AI: The Force is Strong With This One
AI has been the buzz for several years now. When OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT on the public in late 2022, it went from being a murmur to an all-out roar. Since then all of the major tech companies like Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Apple have released their own flavor of AI. There has been a lot of discourse about whether AI should be regulated or even that AI will be the end of us all.
Let's put all of that aside for a minute and look at the some of the power that AI holds and how it can be used for both good and bad. Like all technology, AI can be abused and used for nefarious purposes. When it comes to cybersecurity this is even more true…
Why CIS is the Best Security Framework for MSPs
A couple of months ago I wrote about the importance of adopting a security framework to give structure and process to securing your practice. I went over several common frameworks and debated the pros and cons of each. In this article I am going to delve into the reasons why the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Frame work is the best for MSPs.
When we compared the NIST and ISO Frameworks to CIS, we discovered that NIST and ISO were somewhat loose and vague in regards to what controls needed to be implemented in order to be compliant. Both standards leave a lot of leeway for alternative approaches to meeting the standard of the control. While this flexibility may be desirable in some situations, it can be confusing and lead to lapses in security…