The managed services model can benefit both the IT provider and their clients. IT providers get recurring revenue, predictability, and increased efficiency. Customers get proactive service, greater uptime, and longer shelf life from their systems and equipment.
The focus of this white paper is on the practical implementation of a data-incident management process to be implemented by the client. This is very important for your clients, and as the IT service provider or ‘data processor,’ you can make a difference in this regard.
"On March 7, 2017, WikiLeaks began its series of leaks on the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), code-named “Vault 7.” On April 14, 2017, the Shadow Brokers hacker group leaked an NSA-created vulnerability dubbed EternalBlue.
It has become commonplace to say that the state of cybersecurity has changed. It’s true—cybercriminals continue evolving their methods of attack. It’s not just malicious actors you have to worry about either—with the world growing more interconnected, it’s more likely than ever that insiders will accidentally cause a data breach.
Why did you become a managed services provider (msp)?
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) set to be implemented in May 2018, IT consultants and managed services providers (MSPs) have been wondering how the new law will affect them. In many cases, the IT press has treated this new regulation with a mixture of panic and consternation.
Becoming a managed security service provider creates an opportunity to increase margins by implementing layers of security at client sites. This white paper defines the kinds of attacks MSPs can help customers avoid and suggests the types of services that an MSP can offer to best provide managed security services.
Data loss can be devastating for most companies, and that's why MSPs should offer a holistic business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) strategy.
Understanding the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can be challenging. It’s a complex law with confusing language. Making matters worse, the law has a far reach and prescribes potentially hefty fines for non-compliance. Without understanding the basics of the law, it could be easy to make an unwitting mistake that could cost you.
Fast, secure, reliable backup is a business-critical priority, yet many SMBs don’t know if their backups will work when the time comes to restore their data. Gartner thinks backup is broken and that there are numerous obstacles to efficient backup, including that it’s slow and unreliable.
The rules have changed. With the upcoming rollout of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), businesses will have to improve their data security procedures or face potentially steep consequences.
