MSP 1337

When a vendor fills a gap in cyber, they deserve to be heard. I sat down with Nick Wolf of Cork to discuss the cyber insurance industry and the space they fill. I'd say Cork is to cyber insurance lik…

Storage costs are relatively cheap compared to the cost of storage, but one might say that data recovery is where most MSPs have been very successful. Years back, we were challenged with costs around…

Data protection is tough when you don't know where your data is or who might have access to it. Join me as I sit down with Prandar Das, cofounder of Sotero, as we discuss the challenges and the oppor…

How many buzzwords do we have in the MSP world? MSP, MSSP, Web 2.0, AI? At any rate, we now have AI as a buzzword to deal with. Kidding AI is a lot more than a buzzword. Join me as I discuss AI and…

How we manage our time for a work life balance plays a role in how we work in both in our strategic and tactical workflow. I sit down with Jason Slagle of CNRW to discuss how important keeping track …

I have heard MSPs say, "we just eat the cost for some services." Whether they are services you have implemented internally are not, it doesn't mean you shouldn't sell those services. Liste to Bill Mu…

We have made it halfway through the CIS Top 18 and Matt Lee of Pax8 delivers again with a compelling argument for Control 9's demanding our undivided attention.

Hiring cybersecurity resources and the costs associated with it. What does the job description look like, and what are the responsibilities? Mike Stewart of Anchor Networks and I discuss the challeng…

I have had multiple conversations around backup vendors and the shift to solutions that are direct to cloud and other feature requirements that we didn't even consider 6-10 years ago. Remember the wo…

As 2023 comes to a close and you I thought in traditional fashion, we share with you our outlook for 2024. Joshua Smith of Reliaquest and I have a few optimistic observations that might have been sha…

CJ and Matt Lee of Pax8 discuss control 8, which pertains to audit logs. Some of the safeguards are easy to satisfy... just turn the logging function on and set to 90 days. Others will require more e…

From tools and breaches to LLM, IoT and OT we talk about it all. Where we have been and how far we have come with Charles Love of ShowTech Solutions, and Joshua Smith of Reliaquest.

We all know the dangers of connecting to Airport Wifi... Join Sarah Goffman and I as we discuss the dangers of connecting even your cellphone to public wifi.

What does future growth and sustainability look like in the MSP space? Acquisitions abound, SMBs and micro-SMBs bounce from one MSP to another... What is the future yield especially when we start dis…

Deep dive into control 7 with some influences of other controls. We know that OS patch management, change management, Third Party App management and third party app patching aren't always prioritized…

I sat down with Matt Fisch of Fortmesa to discuss observations and highlights from ITN Connect. From new vendors in the pavilion tackling niche cybersecurity challenges to conversations with Solution…

Maybe we have talked about this before? At any rate Business email compromise is a constant threat. We do Phishing simulations and other security awareness training to help our staff and clients make…

What are insider threats? Tim Schnurr and I discuss the importance of cybersecurity in protecting digital assets and preventing insider threats in organizations. There is a overwhelming need for empl…

Thinking back ten-plus years on the industry conferences we have attended in person and online. With vendor mergers and acquisitions it is hard to determine which shows you should still attend and ev…

As we go through the CIS controls we try to stay in sequence but as a result of some discussions at recent events, we decided to jump to Malware Defenses. Hopefully, Matt Lee's insights and my humor …