SEC Adopts Cyber Disclosure Rule
The securities and exchange commission recently made news with an announcement of their cybersecurity disclosure rule. While this isn't the first governmental agency to announce such a rule, it should confirm to every MSP on the planet the direction in which we are headed and offer plenty of guidance for handling privacy and security incidents.
MSPs Confused About Who They Are
I received a great email from one of our members asking me for an opinion. Now, I've discussed this topic a lot in recent years but its good to see MSPs still caring about this enough to email into the program.
My advice for MSPs wondering if managed services still has value left in it.
Master MSPs Play Crucial Role in Certification
The role of the master MSP has definitely evolved over the past decade. The needs of partners evaluating a relationship with a master MSP has certainly changed. But, in one crticial aspect, the relationship between master MSP and partner MSP has not changed; that is regarding compliance.
As MSPs develop relationships with external service providers (i.e., master MSPs), these relationships must be examined from a risk/reward basis. Here are some questions you may want to consider asking with regards to your ESP relationships.
Ep 257: What do PE Firms Want from MSPs?
Accounting Firms and MSPs, Master Cyber Providers, and MSP Pricing Reality Check
Ep 255: Internal IT vs MSP; MSP Market is still growing; Does size matter in managed services?
Ep 254 N-able CEO Advises MSPs on Upcoming Challenges; MDS vs MSP; Tightening Credit Markets Create Choices for MSP Channel
Ep 253: Can MSPs Guarantee Compliance; Converting Reactive Clients to Proactive; Should MSPs Get Involved with Customer Policies
Ep 252: Don’t Rely (too much) on Cyber Insurance; MSP Economics Update for Q2; Should MSPs Represent Themselves During M&A Deals?
AI Ethics in Managed Services, Compliance Reporting, and Making Peace with Cyber Consultants
Cyber Consultants at it again; managing remote MSP workers; compliance isn’t security
Ep 249 Q1 MSP report card; Cyber consultants continued; AI vs Automation
Ep 248 - North Dakota mandates cyber education; MSP recession planning; CaaS dangers MSPs should avoid
Continuous Compliance, Tech industry isn’t ruining the economy, and Perils of Mislabeling your Services
SVB, Compliance Advice for MSP Startups, is it time to lower your pricing?
Cyber Tax, Cyber Verify, and a new book on managed services
2023 Managed Services State of the Union
3 Benefits of Managed Services During a Recession
How to Achieve Continuous MSP Compliance
Should MSPs Be More Like Cloud Providers
The New MSP Roll Up
Cyber is Uninsurable
Managed Services Lessons Learned in 2022
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