Sharon Florentine

Each week, ChannelE2E brings you the top cybersecurity insights from our affiliate site MSSP Alert, because we know that managed service providers need to stay on top of trends in cybersecurity.

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In the managed service provider (MSP) industry, rapid growth through mergers and acquisitions often comes at the expense of service consistency and internal culture. Many MSP owners are familiar with the story of a private equity-backed company sweeping in, paying top dollar for the company, and gutting it at the expense of the company’s people and culture.

MSSPs have evolved from traditional firewall management to broader services due to demand, and customer expectations have evolved right along with them. Since 2020, the number of MSSPs has almost tripled, but quality of services hasn't always risen alongside customer expectations. Initially, MSSPs focused solely on serving large enterprises, but they now also serve smaller businesses, impacting pricing and expectations from a wider segment of the public. To address these changing market demographics, MSSPs must refine their go-to-market strategies.

MSSPs must adapt to changing customer expectations or risk their business.

For businesses, modernization is not just about staying relevant; it’s essential for staying agile and competitive. Rocket Software commissioned Forrester Consulting for a survey of over 300 global decision makers, including CIOs, VPs and directors responsible for modernizing their company’s IT environment to explore strategies and the value external partners provided.

One of the biggest challenges for managed service providers (MSPs) as they grow their business isn't what you think -- it's not necessarily generating revenue or cybersecurity -- it's scheduling.

Poorly designed, developed and governed AI systems can lead to systemic societal harms, personal safety risks and environmental issues -- think phantom braking issues in self-driving cars, hallucinations, incorrect advice -- these are all negative outcomes of untrustworthy AI.

Rapid7's red team operators will use identified vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and the latest attacker TTPs to perform complex, real-world attacks against an organization.

Is it worth the effort to get a CMMC certification before the final rule goes into effect?