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Industry News

Microsoft Entra ID Attack Exposes MSP Client Security Risks

An ongoing campaign used stolen Microsoft Entra ID application secrets to access MSP environments and downstream customers. The incident highlights why SMB and mid-market companies need tighter service-principal governance, tenant isolation, logging, and incident response.

My MSP TechMy MSP TechNov 6, 2026
10 min
Security

Protecting Donor Data: Cybersecurity Basics for Nonprofits

A plain-English guide to the cybersecurity basics every nonprofit needs to protect donor PII, payment data, and small-team accounts.

My MSP TechMy MSP Tech Editorial TeamNov 5, 2026
6 min
Managed IT

IT on a Nonprofit Budget: Microsoft & Google Grant Programs Explained

How nonprofits stretch tight IT budgets using Microsoft, Google, and TechSoup grant and discount programs for software and cloud.

My MSP TechMy MSP Tech Editorial TeamNov 3, 2026
5 min
Tips & Guides

Business Continuity Plan: A Practical Guide for SMB and Mid-Market IT Leaders

A business continuity plan helps commercial organizations maintain critical operations through ransomware, outages, cloud failures, facility disruptions, and supply-chain incidents. This practical guide explains how to assess risk, set recovery targets, protect Microsoft 365 and cloud workloads, test restoration, and evaluate managed IT support.

My MSP TechMy MSP TechNov 3, 2026
12 min
Company Updates

Oracle Partner Ecosystem Investment: What SMB IT Leaders Need to Know

Oracle plans to invest $1 billion over four years to expand training, cloud migration support, technical enablement, sales collaboration, and marketplace access for partners. For SMB and mid-market organizations, the initiative could broaden the pool of managed IT providers able to support Oracle cloud, database, applications, and AI deployments.

My MSP TechMy MSP TechOct 30, 2026
10 min
Cloud

GCC High vs Commercial Microsoft 365 for CUI: Which Do You Need?

A plain-English guide to whether your defense business needs Microsoft 365 GCC High or Commercial to handle CUI and meet CMMC.

My MSP TechMy MSP Tech Editorial TeamOct 29, 2026
5 min
Compliance

CMMC 2.0 Explained: What Contractors Must Do to Keep DoD Work

A plain-English guide to CMMC 2.0, its three levels, and the concrete steps defense contractors must take to stay eligible for DoD contracts.

My MSP TechMy MSP Tech Editorial TeamOct 27, 2026
5 min
Tips & Guides

Microsoft 365 Migration: A Practical Guide for SMB and Mid-Market Businesses

A successful Microsoft 365 migration is more than moving mailboxes. This guide helps IT directors, operations leaders, and business owners plan scope, security, user adoption, costs, and ongoing managed support.

My MSP TechMy MSP TechOct 27, 2026
11 min
Industry News

Microsoft 365 Security Lessons From the ConnectWise Cloud Backup Incident

ConnectWise suspended its Cloud Backup service after attackers allegedly abused a compromised credential and trusted application access to target Microsoft 365 tenants. The incident highlights why SMB and mid-market organizations need tighter third-party access controls, identity monitoring, backup validation, and documented incident response.

My MSP TechMy MSP TechOct 23, 2026
11 min
Compliance

SEC/FINRA Cybersecurity Expectations for RIAs and Advisors

What the SEC and FINRA now expect from RIAs on cybersecurity, and how a managed provider helps you meet those expectations.

My MSP TechMy MSP Tech Editorial TeamOct 22, 2026
4 min
Compliance

GLBA & the FTC Safeguards Rule: What Financial Firms Must Do

A plain-English guide to what the GLBA and the amended FTC Safeguards Rule require financial firms to build, document, and prove.

My MSP TechMy MSP Tech Editorial TeamOct 20, 2026
6 min
Tips & Guides

Break Fix vs Managed Services: How SMBs Can Choose the Right IT Model

Break-fix IT can appear cost-effective when systems rarely fail, but it leaves commercial organizations reacting to outages, security incidents, and compliance demands. This practical guide compares break-fix and managed services across cost, capabilities, risk, and provider selection.

My MSP TechMy MSP TechOct 20, 2026
11 min