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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.
The pandemic has made security teams more aware of digital risks and the importance of strategic defense, security planning, and risk management. Not to forget the struggle to hire skilled security specialists and the complexity of many security products.
When a client's server goes down or is compromised in a cyberattack, managed service providers need an effective business continuity and disaster recovery solution to restore data and operations quickly, without sacrificing margin. That means industry-leading recovery technology from a vendor that is there to support you, no matter what.
MuddyWater hackers, a group associated with Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), used compromised corporate email accounts to deliver phishing messages to their targets. [...]
The report explores the importance of cybersecurity and the key reasons behind this drive, how MSPs are primed to take advantage of that increased importance and why ITDMs need to spread their focus across all areas of cybersecurity. Key findings Cybersecurity is increasing in importance - 91% of ITDMs said cybersecurity will increase in importance over the next two years, and 63% cited the increased sophistication of cyberattacks as the key driver behind their focus on cybersecurity.
Managed service provider Advanced confirmed that a ransomware attack on its systems disrupted emergency services from the United Kingdom's National Health Service. Customers of seven solutions from the British MSP have been impacted either directly or indirectly, the company said.