There’s an old saying: If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.
Nowhere is that truer than in your browser.
Everyone loves a good extension. Password managers, ad blockers, productivity boosters—some of you have 50 installed, turning Chrome into a Frankenstein’s monster of add-ons.
But here’s the problem: Not all of those extensions are working for you. Some are working against you.
Hackers have figured out how to weaponize browser extensions to impersonate trusted apps—password managers, banking logins, crypto wallets. One click, and suddenly, instead of protecting your credentials, they’re harvesting them.
It’s a beautiful scam.
No phishing required. No password cracking. No brute force attacks. Just a rogue extension that sits in the background, watching. Waiting. Logging everything you type.
And when the time is right, they steal it all.
Hackers Have Playbooks—Your Clients Have a False Sense of Security
Your clients assume they’re safe because they “have a password manager.” But if that password manager is compromised by a rogue extension, it’s like locking the front door while leaving all the windows wide open.
Your job as an MSP isn’t just to fix problems—it’s to prevent them. But how do you get your clients to understand risk before they get burned?
Use Threat Intelligence to Sell Security the Right Way
If you want clients to take security seriously, you need to make risk real for them. Compliance jargon won’t cut it.
Here’s how you shift the conversation:
- Tell them what’s at stake.
“Your password manager can be hijacked. That means every login you’ve ever stored could be compromised. Imagine a hacker logging into your bank account as you, transferring money, and locking you out.”
- Show them how the attack works.
“This isn’t some elite nation-state cyberattack. It’s a rogue Chrome extension anyone can install by accident. And once it’s in, you won’t even know it’s there.”
- Give them a clear solution.
“As part of our Advanced Security 2025 program, we lock down your browsers so your team can’t install untrusted extensions—eliminating this risk before it ever becomes a problem.”
Get in Front of the Risk Before Your Clients Get Hacked
Your clients don’t need another sales pitch. They need education, awareness, and real-world strategies to protect themselves.
Want to see how we turn real-time threat intelligence into security sales that actually close? Let’s talk. Because the MSPs who educate their clients are the ones that win.
Check out this week’s Threat Intelligence Update on Chrome Extensions in our portal.
