Tag: cybersecurity
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...
MSPs: Unmask 2025’s stealthiest email threats and fortify client defenses
Managed Services Providers (MSPs) stand on the front lines of cybersecurity, and with email-based attacks continuing to surge in volume and sophistication, your role in protecting clients has never been more critical. Email remains the primary conduit for most cyber...
Building client trust: Strategies to prove security and compliance
Client trust is one of the most valuable assets a managed service provider (MSP) can earn. As clients become more informed about cybersecurity and more cautious in choosing their providers, it’s no longer enough to say you’re secured – you...
Unmasking the next wave: LLMs and evolving cyberthreats
This week, we bring you additional interviews with experts on the cybersecurity dangers posed by large language models (LLMs) such as Claude, DeepSeek, and ChatGPT. With the rapid rise in the use of these services comes an increasing set of...
Unraveling the cybersecurity risks of LLMs
As language learning models (LLMs) become more prevalent, the cyber dangers posed by DeepSeek, ChatGPT, Claude, and others are just beginning to be understood. Jacob Anderson, owner of Beyond Ordinary, states that cyber personnel are overworked and continue to have...
An MSP’s guide to keeping up with phishing
Phishing has long been a primary tool in the hacker’s arsenal, but like military weapons, their tactics evolve. A phishing attempt in 2025 looks different from those in 2015, 2020, or even last year. Therefore, managed service providers (MSPs) must...
New global business research shows how security sprawl increases risk
International research for Barracuda shows that 65% of organizations believe they have too many security tools, and over half (53%) say their tools can’t be integrated. This lack of integration significantly weakens defenses, with 77% saying it hinders detection and...
Overcoming top compliance challenges MSPs face
Managed service providers (MSPs) are at the intersection of IT support, cybersecurity, and, increasingly, regulatory compliance. Healthcare, finance, and tech clients now expect MSPs to do more than keep systems running. They rely on them to ensure audit readiness, adapt...
Cyber insurance: A must for MSPs
If you don’t carry cyber insurance yet, you may want to reconsider. Statistics show that if you are an MSP owner, you probably already have it, with 91.7 percent of managed service providers (MSPs) carry cyber insurance specifically for their operations,...
MSPs: Time to capitalize on the IoT security business opportunity
Managed service providers (MSPs) looking for a rich vein of underutilized market opportunities should examine the business case for delivering IoT security and risk management. So many potential MSP clients already have the traditional bases covered when it comes to...
