When it comes to protecting endpoints from cyberthreats, two main options include antivirus (AV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions. While both have their place, you’ll often have to choose one or the other, as they tend to compete for resources.

Ransomware threats have been a scourge on business for years now. A successful attack can take a business offline for a while—and potentially cause them to lose money paying a ransom if they can’t recover their data. To keep customers happy, your goal should be to get them up and running as soon as possible.

When it comes to security, the battle is often won or lost at the endpoint. When it comes to endpoint security, you often hear about two main solutions—antivirus (AV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR). While both play their part, they do compete for resources on an endpoint, so you will need to make a choice. But how do you choose?

Cybercriminals continue to innovate their cyberthreat tactics. Protecting customers requires a good layered security strategy. Central to that strategy involves protecting your customers’ endpoints from threats.

For years, cybercriminals have worked to circumvent traditional security measures. Finding loopholes in defenses, flaws in systems, or new means of attack means they can turn a profit for their cybercriminal activities. As a result, cyberthreats continuously evolve, often faster than humans can keep up.

It’s important to provide your customers with the best defense against cybersecurity threats. Unfortunately, traditional antivirus programs operating on signatures can’t adequately defend against some of the most hazardous cyberthreats. To protect against modern threats, MSPs need to take a layered approach to security.

Businesses are increasingly turning to cloud services for their critical business operations, and Microsoft 365™ is quickly becoming the industry standard for email, productivity software, and collaboration tools. But no service is infallible—even Microsoft 365 can be vulnerable to cyberthreats or downtime events.

Microsoft 365 is fast becoming the de facto standard for business email communications. And while this provides a lot of convenience for companies, this also makes it an attractive target for cybercriminals. With email being mission-critical for businesses, it makes sense to fortify your Microsoft 365 email security with additional protection.

Over time, the IT world has grown increasingly complex. Years ago, most employees worked within an office, giving IT teams and IT providers greater control of what goes on and off the network. They could think in terms of perimeter-based security—a model where you set up your defenses to protect against threats external to a corporate network in a build. 

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As an MSP, you want to provide your customers with the best defense against cybersecurity threats.  Unfortunately, traditional antivirus programs that operate on signatures cannot adequately defend against some of the most hazardous cyberthreats. To protect against modern threats, MSPs need to take a layered approach to security.

Data breaches cause havoc for clients and leave a path of reputational damage, untold business risks, and high-cost remedies that take time to implement. Even if you are not in the security business, your clients expect you to protect them from security breaches.

In an increasingly regulated and hostile internet environment, companies (and their IT staff) are often forced to move at a pace dictated by cybercriminals. In the face of this, it can be challenging for managed service providers (MSPs) to protect confidential or regulated data, manage vulnerabilities, and demonstrate the value of these activities to their customers.

Are you prepared to quickly get back up and running after your data is lost? If you’re only using Office 365^® to store your data and don’t have a good backup solution, the answer is no. A good cloud-first backup solution is essential to smoothly restore business continuity for your clients after a crisis.

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MSPs operating under a proactive services model know the benefits—like better prediction of revenue, higher-quality service, and ability to plan ahead, just to name a few. But if you’re transitioning into a proactive services model, you may not experience these benefits if you’re not using the right tools.

As an MSP, you’re a high-value target for cybercriminals. They know you have insider access to applications, devices, networks, and sensitive data for multiple businesses, so one successful hit against you compromises your customers. Since your job is to keep your customers safe, you need to use strong password policies within your own team to reduce risk.

With the rise of cyberattacks against MSPs, cybersecurity has never been more important to your business. Following best practices for password security can help make you and your customers harder to hack–potentially saving you time and money.

As a growing MSP, the last thing you want to deal with is a security breach in your own network and systems. Your security is interlinked with your customers, and a security breach could cost you revenue, customers, and your reputation. Help protect yourself and your customers by focusing on security within your own business.

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If your SMBs don’t seem to care about their backup solution, change the conversation to one about data protection to help increase recurring revenue. Painting a picture of the cost to your customer’s business if the worst should happen can help drive your customer to sign up for proactive, managed data protection services.

As an MSP, managing Macs doesn’t have to be hard. With the right tools, you can easily monitor, manage, and protect Mac devices from the same dashboard you use to manage Windows machines and servers. 

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Don’t leave your endpoints vulnerable to attack by using remote administration tools like Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). SolarWinds^® Take Control avoids the vulnerabilities inherent in RDP-based solutions by routing traffic through an intermediary that is much harder for hackers to penetrate.

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