Tag: cybersecurity
Steps to prevent automotive hacking threats for MSPs
Many businesses now have company-owned vehicles, especially ones that didn’t originally have a need for them. As medicine, education, and banking have spread beyond the boundaries of corporate cubicles, more and more enterprises find themselves owning and maintaining vehicles. That’s...
Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) are becoming a cybersecurity staple
While the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) has been a part of the cybersecurity vocabulary for some time, its importance has grown, especially in terms of its significance as part of routine cybersecurity workflows. CISA has thrown its weight behind...
The cybersecurity impact of recent bank failures
MSPs that have financial clients in their portfolios could well be forgiven for being a little jittery. Even industry experts were caught off guard by the sudden struggles in the banking sector. One bank sunk due to old-fashioned business practices,...
Navigating the National Cybersecurity Strategy for MSPs
Changes to cybersecurity policy and strategy at the Federal Government level means MSPs will have to navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment in the years ahead. “That is not surprising as it often takes a little while for the law...
Why updating cybersecurity awareness training is vital
Cybersecurity awareness training is the most potent weapon MSPs can use to defend against breaches and cybercriminals. However, it is essential to remember that the training is not a one-and-done proposition, it needs to be updated continuously, and the trainers need...
Shift toward consuming cybersecurity-as-a-service accelerates
A survey of 250 IT and cybersecurity professionals at organizations that generate more than $100 million revenue suggests there is a lot more interest in buying cybersecurity than there is in building and maintaining cybersecurity platforms. Conducted by CITE Research...
ChatGPT: The AI-based chatbot system that everyone is talking about
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been an IT buzzword lately, and it’s no surprise. The benefits of AI include advancing our technology, improving business operations, and much more. Adoption of AI has more than doubled since 2017, and one recent AI...
10 cybersecurity habits to leave behind in 2023
For MSPs that want to start the new year off right with their clients, having a heart-to-heart talk about poor cybersecurity habits can help inspire a more meaningful discussion about their vulnerabilities and improving their security stature in 2023. Barracuda...
Do you have a global perspective on cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity and cybercriminals do not recognize international boundaries, so even the smallest MSPs must always keep a global perspective. What is currently happening in France or Japan may soon be coming to one of your clients in Florida or Kansas....
ChatGPT ushers in a new era of hacking
ChatGPT is taking the world by storm with its massive haul of conversational Q&As and supercharged AI. “People need to understand that ChatGPT is just the beginning, it is heralding a new era of AI, and the cybercriminals have just as...
