CyberRisk Alliance

Tech Editor

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Technology innovation across IT and security continues at a rapid pace, with new platforms promising better visibility, automation, and threat detection. But for MSPs and MSSPs alike, the challenge isn’t access to tools—it’s choosing the right ones that improve operations without adding unnecessary complexity.



In this session, experienced service providers share how they evaluate, integrate, and optimize the technologies that power their businesses today. From core security platforms to automation and service delivery tools, they’ll break down what actually enables scalable growth—and what ends up slowing teams down.

You&#8217;ll learn
<ul>
<li>Which SIEM, XDR, RMM, and orchestration platforms leading MSPs and MSSPs are using at scale, and which ones they&#8217;ve moved away from</li>
<li>How service providers are consolidating tools across IT and security to reduce sprawl and improve operational efficiency</li>
<li>What automation and workflow technologies actually reduce technician and analyst workload across service delivery</li>
<li>How to balance security depth with operational simplicity when building a modern stack</li>
<li>How MSPs and MSSPs evaluate new tools, vendors, and platforms—and decide what earns a place in their stack</li>
<li>And more</li>
</ul>

Security Management

Webcast

Scaling Without Sprawl: Building a Smarter Security Stack

Cyber insurance has evolved from a simple “add-on” to a critical priority driving demand and attention on security practices. As underwriting requirements grow more technical and premiums continue to rise, MSPs and MSSPs are increasingly on the hook to prove their clients’ security posture—not just once, but continuously.



Identity has emerged as the new control plane for insurability. From phishing-resistant MFA to Active Directory hygiene, insurers are zeroing in on the controls that MSPs are often responsible for deploying, managing, and validating.



Join Brian Marks from Duo Product and Dustin Bolander, an expert in the cyber insurance ecosystem at Beltex, for an in-depth fireside chat. Together, we’ll unpack the shifting landscape of the insurance market, explore how agentic AI is influencing risk, and get the “why” and “how” of modern insurance requirements. and how you can turn these requirements into standardized services that reduce client risk and strengthen your value proposition.

You will learn:
<ul>
<li>The New Underwriting Standard: Why identity-first security and phishing-resistant MFA are now non-negotiable for securing coverage.</li>
<li>The Impact of Agentic AI: How the rise of autonomous AI tools is shifting the risk landscape and changing how insurers evaluate your defense.</li>
<li>From Compliance to Competitive Advantage: How to package identity and access controls into repeatable services that help clients lower premiums, while creating new revenue opportunities.</li>
</ul>
Whether you&#8217;re helping clients navigate renewals, justifying security investments, or building out your managed security portfolio, this session will give you a clearer path to aligning identity controls with insurability while turning that alignment into business value.

Cybersecurity insurance

The Identity Blueprint for Cyber Insurability: Driving Lower Client Premiums, Stronger Protection, and New Service Opportunities

Cybercrime continues to evolve into a faster, more scalable, and increasingly service-driven ecosystem. In 2025, this shift became unmistakable as malware activity rebounded after years of decline and attackers leaned heavily on automation, commoditized tooling, and AI-assisted techniques to increase reach and efficiency. As attackers focus on repeatable methods that favor volume, speed, and adaptability over novelty, MSPs face increasing pressure to secure multiple client environments against persistent threats.



Phishing activity surged dramatically, increasing by 206% year over year. Attackers are increasingly abusing legitimate cloud services, trusted platforms, and living-off-the-land techniques to make malicious messages appear authentic and harder to detect. Automation and AI-assisted tooling have lowered the cost of personalization, allowing phishing campaigns to closely resemble targeted spear phishing at scale while making it harder for MSPs to protect end users with traditional awareness training and email filtering alone.



Ransomware and data extortion also remain dominant threats as attackers continue targeting both supply chains and vulnerable SMB and midmarket environments. While takedowns and arrests fractured large operations, affiliates and services adapted quickly, resulting in a more fragmented and volatile threat landscape rather than a meaningful decline in activity.

Join Tyler Moffitt, Sr. Security Analyst at OpenText, for an in-depth walkthrough of the 2026 OpenText Cybersecurity Threat Report including insights on: 
<ul>
<li>Why malware activity is rising again and what&#8217;s driving repeat infections</li>
<li>How phishing has evolved into a high-volume, highly personalized attack vector</li>
<li>What recent ransomware disruptions reveal about attacker adaptation</li>
<li>Practical steps organizations can take to improve resilience in 2026</li>
</ul>

2026 Threat Report: Top security insights for MSPs

Email remains the primary entry point for cyberattacks, and threat actors continue to evolve their tactics. From AI-powered phishing and impersonation to sophisticated credential theft, today’s email threats create new risks for customers and new opportunities for MSPs and MSSPs.



Join Barracuda experts for a look at key findings from the 2026 Barracuda Email Threat Report and learn how the latest threat intelligence can help you protect customers, strengthen your security practice and uncover new service opportunities.



