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The 2026 MSP: AI Threats, Business Risk, and the New Model for Growth

Managed services are heading into one of the most important transitions in their history. AI‑driven attacks are accelerating, cyber insurance is tightening, regulators are raising…

Always-On, Always At Risk: MSP Mental Health in the Age of 24/7 Incidents

MSPs are carrying more risk than ever, and it is not just technical. Chronic stress, 24/7 expectations, and nonstop incidents are turning mental health into…

Adding AI to Everything is Making Compliance a Nightmare for MSPs

Have you noticed how AI is being worked into everything…often without adding any value beyond the marketing headlines? (That was rhetorical, because of course you’ve…

Blacksmith Wins Multiple 2025 MSP Influencer Awards

Blacksmith proudly received two awards from the great people at MSP Influencer! We were awarded the 2025 Vendor Excellence Award in Governance & Compliance for…

Choose Your Own Adventure: You Are the CMMC Project Manager

You wake up in a cold sweat. The calendar says “CMMC Readiness QBR,” the invite says “mandatory,” and your inbox says “57 unread: URGENT.” Congratulations:…

From Cost Center to Capture Strategy: How Compliance Wins Defense Contracts

For years, “compliance” has been treated like an unavoidable tax on doing business with the Pentagon. Today, with CMMC 2.0 tied directly to award eligibility,…

New York: Mass SMS Scam via Hijacked Alert Service

On November 10th, hackers exploited a legitimate mass texting service to send hundreds of thousands of scam messages — including to New York State’s official…

MSPs: Are You Prepared to Be AI Compliance Officers?

The integration of artificial intelligence into business operations has brought sweeping changes, creating opportunities and compliance challenges. As organizations scramble to harness AI’s potential, a…

MSP as Compliance Coach: Educating Clients to Prevent Regulatory Mistakes Before They Happen

Managed service providers are more than just technical troubleshooters — they’re essential compliance coaches, guiding clients through complex requirements and helping them avoid costly mistakes…

Free, Open Source Risk Assessment Tool for MSPs and vCISOs

We Just Released a Free Risk Assessment Tool! We’ve been talking with a lot of our partners lately, and a couple of things keep coming…

It Takes More Than Policies — Building a Resilient Compliance Culture

Most organizations have compliance policies. Yet with compliance and risk constantly changing these days, policies alone don’t create a culture that can withstand regulatory scrutiny,…

The Rise of DragonForce — How Ransomware Cartels Reshape Cybercrime

DragonForce has quickly transformed from the shadows of obscurity into one of the most watched ransomware cartels of 2025, marking a significant evolution in both…

Nine States Team Up for Data Privacy — A New Era of Cross-State Enforcement

With the absence of a comprehensive federal data privacy law in the U.S., states have been stepping up individually to protect their residents’ information. Now,…

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