Tag: cyber security
SMBs’ security vs. headcount decision creates MSP opportunity
Business executives in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic are now wrestling with some critical decisions that are likely to define their relationships with managed service providers (MSPs) for many years to come. A survey of over 1,000 business decision...
Tax scam season arrives
While your clients are busy preparing for the impact of coronavirus shutdowns on their businesses, MSPs must stay vigilant when it comes to the annual influx of tax scams. In the past, these scams centered around W-2 form theft. Because...
Tech Time Warp: The 411 on the 414s
Some hackers break into networks in search of confidential information, often with the idea of selling it on the dark web. Others want to disrupt a competitor’s operations. But for some, the hacking itself is the primary goal: Can it...
MSPs can help combat “Zoombombing”
The coronavirus crisis has brought with it a host of new cybersecurity worries from increased phishing attempts to work-at-home vulnerabilities. Add to that the employment uncertainty both at the MSP and client level, and there’s a lot to deal with...
More work-from-home pitfalls emerge
As remote working has become the new normal for enterprises of all sizes there continue to be adjustments and pitfalls for both the MSP, and the workforce to navigate. Some companies have been working almost exclusively remotely for nearly a...
MSSPs need to strike careful economic balance
Justifying the value of cybersecurity has always been a challenge because managed service providers (MSPs) are trying to ascribe a cost to an event they hopefully prevented from occurring in the first place. In effect, defining the savings derived from...
Beyond phishing: Best practices for working from home
Millions of workers worldwide are now finding themselves employed remotely. They are trying to keep the gears of earth’s economy turning, even as the COVID-19 causes many industries to halt. Working from home has created unfamiliar terrain for many people...
Ask an MSP Expert: How can we protect data in a remote work environment?
Q: Most of our clients have sent their workers home to work remotely due to the COVID-19 epidemic. How can we keep our technicians and our client’s data safe? The spread of COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on businesses across the...
Churches: an overlooked MSP client base with unmet security needs
As the world becomes increasingly connected, and cybersecurity needs more prevalent, there may be one place your MSP is still overlooking: churches. There are over 400,000 churches in the United States. Most churches (apart from Amish ones) need some level...
Tech Time Warp: MyLife virus tempts users with screensavers
Sometimes a computer user gets tired of flying toasters. That was the gamble taken by the creators of MyLife, a worm with multiple variants infecting PCs in March and April 2002.