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MSP Security Best Practices

The One MSP Mistake That Guarantees a Total Ransomware Meltdown

There’s dumb. There’s reckless. And then there’s using the same local admin password on every machine in your network. I don’t say this lightly, but if you’re still doing this, you are guaranteeing a full-blown ransomware meltdown the moment a ...

Reinventing the Wheel—and Watching It Catch Fire

In the 1800s, a guy named John Gorrie had a brilliant idea: he was going to revolutionize refrigeration. Instead of using the common vapor-compression method that actually worked, he decided to build a machine that created ice using compressed air. ...

AI-Driven Security Isn’t Enough: What 1,100 Pen Tests Just Revealed About Your MSP’s Biggest Blind Spots

There’s a dangerous myth spreading through the MSP world right now. It goes like this: “We’ve got AI-driven security tools, so we’re covered.”  Let’s burst that bubble.  After performing over 1,100 penetration tests in the last 90 days, the results ...

Hackers Are Getting Smarter—And Meaner. Are Your Clients Ready?

Last week was a bad week for firewalls. New vulnerabilities were discovered, and the worst part? If these flaws are exploited, the ...

Why You Need More Than Just a Security Program

Cybersecurity isn’t just about defending against attacks—it’s about proving you made the right decisions when an attack inevitably gets through. Because make no mistake: At some point, an attacker will get in. And with the latest developments in state-sponsored cyber ...

The MSP Software Trap: Hackers Are Using Your Tools Against You (Again)

It happened again. Another CVSS 9 security flaw—this time in backup software. I keep saying this: your tools are the way hackers are going to get in and take down your clients. And yet, I was just in a session ...

MSPs: Your Clients Are About to Leak Sensitive Data—Here’s How to Stop It

Tax season is a hacker’s dream. W-2s are getting emailed. 401(k) reports are being dumped onto desktops. And all that work you did to lock down security? Gone. Your clients don’t mean to expose sensitive data, but let’s be real—they ...

Your MSP’s Reputation is on the Line: Will You Let Cybersecurity Liability Destroy You?

  How much is your reputation worth? A thousand dollars? A million? The truth is your reputation is priceless. It follows you throughout your career and determines whether clients trust you with their business. So, what happens when it’s damaged? ...

Cybersecurity Complexity: Your Biggest Risk or Your Greatest Opportunity?

More than half of executives now view complexity as their biggest cybersecurity challenge, according to a recent IBM report. And with the average organization juggling 83 security tools across 29 vendors, it’s no surprise. This tangled mess of solutions doesn’t ...

The One Cybersecurity Habit You’re Overlooking That Could Save Your Business

Cybercriminals have figured out how to exploit trust at an alarming scale. For example, YouTube’s 2.5 billion users are prime targets for malicious links disguised as helpful tutorials, ads, or recommendations. The result is widespread malware infections, catching most users ...

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