MSP 1337 | Cybersecurity Education & Security Guidance

LinkedIn as a social networking platform is an extremely powerful tool.  I was given some advice recently, by Corey Munson of PC Matic that I should connect with ProCircular.  I followed Corey's advice and randomly selected an employee to connect with.  I managed to connect with the founder Aaron Warner and it was a podcast at first chat.  We discuss in this episode everything...

In this week's episode, I sit down with Stel Valavanis of onShore Security to discuss Cybersecurity tools and solutions from the perspective of an MSP.  Stel brings a lot of insight as he has been an MSP who focused on the SMB and now an MSSP focused on the Mid-market and enterprise.  We take a look at the challenges and potential opportunities in the SMB space, we find that there is sti...

One MSP’s journey and transformation into an MSSP or as I like to call it MSsP. Join me as I sit down with Chad Lauderbach of Be Structured Technology Group and hear first hand what it takes.

We have talked about compliance and frameworks. We have talked about products and services and the gaps they fill to improve our security posture. We have even spent time mapping those products and services to the controls they satisfy but, have we defined the why (knowing the risks) which is where it all needs to start. Join me as I sit down with James Bowers of Input Output as we talk through th...

For the first time in the MSP 1337 podcast series, I get to sit down with a friend and colleague from across the pond.  An opportunity not to be missed as I sit down with Ian Trump-Thorpe to discuss the Great America Recovery.  2020 Was awful for many of us and as we roll into spring 2021 there is a definite opportunity to rebuild our infrastructure.  Join Ian and me as we take a look at the past,...

MSPs have always provided to their clients' products and services that fall into the domains of Detection and Protection as well as Identification.  That said, there are two categories in the NIST domain that have often been given little to no attention... Respond and Recover.  Join me this week with Steve Alexander of MSP Ignite to discuss the finer points of Response and Recover. 

The past decade and beyond the MSP has always been about managing the technology infrastructure of their clients.  As the evolution of an MSP has gone from a business model that was largely break-fix has become over time a per-user model.  Our products and services have largely been tied to enabling our clients to do what they do best.  In more recent years it has become increasingl...

A brief trip down memory lane to simpler times... Looking back 3-5 years we took on the likes of ransomware and malware with additional tools and products that made us look, dare I say, pretty good to our clients in keeping them safe as we avoided paying ransoms by recovering from backups or preventing the spread to the rest of the client's network or even warding off would-be attackers. Fast forw...

When drinking from the same cup or bowl doesn't make sense.  Adding redundancy and capacity in the event there is an outage, not so much for your client but for you, the MSP.  This week we welcome back Eric Hanson of Inland Productivity as we discuss different options for redundancy.

I recently had an opportunity to sit down with a long-time friend and colleague, Jason LeDuc of AccessIT Group , and discuss CIS Top 20 and a walk-through of the critical 6.  We spend a few minutes on each control, and that while there is no "easy button," it doesn't mean this has to be difficult. Stay tuned through the end to hear about which control is as important, if not more important, t...

This week I had an opportunity to sit down with Corey Muson of PC Matic and talk about Cybersecurity in the K12 space.  MSPs have a huge opportunity to come into the K12 space and help the Tech Directors and other K12 staff navigate a space that is uncharted territory for many.  Join us as we share insights and opportunities to help K12 staff defend against the threat actors who are now...

It is 2021 and we are jumping right in with a conversation focused on co-managed IT and an idea that says we have to educate the unwilling. We aren't as important as we would like to think we are and our clients and prospective clients hate it when we use fear to sell anything, let alone cybersecurity. I am joined again by Eric Hanson of Inland Productivity as well as a new guest Bob Cop...

Each Week we talk about a different area of Cybersecurity and how it pertains to an MSP.  This week I discuss with Eric Hansen of Inland Productivity what it means to position and sell security services, The number of dashboards or panes of glass we find ourselves trying to consolidate, and whether or not that is a good idea.  Last, we talk about how each of these areas put an MSP in a p...

In this episode, I explore with Colin Knox of Gradient what it means to have alignment with our vendors.  That not all of our vendors are a good fit for every client.  Last but not least make sure that your clients know who your vendors are.  That if something happens it isn't just you left holding the bag.

What is the correlation between Insurance and Ransomware?  Are Insurance companies and Threat Actors in cahoots?  Find out as we explore the challenges faced by MSPs.  I am joined this week by Frank Bauer of Vade Secure and together we journey back to the days of Zenith and the earlier days or less challenge days of being an MSP when it comes to security.  Insurance was loosely...

What does 1337 mean? How did MSP 1337 come about? and more of shiny object syndrome.  Join me with our returning guest Joshua Smith as we talk about the mistakes we made when we ran Untangled Solutions and how to avoid our pitfalls as you evaluate Security solutions to implement in your organization.

As a former MSP and a consultant to many MSP and MSSPs I wanted to take a few minutes to talk about "Shiny Object Syndrome".  Many of you who know me know that I have always struggled with what I refer to as the shiny object syndrome which can cause some serious company problems and while historically it was tied more to business improvements and solving problems I didn't know existed until I...

Almost every MSP I have ever talked to has dealt with change control but very few have a change control plan.  The feedback is often tied to lack of caring on the part of the clients or it slows us down and prevents us from getting the changes done in a timely manner.  Join me on this episode with C2 Computer Services where I talk with Craig Lojewski in a discussion around how one client demanded...

How do you secure your assets if you don't know what assets you have?  Join us today as we talk to Lenny Giller of RTS and discuss implementing CIS Top 20 Control one that focuses entirely on Hardware Asset Management (HAM).  

With work from home becoming the new normal how do we ensure that we have secured the endpoint.  What was once an office of 20 employees might now be 20 offices of 1.  Let's explore some tips and recommended best practices to keep what's important secured in a manner that doesn't overburden IT.

In this episode, we will be discussing the woes of getting phished.  How to educate your staff and clients about phishing so that they don't get hooked by those looking to inflict damage to the company or person.

In this Episode we will be chatting with CEO Brian Weiss of ITECH Solutions about a fateful day in 2018 that changed his MSP forever.