News Roundup Episode 12: Risk, Ransomware & Retiring a Major Event | 8.11.25

This week, GPT-5 hit the scene with advanced “vibe-coding” skills—just tell it what you want to build, and it writes the code, makes architecture decisions, and delivers the app. Impressive? Sure. But while AI grabs all the headlines, plenty of MSP-specific news flew under the radar.

In this episode, we cover:

• New risk-prioritization tools from Liongard
• ThreatLocker’s configuration risk dashboard
• WatchGuard’s next-gen Firebox tabletop firewalls
• LastPass tackling Shadow IT and Shadow AI
• ConnectSecure’s MSP Boot Camp and professional services suite
• Major security partnerships from Sophos, Rubrik, Halcyon, Mimecast, and SentinelOne
• Why IT Nation Secure is being retired as a standalone event
• New ransomware research revealing why victims are getting hit multiple times

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