{"id":3183,"date":"2018-11-29T11:03:53","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T16:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/?p=3183"},"modified":"2018-11-29T12:27:45","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T17:27:45","slug":"managed-service-providers-emerging-security-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/managed-service-providers-emerging-security-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"How Managed Service Providers Deal with Emerging Security Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As enterprise technology advances, so do emerging threats. Many enterprises have turned to managed service providers to keep up with the latest technologies, but how well do they handle threats? MSPs alleviate some security risk with constant management of an enterprise infrastructure when needed. But, considering how many threats are unknowns, how will they keep your enterprise safe?<\/p>\n

We chatted with Continuum<\/a> CEO, Michael George, to get his thoughts<\/a> on cybersecurity with MSPs. We also talked to Chris Krieger, Security Solutions Architect at AHEAD<\/a>, to see where security will be enhanced in 2019.<\/p>\n

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Michael George, CEO, Continuum<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
Every Business Will Be No More Than Two Degrees of Separation from a Major Cyber Attack<\/strong><\/h5>\n

At this time in 2017, we predicted that security would be the number one reason why end-customers fire their providers, and today, that likelihood has only increased.<\/p>\n

Sixty-one percent of small and medium businesses are now being hit by cyberattacks every year<\/a>, and the average cost of a cyberattack has increased to $2.2 million, making it extremely difficult for businesses to recover. The sheer volume of cyberthreats that SMBs are experiencing has caused a substantial shift in their risk of being attacked\u2014from minimal to material\u2014meaning that no business is now more than two degrees of separation from a business that has been attacked.\u00a0 What’s more, the risk and potential damages associated with these attacks is also increasing\u2014making it extremely difficult for SMBs to protect themselves.<\/p>\n

The threat has moved from our news headlines into our business circles, prompting cybercrime to become ever-present in the minds of business owners. Practically every business owner has heard of colleagues and competitors being hit by ransomware and phishing attacks, putting their businesses at risk of annihilation.<\/p>\n

MSPs can expect that every one of their clients will have one question on their minds: \u201chow are you making sure this doesn\u2019t happen to my business?\u201d<\/p>\n

Security Will Emerge as the Disruptive Force That Cloud Never Was<\/strong><\/h5>\n

When cloud emerged as a groundbreaking technology in the early 2000s, MSPs were braced for a major disruption to business models and operations. Instead, cloud storage and computing blended into the market, leveraged for solutions that supported, rather than disrupted, those businesses.<\/p>\n

As the dust settled from the cloud revolution, our industry has emerged stronger, because the technology made it easier to run our businesses. Security will not be as kind.<\/p>\n

It will be harder to:<\/p>\n