How Effective Is Phishing Prevention?

There are numerous tools to include in a security toolbelt. No single tool is the end-all-be-all of security solutions, so you need a well-rounded approach to protect against ever-changing threats. Phishing is one type of those threats, designed to steal important data through malicious links, attachments or credential-gathering links. By adding preventive measures designed for phishing to your overall strategy, you can improve your defenses and protect your company.

Managing Risk Through Human Vulnerability with S.A.T.

Staffs are the single greatest resource and hindrance to organizational cybersecurity programs. Their actions can make or break effective cybersecurity. That strange duality is driven by how people think, and threat actors leverage social engineering to take advantage of that. Jump To: The Value of Training How to Make Training Effective

Top 10 Tips for Minimizing Human Vulnerability

Managed s ervice p roviders play a unique role in many businesses , acting as trusted advisors and resident experts . If their efforts are successful, MSPs can find themselves serving multiple clients.

Cybersecurity Breach Ramification for MSPs

Managed Service Providers (MSPs) play a special role in many organizations. They may be a trusted advisor, provide specific services for which an organization lacks expertise or offer a workforce embedded within the organization as part of the team. When an MSP is breached, it can have several lasting and damaging consequences. There’s a compromise of trust across all an MSP’s customers, which can be compounded by regulatory impacts when covered data is exfiltrated or misappropriated. In this article, we’ll review why MSPs are high-value targets, the consequences of a breach and many of the sources of legal impacts on MSPs for breaches they sustain.

MSP Cybersecurity Best Practices: Managing The Human Factor

Non-malicious human mistakes were a key factor in 68% of data breaches in 2023, according to Verizon's most recent Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). While simple human error accounts for many of these cases, social engineering attacks were another common cause. Fortunately, your managed service provider (MSP) can take steps to teach your staff how to protect themselves and your organization in their day-to-day work. Giving your team the tools and information they need to incorporate best practices into your everyday operations is one of the best actions you can take to reduce your cyber risk.

Navigating Human Vulnerability in Cybersecurity — Challenges and Opportunities

The human element of cybersecurity is simultaneously the most effective tool in your risk management toolbelt and the most complex to manage. Your staff can be your most robust early warning system, or the entry point for a disastrous cyberattack. How you manage your staff and their approach to cybersecurity dictates your organization’s resilience. Let's explore why.

What Is Human Vulnerability?

Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are uniquely positioned in the information security and information technology realms. MSPs sit outside their client organizations, yet they provide critical services to organizations and are typically relied upon to work side-by-side with organizational staff on those services. In a natural way, MSPs become an extension of the client organization and are seen as such. When it comes to information security, MSPs also have unique challenges. They work with many customers who are at different levels of sophistication and at different parts of their information security journey. They also manage large swathes of data for their customers. As a result of those relationships and MSPs’ positions with respect to customer data, MSPs can exercise significant influence on their customers’ information security programs.

What to Look for in Security Awareness Training

Today's cybersecurity landscape is rapidly evolving, with new and more harrowing threats seemingly around every corner. With the right education and tools, managed service providers (MSPs) can situate themselves positively in the digital world and combat pesky cyber threats — and that's where security awareness training comes in. Security awareness training helps your team understand the signs and dangers of cyberattacks using different software, modules and services. When your team is well-versed in what's going on in the digital world, they can make more informed decisions to protect your organization, its data and client trust. Learn more about the crucial role of security awareness training and the key factors to look for when considering different options.

Creating a Culture of Security Awareness in the MSP Environment

Managed Service Providers (MSPs) perform countless mission-critical services for downstream clients. As such, MSPs are prime targets for attack. Numerous attacks over the past couple of years on Microsoft, Git, Solarwinds, and others highlighted the criticality of the impact that an attack on an MSP can have on downstream clients.

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