Each of the items in the title are titles for show episodes dating all the way back to the beginning of 2020. They have made the top 10 playbacks for all time. I sit down with Chad Holstead of the BKS Team to talk through current trends and challenges related to these five.

We take a moment to remember where we were as an MSP. Joshua Smith of Reliaquest and Charles Love of ShowTech Solutions and I reflect on the technologies and challenges we faced more than eight years ago and then look at what has changed since.

Last week we talked about playbooks and runbooks... This week we are back in the CIS Top 18 controls, #17 and while the timing might be coincidental it is a perfect fit. What we have learned going through the first 16 controls to get to here. Listen to Matt Lee of Pax8 unpack the safeguards and perhaps here a bit of a tussle as we grapple with Yellow Brick Road or Wizard of OZ... you decide!

What happens if your RMM goes down and doesn't come back? We sit down with Mike Stewart of Anchor Networks and Charles Love of ShowTech Solutions to get their take on the importance of Runbooks. By the way, they were at a peer group and brought this up. Let's just say those who sleep alone at night are always looking for friends to share their no-sleep drama.

I always like to catch one or two attendees of an event after they get home to see what did they come away with. I spoke with Jim Harryman of Kinetic Technology Group to get his reaction on an event that he has now attended for the third year in a row. If you weren't at Channelcon24 I hope this gives you some FOMO and that we will see you at CCF and ChannelCon 2025.

The demand for cyber soldiers is always on the rise. We look at the challenges of protecting Critical Infrastructure and that while there is a lot of Doom and Gloom... there is hope. I sit down with Chris Storey of Qriar to discuss the importance of Incident response planning and how the right plan and some education might actually create a tipping point!

Using a framework to find gaps in your organization is a great way to improve your security posture. Have you thought about using the same framework with your clients? I think you find this discussion with Jim Harryman of Kinetic Technology Group a real eye-opener to the opportunities you have to reduce risk within your own company and that of your clients.

We are finally talking about Application Software Security with Matt Lee of Pax8. We went deep on a few safeguards and found some tangents.

We have all configured Email automation at some point and we often use systems and tools that automate email notifications with actions or instructions. With that being said, how often do we check in on the recipient as to whether or not the action and instructions are being followed. Listen to Charles Love of ShowTech Solutions share his experience and resolution when it comes to email automation as it pertains to Security Awareness Training.