Is it better to be cyber secure or cyber resilient?
If you think this is a trick question, it isn't. There are many who believe that security is solely a matter of defense. While defensive measure are crucial to any MSP (or their customers), preparing for eventual attacks which are successful, is also crucial.
So, what is an MSP to do? Here are some simple measures every MSP ought to be doing right now to be both prepared for cyber-attacks, but also resilient to them if they are successful.
More Fake MSPs
I no longer trust websites. When you hear this story you may not either. While this story is completely true, it is also, regrettably, a reality we must face as a profession and fix!
Urgent News for Break/Fix Providers
Three decades since the first MSPs were created, we still have IT organizations who are in doubt as to the business model around managed services. If these non-MSPs can't be persuaded based on the logic of the business model alone, perhaps we can present a very real economic motive for getting rid of your break/fix and reactive customers.
Remember, no matter how much your client's try and make you think that reactive IT services are the best for them, they are wrong!
My Thoughts on the CISA MSP Advisory
Can You Survive Without Managed Services
The MSP Legislation We Need
MSP Service Catalogs in the Age of Cloud
How to Have the "Ransomware Conversation" with Your Clients
MSPs Are Responding to Ransomware Attacks
How to Fix the “Secretive” Reputation of Cloud Providers
The Difference Between Internal IT and the MSP
MSP Tool Decentralization
Defining MSP, MSSP, & SOCaaS
How NOT to Respond to the Kaseya Ransomware Attack
What MSPs Need to Know about the Kaseya Ransomware Attack
My Thoughts on the Kaseya Breach
Risks of Shadow IT and How MSPs Can Fix Them
More States Implementing MSP Regulation
Service Guarantees – Should MSPs Use Them?
Rise of the Cybersecurity Reseller
What is the Difference between Reactive and Proactive Providers?
Should MSPs Charge More for High Profile Clients?
Setting up Your Managed Services Portfolio
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