Topic: Security - Page 125

Composed of 12 of the IT community’s MSP members, it’s tasked with developing a framework of guidelines managed service providers can use to protect their clients and themselves from escalating threat activity.

SASE solutions are selling like hotcakes these days, but the reason why may surprise you. Let Matt, Rich, and guest host Angela Hogaboom, director of assessment services at managed security provider RSI, explain it to you, along with the story behind Datto shipping an Azure Continuity solution, Cytracom buying OmniNet, and Barracuda making three (count ’em) announcements in one busy day.

Research from Kaseya’s recent IT Operations Survey shows SMBs are making security a spending priority for 2022.

Erick and Rich ponder the strategic significance of Cytracom buying OmniNet, the importance of not customizing your managed service bundles, and the logic behind a newly developed technique for potty-training cows.

The deal propels Cytracom past its roots in unified communications into security and connectivity solutions for hybrid workforces and positions the company to eliminate a variety of voice-related security and networking headaches.

How urgent phone calls can lead to account access.

There are tremendous opportunities for MSPs that adopt a managed security model. Be judicious, deliberate on what the value is, and chose your partners wisely.

The SASE platform is designed to provide comprehensive SD-WAN, firewall-as-a-service, zero-trust network access, and secure web gateway functionality in the cloud, in the office, or on the device.

Follow the federal government’s recommended best practices, and make proactive cybersecurity, data protection, immutable storage, and orchestrated recovery a priority.

Here’s how to use that as a marketing tool by showing managed services clients you’ve adopted CISA’s security recommendations.