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Six months after COVID-19 turned office dwellers into instant telecommuters, best practices for protecting remote workers are coming into focus.

Drawing on existing functionality in that system, users who share administrative duties with a client’s in-house IT department can now empower the customer to change access rights and perform other steps on their own.

Recent research from Netskope finds the blending of the personal and professional worlds is increasing security risks as more remote workers are using corporate devices for nonbusiness use.

Offered at no additional cost, the new service provides 24/7 online care from board-certified physicians. Community members learned about the program last week at the organization’s online MSP Connect Live conference (pictured).

Postponed from March due to the coronavirus pandemic, the three-day virtual event featured educational sessions, networking, and lively discussions on the future of the channel.

Gradually, in a series of changes rolled out over the last 12 months, the SMB security vendor has reinvented itself as a provider of comprehensive managed detection and response services for endpoints, networks, and cloud applications.

Called Worry-Free XDR, the system extends detection and response capabilities beyond the endpoint to email, and is available in a co-managed edition for MSPs who need outsourced alert monitoring, incident response, and remediation help.

Cyber-insurance companies are tightening up policy requirements in response to new threats and the rise of remote work.

ChannelPro’s fourth of five planned regional events offered a full day of content and networking geared at helping MSPs and IT solution providers build an action plan for thriving in our new normal and taking advantage of emerging opportunities.

New features added to the offering include dark web monitoring and the “human risk analytics” functionality Bitdefender introduced in July. Subscribers can also now choose among Core, Advanced, and Enterprise packages.