Newsletter | August 22, 2022

08.22.22 -- Planning And Documenting Policies To Attract The Right Tech Talent
 
Channel Insights
Cyber Monsters Vs. Your Client’s Human Firewall
Submitted by Unitrends MSP

Monsters lurk in your client’s server, looking to attack their weakest firewall – their employees. Human error is still the primary cause of data loss, and many cyber predators lurk in the dark waiting for the perfect mistake.
Tech Together: How AI, Blockchain, Drones, And IoT Can Safeguard The Supply Chain
By Scott Campbell, CompTIA

An E. coli outbreak of romaine lettuce made national news in late 2019, an incident that lasted more than two months and infected 167 people in 27 states, sending 85 to the hospital. The year before, a similar outbreak caused the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to tell Americans to throw away all romaine lettuce. How could it have been prevented? Members of CompTIA’s Industry Advisory Councils think they have an answer.
Planning And Documenting Policies To Attract The Right Tech Talent
 
Submitted by IT Glue

Attracting the right talent and retaining them is a constant struggle in the tech industry. With the IT industry poised for massive growth, it has attracted a lot of new entrants to the market, and the demand for top talent is skyrocketing.
On-Demand Webinar
Hands-Free Cybersecurity For SMBs
 
Submitted by Field Effect

The managed detection and response (MDR) market is booming and creating many new opportunities for MSPs that want to differentiate their business by offering cybersecurity solutions. But not all MDR solutions are created equally — MSPs need an MDR that provides enterprise-grade protection for their clients without enterprise-grade cost or complexity.
Leadership Lessons
3 Ways To Help Your Financial Services Clients Keep Pace With The Demands Of The Digital Economy
 
By Steve Schoener, ECI

Keeping up with the demands of today’s digital economy is hard enough for financial services organizations; throw in growing staff shortages, more stringent reporting requirements, and a volatile cyber threat landscape, and you have the perfect storm capable of sinking a business. These areas are where MSPs are becoming increasingly essential for a firm’s survival. MSPs have the tools and expertise to provide short-term support and step in as more of a strategic partner. If your company services organizations in this sector, here are three crucial areas where they will need your expertise.
Solutions
Bigleaf SD-WAN
 

Bigleaf’s intelligent SD-WAN features auto-detect your application needs and adapt in real-time to internet performance and connectivity issues before they impact your business. That means, unlike traditional policy-based SD-WAN solutions, Bigleaf gives you the uptime and performance you need without the complexity and risk of manual configuration.