We’ll examine the trends shaping the email threat landscape, what they mean for your customers, and practical strategies for delivering layered protection at scale. You will also get an inside look at innovations in AI-powered email security, advanced threat detection, URL protection and Google Workspace coverage.

What you&#8217;ll learn:
<ul>
<li>The most significant email threats impacting organizations today</li>
<li>How attackers are using AI to make phishing and impersonation attacks more effective</li>
<li>Ways to use threat intelligence to identify customer risks and strengthen security conversations</li>
<li>Best practices for delivering layered, AI-powered email protection</li>
<li>New innovations that can help you expand services, improve efficiency and create additional customer value</li>
</ul>
Register today to gain actionable insights that help you protect more customers, differentiate your security offerings, and turn email threat intelligence into business growth.

Email security

From threat intelligence to growth: Email security trends every MSP and MSSP needs to know

Major cyber incidents rarely begin with the first security alert. Exposed infrastructure, leaked credentials, dark web activity, and other external indicators may be visible well before an attack reaches the headlines.



In this webinar, we’ll examine real-world cyber incidents from an MSSP’s perspective to uncover what was visible before the attack and how those insights can support more proactive customer conversations. We’ll also explore how MSSPs can package external threat intelligence as a differentiated service that complements MDR, increases customer value, and creates new recurring revenue opportunities without requiring a dedicated threat intelligence team.

During this session, we&#8217;ll discuss:
<ul>
<li>The external indicators that were visible before well-known cyber incidents.</li>
<li>How those indicators can help shift customer conversations from reactive response to proactive risk reduction.</li>
<li>Where external threat intelligence fits alongside other managed security services.</li>
<li>How to turn intelligence-driven capabilities into scalable, revenue-generating offerings.</li>
</ul>

MSSP

Could You Have Seen It Coming? Turning Pre-Attack Signals Into MSSP Opportunity

AI-driven attacks are moving faster than human-only security operations can handle. The challenge for MSSPs and MDR providers is to protect more clients, respond faster, reduce noise and preserve margins without endlessly adding analysts.



In this must-attend webinar, Stellar Cyber will be joined by two leading MSSP/MDR providers from our ecosystem of Top 250 ranked service partners to discuss what is actually working in production as the industry moves one step closer to the AI SOC. This is not another “AI will fix everything” conversation, but a practical look at how partners are using agentic AI, automation and human expertise to fight machine-speed attacks with machine-speed triage and response.



For MSSPs, MDRs and security leaders trying to cut through AI hype, this session will show what is real, what is working and how agentic AI is helping bring the AI SOC closer to reality.

Attendees will learn:
<ul>
<li>How MSSPs and MDRs are using AI to help clients fight AI-driven attacks</li>
<li>What agentic AI looks like in real production SOC environments</li>
<li>Real-world stories from service providers operating on the front lines</li>
<li>How AI-driven triage gives analysts more time for high-value work</li>
<li>How that recovered time can equal roughly 1.5 Level 1 analysts per year</li>
<li>How AI SOC efficiency can improve client outcomes while returning margin to the partner</li>
</ul>

AI/ML

Fighting machine-speed bots with agentic AI: Real-world MSSP lessons from the front lines of the AI SOC

As cybersecurity partners navigate mounting delivery complexity and shifting client expectations, expanding beyond pure product reselling into full-lifecycle services, including consulting, implementation, managed services, support, and threat detection and response, has become the primary engine of profitable growth. Join Palo Alto Networks and industry analyst firm Omdia on November 10 for an exclusive unveiling of new research detailing how platformization and Agentic AI empower partners to scale resources, lower operational costs, and capture greater market share.



This webinar explores Omdia’s Partner Ecosystem Multiplier (PEM) study, delivering a concrete, evidence-based roadmap for resellers and MSSPs to optimize service margins while elevating client security outcomes.

Key Takeaways 
<ul>
<li>The Full-Service Multiplier: Analyze Omdia&#8217;s Partner Ecosystem Multiplier to identify margin potential and growth opportunities across consulting, implementation, support, managed services, and detection and response.</li>
<li>Unlocking the &#8220;Platform Dividend&#8221;: Quantify the cost reductions and operational efficiencies gained by consolidating onto a single platform, eliminating the overhead and friction of multi-vendor environments.</li>
<li>Scaling Operations with Agentic AI: Discover how embedded automation and Agentic AI streamline service delivery, allowing technical teams to scale capacity and boost profitability without driving up resource costs.</li>
<li>3-Year Client Lifetime Value (LTV): Leverage Omdia&#8217;s three-year financial model to evaluate long-term partner returns, operational efficiency gains, and client lifecycle expansion trajectories.</li>
<li>Delivering Superior Business &amp; Security Outcomes: Learn how market-leading partners leverage platform alignment to differentiate their service offerings, accelerate time-to-value, and deliver measurably stronger security defenses for their customers.</li>
</ul>

Matt Whitlock

Matt Whitlock