Tag: MSPs
Tip Tuesday: Lead generation for MSP marketing
This month’s Tip Tuesday dives into how many managed service provider (MSP) businesses need help attracting leads. Instead, they tailor their marketing strategy to focus on something else. While this might help companies in the beginning phases and even attract...
Digital business transformation plays to the strength of MSPs
The meaning of digital business transformation has always been in the eye of the beholder. Still, managed service providers (MSPs) should take note of the significant shift towards a greater emphasis on making organizations more resilient and efficient. A survey...
Hybrid cloud automation creates MSP opportunity
IT teams are starting to conclude that cloud automation has become too much of a good thing. A global survey of 535 IT leaders conducted by Broadcom finds that more than 81 percent have multiple cloud automation solutions in place,...
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE): Protecting the new way of work
The shift to remote and hybrid work has fundamentally changed workplace dynamics and upended IT security approaches. Perimeter-based security is no longer effective in a world where most end-user traffic is web-based and coming from both within and outside the...
CISA looks to rally RMM community to improve MSP security
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is now focusing on fixing systematic risks in the remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools that most managed service providers (MSPs) employ. The agency, as part of a Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative...
Whiffy Recon highlights geolocation vulnerabilities
Geolocation devices are great for keeping tabs on your teenagers or finding the quickest route to the campsite. However, geolocation technology is increasingly a weapon wielded by cybercriminals, and protecting against its use is problematic. Why are geolocation devices a...
MSPs need to be prepared for summer disasters
We have reached the middle of August and are on the cusp of peak hurricane season. But we don’t need a disastrous hurricane to hit the United States for cybercriminals to stalk their victims. The U.S. has already had its...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Global ransomware campaign targeting MSPs
In the latest Cybersecurity Threat Advisory, we discuss The Play Ransomware Group, also known as PlayCrypt, who are currently waging a global cyberattack campaign against multiple managed service providers (MSPs). Their primary targets are midsize businesses in sectors like finance,...
DaaS market is finally coming of age
It’s been a long time coming, but it appears that the desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) method for managing IT is finally gaining significant traction. A report from Custom Market Insights values the DaaS market at $6.2 billion in 2023, with a compound...
First NIST update in a decade: What MSPs need to know
Managed service providers (MSPs), chief information security officers (CISOs), and IT professionals have long relied on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for roadmaps and best practices in cybersecurity. The NIST framework was first released in 2013. Still,...
