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Ongoing cyberattack threats impact MSPs. The threat of cyberattacks continues to weigh on MSPs and their clients. MSPs are seen as a valuable cybersecurity resource for customers, with 46% saying most of their clients turn to them for advice on cybersecurity plans and best practices.
"The SonicWall report reveals that the threat landscape continues to grow in complexity and depth as threat actors adopt new tactics and platforms," said SonicWall CEO Bob VanKirk. The data illustrates the tenacious and evolving state of cyber threats, underscoring the need for businesses to adapt their security strategies continually, and serves as a call for organizations to lean on MSPs to help identify and remediate threats quickly.
2024 will be the year of the vCISO. An incredible 45% of MSPs and MSSPs are planning to start offering vCISO services in 2024. As an MSP/MSSP providing vCISO services, you own the organization’s...
Countless sales, marketing, HR, IT executive, technical support, operations, finance and other functions are feeding data prompts and queries into generative AI engines. Gen AI usage is happening far in advance of efforts to implement safeguards and cybersecurity constraints.
Regularly performing preventive PC maintenance provides managed services providers with an excellent opportunity to spot previously unidentified issues that could become bigger problems later. There's a lot to remember when performing preventive maintenance.
This relatively low percentage reflects the current state of the industry, where vCISO services are still an emerging market. The vCISO landscape is expected to change dramatically by the end of 2024.
Achieving business growth tops the list of budget drivers, said 32% of respondents. Relentless cybercriminals pose continuous threats leading to 40% of respondents citing cybersecurity and data protection as the foremost IT challenge in 2023.
Syncro has launched a new agreement with Proofpoint to enable Syncro's MSP partners to offer their customers access to Proofpoint's email security and security awareness training solutions. "This reseller agreement not only allows our MSPs to give their customers superior security in a world where safeguarding users is critical, it also provides an opportunity to increase revenue with existing and prospective customers," said Emily Glass, CEO at Syncro.
About 90% of respondents hailed automation as a crucial technology for their business because it improves efficiency, allows them to take on more clients and generates more revenue by automating common processes like endpoint management, monitoring, patching, ticket resolution and even cybersecurity. 64% of the executive and 54% of technician respondents picked automation, including auto-remediation of tickets, as their top remote monitoring and management feature.
In the private sector, health insurance firm Accuro reported an illegal download and dissemination of corporate data following the Mercury IT attack. Even while new forms of authentication are being developed to make passwords obsolete, passwords remain the most common and most vulnerable method of securing data.