketing space for a very long time – and I can...

/ January 22, 2025