Computers running unsupported operating systems and software aren’t protected against ransomware and data breaches. Yet most businesses don’t replace old software to protect themselves, ultimately hampering their efforts to eliminate risk, comply with cybersecurity regulations and legal requirements and, most importantly, protect themselves. When a product...
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Battling cybercrime is an ongoing effort for every organization. It requires vigilance and attention to detail to maintain defenses against enemies looking to exploit every chink in the armor to penetrate corporate networks and do bad things. SMBs are particularly susceptible to cybercrime because of their limited...
Millions of companies fall under specific industry IT security and privacy regulations such as PCI, HIPAA and GDPR. However, those not REQUIRED to be in compliance with these standards should act is if they are – being in compliance is good security and data privacy discipline. There are many areas of liability...
As an MSP, you spend a fair amount of your time scouting new revenue opportunities, and you may have found basic security assessments are a great way to get your foot in the door. One-time security assessments can clinch a new account, and ongoing assessments...
In a previous blog, we discussed how to win new business with a variety of IT assessments. In this installment, we’re going to take you deeper into one of the blogs on that list: SQL Server health checks.If you have clients that run applications on SQL...
In a recent survey conducted by RapidFire Tools, many MSPs think that internal vulnerability scans are unnecessary for most of their clients. Others acknowledge the necessity, but clients don’t want to pay for them, and the scans are too costly for the MSP to absorb....
Most of us are glad to see 2020 in the rearview mirror, but what does 2021 hold? What cybersecurity issues are keeping IT leaders awake at night in this new year? Let’s see what insiders and security professionals have to say: Top Four Cybersecurity Concerns for...
Who poses the biggest threat to your clients’ cybersecurity? Is it the faceless lone hacker, hunched over a keyboard in a dark room? Is it a malicious competitor looking to sabotage? Or could it be someone who shares stories at the water cooler every day? Big...
Vinyl records, Polaroid cameras, Atari 2600, the Commodore 64…at some point in time, these items sat at the pinnacle of technology. We were enchanted and devoted. But life goes on, all good things must come to an end – to make way for “better” things,...