Key Takeaways: Forte Technologies’ acquisition of Business Cyber Security Solutions brings together two businesses positioned around a persistent gap in the cybersecurity market: smaller organizations face many of the same threats as large enterprises, but they rarely have comparable security staffing, budgets, or
Key Takeaways: CompassMSP has acquired SecureNet Solutions, extending its managed IT and cybersecurity operations across the West Coast while adding a stronger base in Southern California. SecureNet Solutions is based in Sherman Oaks and serves organizations in several sectors where technology reliability, privacy
Key Takeaways: An outage alert identifies a problem; it does not necessarily move that problem toward resolution. For enterprise IT teams and managed service providers (MSPs), the work can include gathering circuit ...
Key Takeaways: A managed service provider may look highly attractive on a spreadsheet: recurring invoices, sticky customer relationships, steady demand, and room to consolidate operations. Yet one contractual detail can quickly complicate the investment case. Not every managed services agreement transfers automati
Key Takeaways: Managed IT services help small and midsized businesses (SMBs) build business continuity, the ability to maintain and restore priority operations during disruption, by coordinating backups, cybersecuri...
Key Takeaways: Apex Technology Services fits a small or midsize business (SMB) support shortlist when the buyer needs a managed-services partner rather than software alone. Evaluate service scope, escalation, securi...
Key Takeaways: Arms Cyber has expanded its managed security service provider programme, giving MSSPs a way to add ransomware resilience capabilities for small and midsize business clients while retaining ownership of sales, service and support. That commercial structure matters. Managed security providers generall
Key Takeaways: Demand for managed services continues to climb, but the expanding market is not lifting every provider equally. Omdia research reported by Channel Dive projected global managed-services revenue of $595 billion in 2025, an increase of 13% year over year. Omdia now values the market at $635 billion. Y
Key Takeaways: A managed helpdesk is an outsourced service that records, triages, and resolves user incidents and requests. Newark Metro financial firms should evaluate providers by testing security controls, integr...
Key Takeaways: Huntress researchers Harlan Carvey and Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch have documented a repeatable post-compromise playbook used by Settra, a ransomware strain first observed in June. The findings come from two incidents investigated since July, including an attack on a consumer services and retail organis
Key Takeaways: A 90-day cybersecurity plan is a phased program that helps Bridgeport-Stamford SMBs identify assets, secure accounts and devices, monitor threats, document incident response, and verify that backups c...
Key Takeaways: A healthcare helpdesk is a support function trained to resolve technology incidents within clinical workflows. New York City providers should evaluate services by testing response targets, healthcare-...
Key Takeaways: Synthreo, a venture-backed software company, has closed a $2.5 million seed round to expand an agentic AI platform purpose-built for managed service providers (MSPs). The investment was led by a group...
Key Takeaways: Fig Group has raised £550,000, approximately $747,835, to expand its compliance, cybersecurity, and monitoring platform for managed service providers. The UK business is targeting a recurring headache for MSPs: turning a growing collection of regulatory duties, security controls, customer questionna
Key Takeaways: Microsoft Threat Intelligence has linked Storm-1175 to a new ransomware campaign targeting internet-facing N-able environments, marking another rapid shift in the financially motivated actor’s operations. Beginning August 2, 2026, the group deployed a newly identified ransomware family called StormE
Key Takeaways: A Newark startup can move from a dozen employees to several departments before its technology operating model catches up. Microsoft 365 accounts may be created manually, production workloads may run i...
Key Takeaways: Synthreo Secures Seed Funding to Advance Agentic AI Capabilities for MSPs Key Takeaways: • Synthreo closed a 2.5 million dollar seed round backed by nine prominent MSP operators and Top Down Ventures. • The company plans to accelerate engineering and partner success efforts while expanding its enter
Key Takeaways: CT Acquisitions Details 2026 MSP Valuation Shifts as MRR and Cybersecurity Drive Pricing Key Takeaways: • CT Acquisitions reported that MSPs with high recurring revenue commanded up to 3x higher multiples than project-heavy peers. • Cybersecurity depth and customer concentration emerged as the stron
Key Takeaways: Insikt Group Reports Extensive Exploitation of March Vulnerabilities Across Enterprise Systems Key Takeaways: • Insikt Group identified 31 actively exploited vulnerabilities in March 2026, with Microsoft and Apple representing the largest share • Amazon Threat Intelligence linked a Cisco zero-day to
Key Takeaways: Norton Calls for Stronger MSP Accountability as AI Heightens Third‑Party Risk Key Takeaways: • Norton urges managed service providers to build governance and risk controls into AI-enabled offerings • Boards retain fiduciary responsibility for privacy, data handling, and breach accountability • Small
Key Takeaways: Kaseya Shifts Toward an AI Driven MSP Platform Strategy With New Agentic Capabilities Key Takeaways: • Kaseya is moving from an acquisition heavy model to a unified platform centered on automation and AI driven execution. • The company’s 2026 State of the MSP findings show strong demand for integrat
Key Takeaways: ConnectWise Introduces AI Driven IT Service Management Platform After Zofiq Acquisition Key Takeaways: • ConnectWise added agentic AI from its Zofiq acquisition into a new IT service management platform • The company framed the rollout as a response to the MSP labor squeeze and margin pressures • An
Key Takeaways: ConnectWise expands Asio with new security, RMM, and automation capabilities for MSPs Key Takeaways: • ConnectWise introduced major updates to Asio that unify SIEM, MDR, and backup integrations for predictive and autonomous operations • RMM, PSA, and RPA enhancements broaden patch coverage and strea
Key Takeaways: It is not every day that a financially motivated threat actor manages to move faster than the vendors trying to secure their products. Yet that is precisely what Microsoft says Storm-1175 has been doi...
Key Takeaways: ConnectWise Signals New Expansion Push With Latest Acquisition Move Key Takeaways: • ConnectWise has initiated a new acquisition to strengthen its position in the MSP software ecosystem • The deal reflects accelerating demand from managed service providers for integrated security and operations plat
Key Takeaways: HP Debuts New Industrial A3 Plus Press Platform at Dscoop EdgeRockies as Office Tech Firms Ramp Up Spring Launches Key Takeaways: • HP introduced an industrial A3 plus digital press platform at the Dscoop EdgeRockies conference • Kyocera Document Solutions America, Inc. launched its Nova Series A3 M
Key Takeaways: ConnectWise Acquires zofiQ: What Agentic Automation Means for the MSP Stack Key Takeaways: • ConnectWise has acquired zofiQ, signaling a major push into agentic automation for managed services. • The technology promises to move beyond scripted workflows to autonomous AI agents capable of resolving c
Key Takeaways: ConnectWise Acquires Agentic AI Startup zofiQ to Automate MSP Service Desks Key Takeaways: • ConnectWise has acquired zofiQ to integrate agentic AI capabilities directly into the Asio platform. • The technology focuses on automating high-volume L1 and L2 support tickets to reduce technician workload