RESEARCH
Part 1: Threat Actors Don't Pick You. You Just Happen to Be There.
There's this idea that floats around—usually in boardrooms and in forums—that advanced threat actors operate like surgeons. They pick a target, they plan it out, they execute. Super deliberate. Undeniably cinematic. It implies that a breach is something that happens ...
Cyber Compliance
Stop Getting Mad When Your Client Won’t Buy Compliance
You know the look. You explain how they need MFA, a risk assessment, documented policies, backups that actually restore… and your client stares back at you like you just recited the GDPR in ancient Greek. You leave the meeting frustrated. ...
“Fined Without a Breach?” Why the Wojeski $60,000 Penalty Matters—even if You Think You’re Small
You’ve seen two kinds of headlines after cyber incidents: (1) lawsuits and (2) regulatory enforcement. The recent $60,000 fine against Wojeski ...
New California Audit Law Just Put Your MSP on the Hook. Here’s How to Turn It Into Recurring Revenue
If your clients process sensitive data, your MSP is now part of the legal conversation. On July 24, 2025, California finalized new rules that require businesses processing high-risk personal information to undergo annual, independent cybersecurity audits. This isn’t just for ...
Cyber Liability
One Misconfigured AI Agent Can Impact Every Client You Manage
When One Action Hits Every Client, Governance Decides the Outcome Imagine a hypothetical that’s taught in law school every semester: A delivery driver abandons his route to join a drum circle for three days. On his way back, he causes ...
They Already Have an IT Department. Good. That’s Why You Should Call.
Last night I was at dinner with the CEO of an MSP. Good operator. Growing. Adding clients. Doing the work. We were walking around his town before dinner talking about the usual founder stuff. Processes. How to get people to ...
Agentic AI at the Edge: Opportunity, Autonomy & the Coming Legal Minefield
You’ve probably heard executives gush about autonomous AI agents, the shiny new productivity booster that can automate workflows faster than you can say “zero-trust.” But what they don’t hype is how agentic AI turns your cybersecurity playbook into an existential ...
Insurance & MSP Liability
The Clients You're Ignoring Are the Ones Who Will Sue You
I said something on stage at XChange last week that made a lot of people in the room uncomfortable. "Your smallest clients are your biggest risk." Not your enterprise accounts. Not the ones with complex environments and demanding SLAs. The ...
You’re Not Insured. You’re Just Hopeful.
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 ...
Your MSP Carries More Risk Than a Magazine Stand—and That’s a Problem
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 ...
More Articles
The Cyber Blame Game: Why MSPs Are in the Crosshairs and How to Win
MSPs are under fire. Clients are blaming their IT providers for cyberattacks, lawsuits are piling up, and the courts aren’t always sympathetic. Worse, in many cases, MSPs aren’t even at fault. You’re doing your best, but in today’s climate, that’s ...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Agents Transform Workflows
2025 will bring some exciting developments for businesses that rely on Microsoft 365 to manage day-to-day workflows more efficiently. As part of its Ignite 2024 announcement, Microsoft unveiled several AI agents for workflows that work alongside existing tools to address ...
Microsoft Teams Boosts Productivity With Faster Translations
Microsoft Teams allows teams to connect from around the world, and with the latest update to multilingual meeting features, it’s about to become even better. Thanks to changes and upgrades to Microsoft Teams translations, videoconferencing software users will soon be ...
Can your MSP survive the year of liability reckoning?
Hopes. Dreams. Plans. These are the words that often dominate the start of a new year. But in 2025, a more sobering term looms for MSPs: Reckoning. The rules of the game have shifted, and the stakes for MSPs have ...
Maximizing ROI: Unlocking AI’s Full Potential
As companies worldwide invest billions into artificial intelligence solutions, one big question remains: Is it all worth it? While this technology can improve productivity and efficiency, unlocking AI’s full potential requires your business to master objectivity. It’s easy to assume ...
Are Organizations with Fewer than 100 Employees Losing the Cyber War?
The World Economic Forum (WEF) just issued a stark warning: cyber inequity is surging and dramatically harming organizations. In their report, Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025, the WEF stated that as geopolitical tensions and technological complexities rise, some organizations are falling ...
Why Most AI Startups Are Doomed to Fail
The recent surge of tech startups focused on artificial intelligence (AI) solutions has analysts raising the alarm about the potential for mass startup failures. However, many of these new businesses don't recognize the pitfalls of AI development. Their rush to ...
Google Predicts Top Cybersecurity Threats for 2025
Staying on top of cybersecurity threats as a business owner is no walk in the park. These strides demand the right antivirus programs, firewalls, and security teams, to name a few. However, because online attacks are always evolving, your business ...
Children in the Crosshairs: What You Need to Know About the PowerSchool Data Breach
In December 2024, hackers breached PowerSchool, a trusted provider of software for K-12 schools, exposing highly sensitive information belonging to children, parents, and educators. This included Social Security numbers, grades, and even medical details, data that should have been ...
Google Scam Advisory Issued to Protect Users
Companies like yours like to stay ahead of the competition, which may include keeping your most successful strategies out of sight of other business owners. Many advertising agencies implement these types of cloaking strategies, hoping to keep others from noticing ...
AI Unmasked: AI Deepfake Detection Tool Exposes Fake Content
As a business owner in the modern era, you know that image is everything. You need your company to become successful, so you want to prove you’re heading up a reputable brand that attracts customer loyalty and invites high-end partners. ...
2.6 Million Users Exposed: The Silent Cybersecurity Threat You Can’t Afford to Ignore
Before the world said goodbye to 2024, it said hello to a malicious campaign targeting 2.6 million people. The victims represented thousands of organizations. Their identity data and cookies had been compromised in a sweeping attack campaign that exploited ...
