Tag: AI
AI tools spark surge in security service needs
The rapid spread of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools has reached a tipping point, raising serious cybersecurity concerns, and creating opportunities for managed service providers (MSPs). A survey of 200 North American security leaders conducted by OpinionRoute on behalf...
Survey reveals the real IT priorities for 2025: Cybersecurity and cloud take the lead
A survey of over 1300 IT leaders finds that, while organizations are increasing investment in artificial intelligence (AI), they remain more focused on traditional challenges such as cybersecurity and cloud computing. Conducted by Experis, a managed and professional services provider...
Trust starts with empathy: A better way to sell cybersecurity
A survey of 200 U.S. cybersecurity professionals suggests that about a third (33 percent) don’t trust third-party providers—not due to doubts about the providers’ expertise, but because of uncertainty about their own capabilities Conducted by Censuswide on behalf of CyXcel,...
Closing the cybersecurity gap: Can AI reduce the human risk factor?
If you’ve ever heard the expression ‘sometimes it’s best to get out of your own way,’ it might as well have been coined for cybersecurity. According to IBM, 95 percent of data breaches involve human error, while just 8 percent of...
Threat Spotlight: How attackers poison AI tools and defenses
Barracuda has reported on how generative artificial intellegence (AI) is being used to create and distribute spam emails and craft highly persuasive phishing attacks. These threats continue to evolve and escalate — but they are not the only ways in...
The quantum horizon: Why MSPs must start preparing now
Remember all the major disruptions over the years? The advent of client/server computing, thin clients, virtualization, everything-as-a-service, and most recently artificial intelligence (AI). Now, the early whispers of quantum computing has surfaced. These are just some of the many new...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Vulnerability in Google’s Gemini for Workspace
A newly discovered vulnerability in Google’s Gemini for Workspace allows attackers to manipulate artificial intelligence (AI)-generated email summaries. Threat actors embed concealed instructions in seemingly benign emails to bypass traditional email security. Review the details within this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory...
The cybersecurity gap is real—And MSPs are the solution
Despite frequent headlines about successful cyberattacks, many small businesses remain unprepared. Small business cybersecurity is still falling short in the face of growing threats. A survey of 1,000 small businesses with annual revenues of less than $100 million finds that...
Ask an MSP Expert: How AI can help you personalize outreach and repurpose content
Artificial intelligence (AI) excels at spotting patterns and automating workflows, but what about the messy, one-off challenges that arise in real sales conversations? This is where skepticism can creep in. However, with the right approach, AI can still serve as...
Tech Time Warp: The slide rule becomes obsolete
“150 Extra Engineers.” This 1952 IBM advertisement for the IBM Electronic Calculator is not dissimilar from today’s marketing for the latest artificial intelligence (AI) innovations: “An IBM Electronic Calculator speeds through thousands of intricate computations so quickly that on many...
