After hitting a milestone of 500 MSP partners, Gradient MSP is keeping the pedal to the metal with its integration program, service plan, and community outreach.

Erick and Rich discuss the growing trend of alliances between IT management vendors and cyber insurance companies, how soon is too soon to fire a problem employee, and whether or not naming your baby after Ikea products is a good idea.

To meet ambitious growth targets for its MSP partner base and subscription revenue, the security vendor plans to add two-tier distribution, roll out more RMM and PSA integrations, extend the capabilities of its Nebula security platform, and more.

Due in Q3, the new addition to Webroot DNS Protection, the vendor’s DNS filtering solution, will stop potentially dangerous DNS requests from “leaking” outside the system’s control.

The threat intelligence startup hopes to convince MSPs that solutions capable of anticipating attacks before they happen are as important as systems that protect, detect, and respond to attacks already launched.

The six-city, two-day conference series rode southwest into Dallas with a lineup of educational sessions addressing the top issues and trends managed service providers and integrators care about.

Introduced at the vendor’s IT Nation Secure conference, the integrated resources are designed to make completing insurer questionnaires and getting competitive pricing on cyber policies simpler for MSPs and their customers.

Testing the integrity of security measures on an ongoing basis can expose potentially dangerous gaps before an attacker can exploit them.

A deal with insurance broker SeedPod Cyber lets users of Augmentt’s Discover and Secure products help clients receive up to 40% off on cyber insurance coverage at a time when pricing on such policies is skyrocketing.

The new system lets the cloud security vendor’s MSP partners take automated action following incidents involving their clients based on customized rules and policies.