MSPs Must Comply with CMMC
MSPs Must Comply with CMMC Now that new guidance from the DoD makes that clear, will MSPs run and hide, or achieve compliance to earn bigger profits? On December 3, 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD) released the long-awaited scoping ...
Federal Government Hands MSPs Big Opportunities
Federal Government Hands MSPs Big Opportunities HIPAA Safe Harbor law and DoD’s CMMC interim rule offer huge financial incentives for shoring up cybersecurity — which means cost justification for hiring MSPs. The federal government is handing MSPs big opportunities to ...
Are You Gambling Everything With Your Cybersecurity Strategy?
Are You Gambling Everything With Your Cybersecurity Strategy? Avoiding cybersecurity can be a federal offense. NOTE TO MSPs – Business owners and executives often resist making the cybersecurity investments they should, and channel pros often struggle to explain why they ...
Protecting Yourself Without Noncompetes
Protecting Yourself Without Noncompetes There are good alternatives available to protect your proprietary data and employee investments, but MSPs should take action now. Noncompete agreements are going away. President Biden signed an executive order on July 9 encouraging the Federal ...
CMMC Growing Pains … or More?
CMMC Growing Pains … or More? Helping SMBs implement NIST 800-171’s 110 cybersecurity controls can be very profitable now; whatever comes of CMMC will also provide opportunities. The planned Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements for defense contractors are encountering ...
New International Warning about MSPs as Competitive Advantage
Use New International Warning about MSPs for Competitive Advantage Incorporate the 12 security action steps issued jointly by five countries in your marketing, proposals, and service offerings. Five countries issued a warning on May 11 about MSPs and customers that ...
Cybersecurity Policies Are Not Procedures, Systems, or Training
Cybersecurity Policies Are Not Procedures, Systems, or Training By assuming that workers are trained and following policies, organizations may find out the hard way that they are wrong—and pay the price in penalties for lack of regulatory compliance. During an ...
10 Reasons Why Business Continuity Plans Fail
10 Reasons Why Business Continuity Plans Fail By Arlin Sorensen Arlin Sorensen serves as the CEO and Founder of the Heartland Companies which includes HTG Peer Groups. When he is not traveling to speak and consult, he is home on ...
Is Your Cybersecurity Strategy Gambling Everything?
Is Your Cybersecurity Strategy Gambling Everything? Mike Semel Contract Enforcements Tie Cybersecurity to Financial Fraud and Liability The receptionist you yelled at for shopping online could turn you in and get a $900,000 reward. When it comes to compliance, ignoring ...
MSP SUED! Are You Ready?
10 risk management strategies to save your reputation, your mind, and your retirement By Mike Semel Original article by ...