Episodes

A continued discussion on RMM and MDM tools. How they differ and how they overlap. In this ever evolving threat landscape they are both extremely important. In this episode Jim Harryman and I will review some of the histor...

Over the past two years I have gotten to know Brian Weiss and much of our conversation has revolved around how he continues to improve the security posture of his company. This is largely tied to an event that took place bac...

As solution providers we spend a lot of time with different tools and services to support our clients. I sit down with Charles Love of ShowTech Solutions to discuss how RMM and MDM (DM) go hand in hand in managing the assets...

Vulnerabilities and exploits happen to be very common in today's threat landscape and not all vulnerabilities are actionable. I sit down with Wes Spencer, of Fifth Wall, to provide insights to solution providers on how to co...

I think most of us would agree that protecting data is a very big part of the job as a Solution Provider. Joshua Smith and I tackle this conversation when it comes to the costs associated with protecting that data and what i...

As Solution providers (MSPs), a security first mindset can at times be difficult. We know that our responsibilities to our staff and clients is about reducing the probability of being an easy target. Cybersecurity isn't eas...

As we recover from a week in Chicago with our colleagues and friends I thought we should take a minute to recount some of the highlights. I sit down with Lenny Giller of Reliable Technology Services to get his perspective on...

The role of an MSP as trusted advisor or vCIO has evolved over the years and more recently it seems the added responsibility of security officer is added to the mix. In my conversation with Craig Buesing who is the CISO to t...

One week until ChannelCon and MSP-Ignite Pre-day. This week we have Dave Sobel, "Host of the Business of Tech Podcast." While Dave and I have been known to go down a few rabbit holes in past conversations, we manage in this ...

Table top exercises, Security Awareness Training, and vulnerability management are all ways that we look to improve our security posture. Join me as I talk to Kevin Ireland of Hack The Box regarding teaching your team to part...

ChannelCon is right around the corner and we are still discussing the culture shift to a cybersecurity first mindset. I sit down with Joshua Smith of Varonis to talk about how culture shift and doing the right thing are same...

With the theme of, "Doing the right thing," on our show I had the unique opportunity to sit down with Harry Brelsford to talk about the need for cybersecurity in the Cannabis dispensary vertical. While this is a very specifi...

As we continue our discussion around "Doing the right thing", I sit down with Eric Hanson of Inland Productivity to specifically discuss 2FA. There are so many layers in any security stack but there always seems to be a lot ...

When doing the right thing could have turned out so different. I sit down with Jessica Millhiser of Systems Gal to discuss a recent event with one of her clients that could have turned out very differently. Business Operati...

As we continue the discussion surrounding,"Do The Right Thing" it was brought to my attention that I had something in a town hall that an MSP disagreed with. Join me as I sit down with Matt Horning of BlueTree Technology as ...

When you travel, especially when you fly, you see the statement plastered everywhere, "If you see something say something." You are told not to watch someone else's bags etc. Well, when it comes to cybersecurity is it really...

I have often wondered if we tend to lean towards insurance instead of doing a better job of prevention and protection because it just costs too much. I sit down with Ismael (Izzy) Amado of IT Ninjas to prove how affordable m...

With insurance renewals coming for many school districts in July are you able to satisfy the questionnaires? There might be a few curveballs in this conversation. I sit down with Corey Munson of PC Matic to talk about some o...

Ever had a client say, "I thought you were already doing that?" I recently had a challenge with a vendor product that I had provided an audit for the client to check the security controls and ensure the client had it optimize...

What should we talk about this week? I have been back and forth with topics recently that involve getting started with cybersecurity and have moved into vendor management and other areas of focus that all revolve around one k...

We don't know what will happen tomorrow or the next day. We do however have responsibilities to our clients and our employees and there are things we can do to plan for events that we don't have control over. Join me with S...

As MSPs you are all dealing with managing or providing support services that involve working with 3rd party vendors. In this coversation Eric Hanson and I discuss the challenges of vendors where those who have authority to m...

Endless topics to discuss and yet we still find ourselves talking about many of the foundational things we should all be doing in our businesses. We can only be accountable for our own actions regardless of the decisions of ...

We all struggle with different areas of cybersecurity and there is no perfect solution. That being said we shouldn't get paralysis analysis either, it isn't new and it isn't going away. Most of us started implementing cyber...