Tag: MSPs
Cybersecurity priorities for MSPs to focus on this year
Many organizations conduct surveys every year about the evolving threats and cybersecurity concerns that enterprises are faced with. Info-Tech Research Group’s report is a must-read for all security stakeholders, chief information security officers (CISOs), and managed service providers (MSPs). Some...
Knowing your AI from your GenAI
For better or worse, artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic right now. However, two main forms of AI are being written and spoken about, and it’s essential to understand the difference between them. Note that you may find extra...
2024 projections for MSPs: Navigating AI, cybersecurity, and diverse partnerships
Success depends on managed service providers’ (MSPs’) readiness to embrace these shifts, enhance cybersecurity measures, and provide comprehensive solutions in the upcoming year. As we close the books on 2023, now is an excellent time to take stock of the...
Report reveals cloud optimization opportunity for MSPs
Despite rising concerns about the cost of cloud computing, a new report finds more than half of organizations do not make use of Saving Plans or Reserved Instances. These plans, available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud, make it...
Essential tips to enhancing MSP video content in 2024
It’s no secret most of the content we consume these days is video. Recent statistics show that more than 91 percent of businesses are using video as a marketing tool in 2024. Before I go deeper, I want to make...
Cybersecurity economics to increasingly favor MSPs
As the economics of cybersecurity continue to evolve, the number of organizations that can effectively manage cybersecurity on their own will continue to decrease. A survey of 1,917 IT security practitioners conducted by Ponemon Institute finds only 43 percent claimed...
Five healthcare cybersecurity trends to monitor in 2024
We’ve looked at the cybersecurity trends in store for 2024, but trends will differ by discipline in the months ahead. For instance, industrial settings have their own set of vulnerabilities, as do finance, education, government, and healthcare. Hackers especially covet...
Focus on cybersecurity to uplevel your MSP business
What matters most to an organization? The security of the devices that its platform operates on, or the data and information that is held on and moved across that platform? If you think they are both important, think again. A...
Evolution of cybersecurity: The rise of XDR in the 2020s
As part of our 5-part series on the evolution of cybersecurity, the fifth and final entry highlights the need for manageability and visibility as the frequency of cyberattacks increased sharply, coupled with a shortage of cybersecurity professionals, and the growth...
Ask an MSP Expert: How to empower your outbound callers
Managed service providers (MSPs) are always searching for ways to grow the success of their business development representatives (BDRs) and to empower them. The goal is to equip them with knowledge and hands-on opportunities to hone in on their outbound...