LEADERSHIP LESSONS

• From Prevention To Forensics: What MSSPs Need To Know About IP Address Intelligence Data’s Role In Cybersecurity

  The number of corporate cyber breaches continues to climb. As I write this, cyber breaches are up 14% over this time last year. Ransomware attacks, meanwhile, are growing at even a faster clip, up 71%. Given that the average ransomware payout is $1 million, we see the impact such crimes have on the health of a company, and the urgency to stop them.

• How Automation Can Help MSPs During Economic Uncertainty

  As the global economic climate impacts budgets and forces organizations to pause or reevaluate their appetite for hiring IT roles, managed service providers (MSPs) can get stuck with the burden of maintaining systems with less support than in the past. Adding The Great Resignation and manual, repetitive tasks to the mix are surefire ways to burn out employees and leave the remaining ones stretched too thin. 

• Over 70% Of Organizations Feel They’ve Wasted 25-75% Of Cybersecurity Budget, According To Survey

  Recently at the RSA Conference, we (Gurucul) conducted a survey to discover what the attendees felt were the biggest threats to their security operations. We wanted to better understand the key challenges when detecting new and emerging threats, how long it takes teams to detect these threats, where the biggest threats emanate from, and more. Let’s dive into the results.

• Differentiating Service Offerings And Enabling Customer Growth
• A Data-Driven Approach To The Channel: Enabling A Successful Solution-Centric Ecosystem
• The Growing Threat Of Organized Bot Attacks Creates Opportunities For Service Providers
• CISA Guidelines For MSPs And Their Customers: An Explainer
• Internet Of Medical Threats? Exploring Bluetooth Low Energy Vulnerabilities In Medical Devices
• What Does Zero Trust Mean For MSPs?
• Why You Should Add Managed Security To Your Offerings (And What To Expect When You Do)

FEATURED SUPPLIERS

• The ASCII Group

  The ASCII Group is a vibrant community of independent MSPs, VARS and solution providers in North America. The organization offers members leveraged purchasing programs, education and training, knowledge sharing among peers, discounts on business services, and more. Founded in 1984 by Alan Weinberger, ASCII is the oldest and largest group of independent IT solution providers, integrators and VARS in the world.

• Field Nation

  Field Nation brings companies and service professionals together to do great work. By connecting technicians to organizations in one easy-to-use platform and mobile app, Field Nation solves a critical challenge all service leaders worry about: accessing skilled labor. Unlike traditional job boards and labor platforms, Field Nation is built specifically for quick-turn, onsite service work. Businesses can build their flexible workforce for any skill, scout potential workers in every postal code, and organize go-to service crews fast. Tech professionals can search for work that fits their schedule, build their reputation and get paid within days of project completion. Our mission is to match every contractor with the right job, and connect every service team to professionals who care as much about the work as they do.

• Bigleaf Networks

  Bigleaf provides a software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) solution built with a Cloud Access Network that enables you to ensure performant uptime for any Cloud-based technologies across all sites and users. 

• IT Glue

  IT Glue is an award-winning documentation platform that allows for efficient storage and retrieval of all the documentation you need to help your MSP run better. By integrating PSA and RMM data, we can help increase your efficiency, and reduce onboarding times by even more. By eliminating wasted time from your business, IT Glue gives you more time to focus on what matters - growing your business.

• CompTIA

  CompTIA is the voice of the world's information technology (IT) industry.

• RSPA

  RSPA stands for Retail Solutions Providers Association. We are the only association dedicated to the retail technology industry.