By now, you’ve read all about Russia’s hack on the U.S. It’s a huge deal for a variety of reasons, many of which are technical in nature, but while the technical details of Russia’s latest cyberattack are important, the hack itself should be a reminder to MSPs everywhere: assume...
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If cybersecurity isn’t a big part of your managed services offering in 2021, you may need to reevaluate what’s important to your clients. As you know, cybersecurity attacks are on the rise. In fact, there have been 4,000 cyberattacks a day since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to MonsterCloud. Ensuring...
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Many of you heard that ConnectWise acquired Perch Security. Now, if you’re not aware, ConnectWise is owned by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, as is SolarWinds. This is another in a list of channel acquisitions. The Big Four — Datto, ConnectWise, Kaseya and SolarWinds— continue to acquire additional pieces to build each oftheir technology stacks. The strategies are clear:Each is building an ecosystem to...
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I’ve got some big news for TruMethods members and the MSP community at large: TruMethods is hosting its first MSP Success Summit in December — and you’re invited! The MSP Success Summit is a week-long event designed to help MSPs climb the mountain of MSP Success. But reaching the...
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Does your company have an Incident Response Plan in the event that your RMM and clients are breached? Has it been tested? If you think your job is done after an incident ends, I’ve got some bad news for you: There’s still plenty of work to be done. Your Incident Response plan should include...
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As we approach the end of 2020 and make plans for the first quarter of 2021, there appears to be no end in sight for the ongoing economic and political uncertainty that has plagued businesses since March. The cold weather on the way may further exacerbate the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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I recently wrote a blog post titled “Why Regulations are a Good Thing for Technology Service Providers“. The concept was simple: regulations and compliance benefit Technology Services Providers. Customers providing products and services within their industry usually have compliance requirements like protecting credit card information. Most business owners are...
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The best way to ensure things go from bad to worse for your MSP clients is to not have an incident response (IR) plan in place when you’re hit with a cyberattack. And many MSPs don’t have an IR plan to follow for one simple reason: They don’t know...
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are facing the dual challenges of supporting employees working from home while absorbing the fallout from the associated economic downturn. Although economies are slowly re-opening around the world, it’s unclear just how long it will take to get back to where...
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If you have not heard about cybersecurity online, in print, or on the news in the last 10 years, exactly how safe are your customers? Cybersecurity has become a serious topic for businesses and consumers. And unfortunately, cyber threats are set aside in favor of other initiatives and become...
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