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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical Veeam vulnerability

1 week ago | smartermsp.com | Vincent Yu

Veeam has released security patches to address a critical vulnerability in its Backup & Replication software, identified as CVE-2025-23121. The flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code under certain conditions. Review the details of this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to mitigate your risk.
Tip Tuesday: Creating premium ESG service packages

1 week ago | smartermsp.com | Devin Partida

Many businesses incorporate specific environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals into their overarching strategies. These principles offer managed service providers (MSPs) a promising market, as a solution that helps clients meet their ESG demands may appear more valuable than an alternative. At the same time, marketing these service packages can be a complex task. Explore more in this edition of Tip Tuesday.
Unraveling the cybersecurity risks of LLMs

1 week ago | smartermsp.com | Kevin Williams

As language learning models (LLMs) become more prevalent, the cyber dangers posed by DeepSeek, ChatGPT, Claude, and others are just beginning to be understood. Jacob Anderson, owner of Beyond Ordinary, states that cyber personnel are overworked and continue to have more work added to their backlog every day.
Survey shows growing dependence on cloud partners

2 weeks ago | smartermsp.com | Mike Vizard

A survey of 1,800 senior IT decision-makers finds that more than half (52 percent) of respondents said their organization relies on professional services for specific cloud-related needs, with 28 percent being heavily dependent on professional cloud partners for all aspects of cloud adoption, migration, and operation.
An MSP's guide to keeping up with phishing

2 weeks ago | smartermsp.com | Kevin Williams

Phishing has long been a primary tool in the hacker’s arsenal, but like military weapons, their tactics evolve. A phishing attempt in 2025 looks different from those in 2015, 2020, or even last year. Therefore, managed service providers (MSPs) must continually stay informed about evolving methodologies employed by malicious actors.
Email scams: A year-round challenge for businesses of all sizes

2 weeks ago | smartermsp.com | Olesia Klevchuk

In today’s rapidly changing digital landscape, businesses and consumers face a constant stream of cyberthreats – not just during peak periods like tax season, back-to-school, and holiday shopping, but all year. In fact, according to Barracuda’s 2025 Email Threats Report, 24% of email messages overall are now malicious or unwanted spam. Common threats affecting businesses have evolved beyond phishing and now include vishing, QR code phishing (quishing), and phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS).
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical Cisco ISE vulnerability

3 weeks ago | smartermsp.com | Vincent Yu

The Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) has a critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-20286, with a CVSS score of 9.9 out of 10. If successfully exploited, threat actors can gain privileged access without authentication and perform unauthorized operations on vulnerable systems. Read this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to learn how to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.
Survey shows AI initiatives are boosting opportunities for MSPs

3 weeks ago | smartermsp.com | Mike Vizard

A global survey of over 850 leaders of artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives conducted by The Futurum Group finds more than a quarter report their organization is wrestling with a skills shortage, with other challenges including legacy system integration (35 percent), IT resource constraints (32 percent), complex AI technology stacks (30 percent) and data quality and governance concerns (27 percent). Those issues, naturally, bode well for managed service providers (MSPs) and consulting firms.
New global business research shows how security sprawl increases risk

3 weeks ago | smartermsp.com | Tilly Travers

International research for Barracuda shows that 65% of organizations believe they have too many security tools, and over half (53%) say their tools can’t be integrated. This lack of integration significantly weakens defenses, with 77% saying it hinders detection and 78% citing challenges in threat mitigation.
AI and MSPs: Navigating the new cybersecurity frontier

3 weeks ago | smartermsp.com | Kevin Williams

Managed service providers (MSPs) have seen their portfolios expand significantly over the past decade, from primarily handling the nuts and bolts of systems to becoming frontline defenders in an increasingly complex digital threat landscape. However, there is a growing component in most MSPs’ workflows: artificial intelligence (AI). AI is transforming industries, but not all of its effects are beneficial.