Tag: cybersecurity
Keeping pace in 2026: MSP essentials for success
Welcome to 2026. Are you excited to leave 2025 behind and embrace new opportunities, or do you feel apprehensive as uncertainties loom on the horizon? One thing is certain: 2026 will be challenging. The rapid pace of change—especially in AI—means...
Cybersecurity in 2026: Experts predict what’s next
Over the past two weeks, we’ve reflected on 2025’s cybersecurity developments—with a few glimpses into 2026. Today, we turn our full attention to the year ahead, sharing predictions from leading experts on what’s next for cybersecurity. AI will elevate phishing...
Cybercrime in 2026: Faster, smarter and fully industrialized
Cybercrime is no longer a loose collection of hackers, tools and opportunistic attacks. As we move into 2026, it has matured into a highly industrialized ecosystem—complete with specialization, automation, affiliate networks, and even cartel-like business models. The result is a...
Expert reflections: Top cybersecurity trends of 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, cybersecurity professionals are taking stock of a year shaped by both familiar threats and rising perils. So, what truly surprised security leaders this year—and what can we learn from it? To find out, I...
AI in 2026: Hype vs. reality
Well, here we are. 2026 has arrived, and chances are you’ve overindulged—not just in food and drink, but in consuming endless “expert” predictions about the year ahead. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve probably noticed that nearly every forecast has...
A look back at 2025, with an eye on 2026
It’s hard to believe 2025 is already nearing the rearview mirror. As the year winds down, SmarterMSP.com spoke with a variety of cybersecurity experts to reflect on this year’s major developments and what they anticipate as we head into 2026....
Global Cyber Threats: December 2025 roundup
As we close out the year, it’s a good time to step back and assess the vulnerabilities being flagged by national cybersecurity agencies around the world. I routinely monitor updates from the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and Australia’s—both among...
Q&A: How MSPs can strengthen municipal cyber defenses
Cities and municipalities continue to be under siege from hackers. In the past three months alone, several cities have been targeted by cybercriminals (and these are just the publicly reported cases): Michigan City, Indiana; Yellowknife, Canada; Sugar Land, Texas; McKinney,...
Frontline security predictions 2026: The battle for reality and control with agentic AI
The power and potential of agentic AI — adaptive, automated and independent — dominated security conversations during 2025. Barracuda asked four colleagues leading cyberthreat and security areas around the world, what they expect from agentic AI in 2026 and what this...
Holiday security reset: The playbook to outpace hackers
The holidays, with their twinkling lights and swirling snow, can be a gift for hackers and a lump of coal for companies. We don’t want your cyber stocking filled with coal at Christmas, which is why we’re talking to experts...
