RESEARCH
How Can You Look Yourself in the Mirror?
Be honest—how much are you spending every month on security tools? $5,000? $10,000? More? Now tell me this: do you have a written incident response plan? Not a vague idea. Not “oh yeah, we’d figure it out.” I mean a ...
Cyber Compliance
What If the IRS Stopped Auditing You? Would You Roll the Dice?
Let’s be honest. If the IRS packed up their briefcases and decided to stop auditing tomorrow… would you get a little “creative” with your taxes? Would you push the edge just a little more than you used to? Maybe skip ...
Why Your GRC Investment Is Doomed (And What to Do Instead)
Let me guess: you’ve finally pulled the trigger on a shiny new GRC platform. You’ve got dashboards, policy templates, user roles, workflows… and a sinking feeling in your gut that this whole compliance thing is going to fall apart in ...
If You’re an MSP and You’re Ignoring Compliance, You’re One Breach Away from Becoming a Headline
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 ...
Cyber Liability
The Backdoor Microsoft Won’t Talk About—And Why It’s Already Wide Open
You didn’t ask for this. But here we are. Hidden in plain sight, buried deep inside Microsoft Entra ID, lies a backdoor so dangerous it might as well come with a sign that says, “Hack Me.” This isn’t fearmongering. It’s ...
If You Think Getting Risk Acceptance Signed Is “Adversarial”—You’re doing it wrong
I’ve heard it more times than I can count. “I don’t like making my clients sign risk acceptance documents. It feels ...
Shame. The Most Underrated Security Tool in Your Business
It’s 3:17 AM in Tokyo. The city is asleep. I’m not. Jet lag has me wandering quiet streets, watching the world work without me—and wondering how security works when no one’s looking. Here’s what I’ve noticed: There are no fences. ...
Insurance & MSP Liability
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 ...
If You Don’t Own the Security Stack, You’ll Be Replaced
There’s a quiet shift happening in the cyber insurance world—and if you’re not talking to your clients about it, someone else is. That someone is their insurance provider. And they’re not just selling policies anymore. They’re selling cybersecurity solutions too. ...
More Articles
If You Were the MSP for Marks & Spencer, Would You Still Have a Business?
Last week, Marks & Spencer—a billion-pound British retail giant—made headlines. Not for a new product line. Not for record profits. For getting hacked and running their business on pen and paper. For over a week. The insider reports are brutal: ...
Your Salespeople Are Mission-Driven. Your Engineers Are Coin-Operated. Wait, What?
Let’s talk about the two most misunderstood species in your MSP: the sales rep and the engineer. You pay your sales team on commission. They close a deal? They get a check. Simple. Straightforward. “Coin-operated,” as many of you like ...
Why Your GRC Investment Is Doomed (And What to Do Instead)
Let me guess: you’ve finally pulled the trigger on a shiny new GRC platform. You’ve got dashboards, policy templates, user roles, workflows… and a sinking feeling in your gut that this whole compliance thing is going to fall apart in ...
“Password” Isn’t a Firewall Strategy: Why Inaction at Critical Infrastructure Sites Could End in Criminal Charges
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 ...
CEOs Don’t Care About Cyber Liability (Until They Absolutely Do)
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. ...
If You’re an MSP and You’re Ignoring Compliance, You’re One Breach Away from Becoming a Headline
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 ...
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 ...
One Breach Can Erase Everything: Why Standardization Is the Only Way to Save Your Future
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 ...
Launch Day Confession: I Thought About Faking a Cyber Incident Just to Delay Feedback
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 ...
You Bought the Tools. Congrats. You’re Still Not Secure.
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 ...
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 ...
Automation Won’t Save You (If You’re Already in a Death Spiral)
I was talking to one of our partners yesterday, and he said something that made me pause. ...
