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Navigating a Terrain Unlike Any Other
Feb. 2, 2021

Navigating a Terrain Unlike Any Other

A brief trip down memory lane to simpler times... Looking back 3-5 years we took on the likes of ransomware and malware with additional tools and products that made us look, dare I say, pretty good to our clients in keeping t...

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Don't Drink From The Same Cup
Jan. 26, 2021

Don't Drink From The Same Cup

When drinking from the same cup or bowl doesn't make sense. Adding redundancy and capacity in the event there is an outage, not so much for your client but for you, the MSP. This week we welcome back Eric Hanson of Inland P...

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Getting Started with CIS Top 20
Jan. 20, 2021

Getting Started with CIS Top 20

I recently had an opportunity to sit down with a long-time friend and colleague, Jason LeDuc of AccessIT Group , and discuss CIS Top 20 and a walk-through of the critical 6. We spend a few minutes on each control, and that w...

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Cybersecurity in K12
Jan. 12, 2021

Cybersecurity in K12

This week I had an opportunity to sit down with Corey Muson of PC Matic and talk about Cybersecurity in the K12 space. MSPs have a huge opportunity to come into the K12 space and help the Tech Directors and other K12 staff n...

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Co-Managed IT and Educating the Unwilling
Jan. 5, 2021

Co-Managed IT and Educating the Unwilling

It is 2021 and we are jumping right in with a conversation focused on co-managed IT and an idea that says we have to educate the unwilling. We aren't as important as we would like to think we are and our clients and prospecti...

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MSP, MSSP or MSsP...
Dec. 22, 2020

MSP, MSSP or MSsP...

Each Week we talk about a different area of Cybersecurity and how it pertains to an MSP. This week I discuss with Eric Hansen of Inland Productivity what it means to position and sell security services, The number of dashboa...

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Vendor and MSP Alignment
Dec. 15, 2020

Vendor and MSP Alignment

In this episode, I explore with Colin Knox of Gradient what it means to have alignment with our vendors. That not all of our vendors are a good fit for every client. Last but not least make sure that your clients know who you...

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Ransomware and Insurance
Dec. 8, 2020

Ransomware and Insurance

What is the correlation between Insurance and Ransomware? Are Insurance companies and Threat Actors in cahoots? Find out as we explore the challenges faced by MSPs. I am joined this week by Frank Bauer of Vade Secure and t...

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Shiny Objects Part 2
Dec. 2, 2020

Shiny Objects Part 2

What does 1337 mean? How did MSP 1337 come about? and more of shiny object syndrome. Join me with our returning guest Joshua Smith as we talk about the mistakes we made when we ran Untangled Solutions and how to avoid our pi...

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Shiny Object Syndrome
Nov. 24, 2020

Shiny Object Syndrome

As a former MSP and a consultant to many MSP and MSSPs I wanted to take a few minutes to talk about "Shiny Object Syndrome". Many of you who know me know that I have always struggled with what I refer to as the shiny object ...

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Change Control
Nov. 17, 2020

Change Control

Almost every MSP I have ever talked to has dealt with change control but very few have a change control plan. The feedback is often tied to lack of caring on the part of the clients or it slows us down and prevents us from ge...

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Asset Management
Nov. 10, 2020

Asset Management

How do you secure your assets if you don't know what assets you have? Join us today as we talk to Lenny Giller of RTS and discuss implementing CIS Top 20 Control one that focuses entirely on Hardware Asset Management (HAM).

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Secure Endpoints
Nov. 4, 2020

Secure Endpoints

With work from home becoming the new normal how do we ensure that we have secured the endpoint. What was once an office of 20 employees might now be 20 offices of 1. Let's explore some tips and recommended best practices to...

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Gone Phishing
Oct. 27, 2020

Gone Phishing

In this episode, we will be discussing the woes of getting phished. How to educate your staff and clients about phishing so that they don't get hooked by those looking to inflict damage to the company or person.

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Recovering From a Ransomware Breach
Oct. 20, 2020

Recovering From a Ransomware Breach

In this Episode we will be chatting with CEO Brian Weiss of ITECH Solutions about a fateful day in 2018 that changed his MSP forever.

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