I was having dinner with the CEO of an MSP last night. He looked like he’d just walked out of a war zone. One of his clients—a water treatment plant—had been dragging its feet for years on a basic cybersecurity ...
I just got back from a business event. Big room. Lots of suits. Over 400 CEOs and CFOs packed into one space, armed with business cards, ambition, and an alarming amount of espresso. I went in thinking, This is it. ...
You ever watch someone walk straight into oncoming traffic? That’s what it feels like watching MSPs ignore their compliance obligations. They think because their clients are the ones with HIPAA or FTC Safeguards rules on their backs, they’re safe. Like ...
So there I am, wrapping up a conference session—over 1,000 MSPs in the building—and one guy comes up clutching a fresh copy of Standardized like it’s a fire extinguisher in a server room. He’s nodding along, clearly rattled in all ...
You didn’t build your MSP to babysit clients or chase one-off tickets. You built it for something bigger. You built it to create freedom—for your family, your future, your legacy. You stayed up late fixing outages. Missed vacations. Worked weekends ...
It’s here. Today’s the day. Standardized is officially out in the wild, and if you’re reading this—I’m asking for a favor: go grab your ...
Here’s a little thought I had while prepping for a talk I’m giving this week: Most MSPs think they’re secure because they bought a bunch of tools. They bought the firewall. The antivirus. The backup system with more redundancy than ...
Let’s talk about airport gift shops for a minute. You know the ones—tiny kiosks with $14 neck pillows, expired jerky, and three copies of Men’s Health no one’s ever going to read. Now, tell me—how much sensitive data do you ...
I was talking to one of our partners yesterday, and he said something that made me pause. ...
I was at a security event last week, hanging out with some of the big brains in the MSP space. You know the type: sharp, seasoned, and absolutely certain they’ve got it all figured out. One MSP owner—a regional player ...
