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I sat down with Chris Loehr to discuss the varying approaches businesses are taking toward cybersecurity spending as they plan for 2026, highlighting the influence of private equity and the unpredictability in budget increases or reductions even within the same industry.

From what keeps us up at night, to just meeting the minimums and nothing more to be compliant. Dorota Ulkowska of Accurate Networks and I discuss the recurring challenge of clients, tiny businesses, resisting recommended cybersecurity practices due to cost, perceived inconvenience, or a belief that risks are exaggerated, with Dorota providing real-world examples from their experience at Accurate Networks.

Sitting down with Bobby Glen James of Boteka about the importance of simplicity in IT security for MSPs. Bobby shares lessons from decades in the industry, advocating for Lean IT practices, streamlined technology stacks, and a service-first approach that avoids hardware upselling and long-term contracts. Practical insights on risk management, prioritizing critical systems, and building resilient, client-focused MSP services.

Once upon a time, I was an MSP. Looking at everything that MSPs have to keep track of, both internally and client-facing, can be overwhelming. I sat down with Dor Eisner of Guardz.com to talk about the biggest challenge facing MSPs.

With IT Nation Connect Global only a week away, we wanted to share some of the workshops and the value frameworks play in helping shift the conversations about cybersecurity from speed and feeds to Risk. Josh Hohbein of CentrixIT to get his perspectives and why he is so passionate about helping other MSPs and their clients better understand how frameworks help and the importance of the GTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark.

First ever monlogue with CJ... I recap some of the things I found to be of interest over the past few weeks with Pax8 EMEA and ChannelCon EMEA... Tell some stories and then looking forward to MSP Global. This one is short and sweet and I hope you find some entertainement in it.

Incident Response Planning and tabletop exercises have been discussed on the show several times. However, how do you get culture adoption and buy-in from all staff? I sit down with Amanda Lachapelle of Auvik to talk about IR Games, how to do them, and the importance of doing them, not just internally but also with your clients.

Pax8 Beyond EMEA 2025 is less than a week away, and I wanted to take a minute to talk about the cyber sessions. What Matt Lee, of Pax8, is doing (today's guest), specifically his AI and CTF session. We might drift a bit in our conversation and go down a deep rabbit hole when setting up a home lab on the cheap. Enjoy!

At Channelcon25, I was able to capture a few of our members in some in-person interviews on different topics. Dustin Bolander of Beltex Insurance had some really interesting insights that I wanted to share before we get to cybersecurity month.

Identity is who we are, and it is constantly being subjected to many different threats. I sat down with Kristen Costagliola CTO at Syncro, to talk about the challenges and some of the solutions to help MSPs and their clients make good decisions about protecting their identity.

In the current threat landscape, one can easily become overwhelmed. I sat down with Noam Morginstin, founder of Exigence, to talk about realistic ways MSPs can begin building their Incident Response Plan and how to tackle successful Tabletop Exercises and prepare for resilience.

How do you get your clients to take cybersecurity seriously? I sat down with Ann Westerheim of Ekaru to discuss strategies for helping MSP clients improve their cybersecurity posture.

Getting to compliance... Do you end up with more to do because you have the GTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark Assured? I sit down with Chase Griffin with ShowTech Solutions to talk about their experience and what has transpired since achieving Assured status and how that changed their outlook on improving their compliance to a standard and setting them up to be resilient.

When a client is hit with ransomware, it can be paralyzing. After the tabletop exercises carried out at #ChannelCon25, Jason Comstock of Clarity Technology Solutions explored ransomware and the path to recovery. Stay tuned to the end for Jason's after-action report.