Traditionally, MSPs have leveraged commodity solution types that include antivirus, endpoint protection, as well as endpoint detection and response. But a new method of protection has entered the market that is worth discussing as a viable – and more effective – replacement to protect endpoints: Deep Learning. Discover the benefits of adopting the deep learning technology to protect your endpoints. Continue reading
Backing up data regularly is one of the most important things you can do to protect against a ransomware attack. With backups, you have a “clean” copy of your data that you can use to restore operations in the event that ransomware takes control of production systems.
A network is a lot like a community. Both a network and a community are made up of hosts. In a community, we’re talking about homes and other buildings; in a network, it’s PCs, servers, and other devices. The roads that deliver traffic between these hosts in the network world are generally Ethernet, although they may include other types of cables.
By the very nature of the potential disruptions that require backups, the business of backups is anything but predictable – you’re creating backups because you don’t know which system will crash, which data will be accidentally deleted, or which location will lose power. And it’s this unpredictability that causes MSPs to make mistakes that inevitably cause problems, whether during backup itself or during recovery.
According to 85% of the MSPs surveyed* in 2019, ransomware is one of the most predominant types of malware attacks for small to medium-sized businesses. Also, MSPs further noted that their clients continue to fall victim to ransomware attacks even when they install endpoint detection, pop-up blockers, email filters, plus antivirus software.
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.
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.
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.
There are two key reasons any new service should be considered by an MSP: it’s needed by your customer, and you generate a profit providing it. The first is critical — without customer needs, you are offering a solution looking for a problem.
