On today's podcast, we discuss SOCaaS with Phil Burnett, High Wire Networks CISO. Does an MSP really need SOCaaS, and how should you select one. We also talk about a neglected topic: table top exercises - what exactly are they, who needs them, and what is the goal of a table top exercise? We also discuss a few key ways to stay safe while using RMM tools.

Join Eric Pinto, Senior Director of Channel at SOCSoter, to discover the details around cybersecurity incident response planning. 

You’ll discover:

We’ll also explore how compliance aligns with incident response planning. You’ll also learn when to bring in an outside third party during a breach and how to discuss security and compliance with your existing client base.

On this episode, Art Gross, CEO of Secure Now, shares details around the necessity and effectiveness of employee training. He also shares some tips to help your SMB clients care about proper cybersecurity. We also discuss how MSPs should approach employee training -- for their own staff members.

On this episode, we chatted with Bill Moore, CPA on the best ways for MSPs to PLAN for their taxes. You’ll learn about:

- The completely legal way to deduct income from your company and pay yourself, WITHOUT that being taxable income

- The most overlooked “loophole” that most MSPs can easily put into place

- Why you should focus on your exit strategy today, even if you don’t plan to exit your business for many years

Request Bill Moore’s helpful ebook “MSP’s Best Tax Saving Strategies” by emailing him: bill at wmoorecpa.com or visiting his website www.wmoorecpa.com

Great interview with a multi-time author Mike Michalowicz.   

In this quick interview, we talked about:

  - Mike's days as a VAR/MSP 

- How he got into cybersecurity before it was cool 

- Ways to identify (and get ahead of) changes in the marketplace 

- very applicable to the changing IT landscape  

- Insight into his new book (to be released in April 2020)

Angel Rojas, owner of Datacorps Technology Solutions  

Listen to this podcast to learn how one MSP is baking cybersecurity into their company culture and hear some basic security suggestions that every IT service provider should consider. Consider why you may NOT want to lead with a security risk assessment and learn a (surprising) first step toward creating your own cybersecurity policies.