Sometimes it feels like security professionals and business leaders are speaking different languages. That's why it's critical for managed security providers to communicate with their clients' financial decision-makers in a business-aligned manner that conveys how cybersecurity can help advance and protect the company's corporate interests. This fe...
A lot of thought goes into which cyber solutions vendors MSSPs ultimately align themselves with. There are many factors to consider: What capabilities do you want to prioritize based on client demand? How do you assess your weak points or gaps in services? And then what are the top qualities in vendors you're looking for? Today's episode will look ...
It sounds ironic, maybe even a little paradoxical, but it might just take hiring third party to help an organization assess and mitigate the risk posed by their other third-party partners. For organizations that cannot or prefer not to spearhead this task internally, MSSPs can provide a scalable and consistent third-party risk assessment program th...
You're an MSSP that has just experienced a severe ransomware attack that's disrupting your services. How do you make sure that the infection isn't passed along to your clients? And what do you do if sensitive information on your customers has been exfiltrated? In this segment, Cyber for Hire will lay out some of the key initial response steps MSSPs...
It's not uncommon for IT security professionals and OT engineers to be at odds with each other over cyber governance policies and procedures inside industrial settings. And when the IT professionals work for an outside firm such as an MSP, then that can create another level of separation that can further expand the schism between IT and OT. With th...
Zoho, a business software provider, released a security advisory encouraging its customers to immediately patch a critical security flaw affecting three ManageEngine products, BleepingComputer reports.
Ideally, it will feel as if your provider of security services is acting as a direct extension of your own in-house operations. But that's not always so simple, and the outsourcing model isn’t without its challenges. Fortunately, there’s now a podcast that aims to break down common barriers that form between MSSPs and their corporate customers.
When finding cyber talent is difficult, end user organizations often turn to managed security providers to fill the void. But then where do MSSPs turn to hire infosec professionals? What are their top strategies for developing and optimizing talent? And for that matter, what makes a quality MSSP infosec pro to begin with? Who's built for this kind ...
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