December 2019 has witnessed three major ransomware attacks on MSPs and service providers (and we're only halfway through the month!). The data of more than 100 dentistry practices was encrypted via an attack on an MSP, one of the biggest US data centers provider was hit and the data of several non profit organizations was encrypted with ransom demands of around $500,000.
The dark web doesn’t have to be a foreign concept to your clients. Look at it as an opportunity to provide additional value to them through your own dark web monitoring services. Unlike other services MSPs provide, dark web monitoring is still in its infancy, so differentiate your offering today. Continue reading
Data losses can happen at any time. The only way to protect your customers’ sensitive data fully is to provide them with comprehensive backup and recovery plans. In this guide, we offer tips and best practices to help MSPs decide where to store backup data and how to tailor backup plans to different types of systems.
If you find that your Windows security components are suddenly turned off, that might be the first sign of a ransomware attack. On the other hand, these components could simply have been turned off by a user who wanted to stop annoying updates or antivirus messages. Even that, however, opens a gate for possible attack.
As cybercriminals target MSPs more often it’s critical to be totally prepared and know what to do (or what not) when a ransomware attack happens. Typically, the only answer to a ransomware attack was a solid backup (assuming it was done properly) or to pay the ransom. There are other options to get your data back. Continue reading
Clear internal documentation helps managed service providers to offer a consistent level of support to their clients. It is a baseline for team education and new-employee onboarding. It also helps to ensure the same high standards across your company. Continue reading
If you’re new to the game, ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts anything from specific files up to, and including, entire systems – holding them for ransom (usually paid in Bitcoin).
Because Managed Service Providers typically hold sensitive data for a large number of clients, they are becoming a major target for cyberattacks. Instead of an attack targeted at a single company, if a hacker manages to compromise the systems of an MSP, they can potentially gain access to data and systems held and managed on behalf of a large number of third-party companies.
Remote access tools serve many useful purposes. But they can also create security risks. In fact, over 90 percent of successful ransomware attacks were facilitated by exploits to RDP, one of the most common protocols used by remote access tools.
Join us for an educational webinar discussing how easy it is for MSPs to offer MSP360 Managed Backup with Wasabi hot cloud storage to deliver Cloud Backup as a Service. You will learn why cloud backup is easier and less expensive than you think, and how offering backup as a service provides you with an additional recurring revenue stream. Continue reading
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At MSP360 we know that there are never too many marketing templates, especially when it comes to selling backup. Therefore, we have prepared one more set of assets for selling Backup-as-a-Service. Download them for free, put your company logo and contact info in, and use to explain your prospects how good your backup service is and what business problems it solves.
