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An overview of the MSP industry in terms of IT management and security

A recent survey of IT professionals found that 59% of organizations have adopted managed service provider (MSP) services to oversee and monitor their network infrastructure. A quick glance at the MSP sector prompts the basic question: why do organizations outsource their IT control to service providers? The reasons include trimming costs associated with IT network maintenance and receiving better IT support for network issues when they arise. This corresponds to the definition of managed services; the MSP assumes an ongoing responsibility for 24-hour monitoring, managing, and problem resolution for the IT systems within a business.

2020 Was the Year of the Phish. Let's Make Sure 2021 Isn't a Sequel

2020 was the year of the phish. Well, not officially. According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2020 was the Year of the Rat. But if you look at it from a cyberattack trends perspective, plenty of third parties reported a huge uptick in phishing attacks during 2020. The SANS 2021 Top New Attacks and Threat Report points to both the Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2020 and the 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report as key sources that validate phishing as the most common initial compromise vector.

How to Change File and Folder Permissions (NTFS) in Windows

There are many cases where you will need to restrict your file or folder security to yourself or a certain group of users. Like, you can assign a specific folder in your computer where your home users can access music, images, or videos, or at the workplace to access work files, documents, or more, but you want to restrict the access permissions of users only to that group of files or folders, not your whole computer system.