Tag: MSSPs
Vacation season is open season for cybercriminals: Here’s why
For school children, summer means lazy days of swimming pools, splash pads, melting ice cream cones, and camp. For cybersecurity professionals, it means being on guard 24/7, because cybercriminals don’t take a summer break. The summertime impact Cyberattacks now occur...
AWS sets higher standard for MSSP partners
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is raising the bar for managed security services providers (MSSPs) by adding a range of specialized certification requirements. An update to the AWS MSSP Competency program introduces specific categories, including infrastructure security, workload security, application security,...
Survey sees growth for managed security service providers
A survey of more than 950 IT and security professionals finds just over a quarter of respondents (26 percent) work for organizations that consume managed security services. Conducted by CDW, the survey notes that organizations are consuming some specific services,...
MSSPs should uplevel cybersecurity conversations to board-level
A survey of 654 board of directors conducted by PwC finds well over a third (38 percent) of respondents have consulted third-party experts to increase efforts in becoming more aware of cybersecurity threats. In addition, nearly three-quarters (64 percent) have...
Cybersecurity tops IT spending priority list for 2023
A survey of 837 IT leaders and 201 line of business (LOB) executives conducted by the market research form Foundry, a unit of International Data Group (IDG), finds 91 percent of CIOs expect their technology budgets to either increase or...
MSSPs must defend their value proposition during an economic downturn
Managed security service providers (MSSPs) are going to need to prove their worth during an economic downturn that has security leaders starting to ask tougher questions about the value of their services. A Forrester Planning Guide 2023: Security & Risk...
MSSPs will be at forefront of wave of security platform consolidation
Managed security services providers (MSSPs) are going to soon be at the forefront of a wave of consolidation of cybersecurity platforms as more organizations not only look to reduce overall costs but also streamline security operations. A survey of 280...
