to save their clients from suffering those financial damages can help prevent them from succumbing to closures. MSPs’ efforts in this area will go a long way toward strengthening their reputation as a security service provider and can lever- age that to win more business in 2022. Now that we have a better understanding of the threat of ransomware, what MSPs need to do to combat it, and what they can gain from successfully doing so, let’s take a look at how MSPs can help prevent, detect, and eliminate ransomware. Finding The Right Tools To Combat Ransomware SMBs entrust MSPs with access to critical systems and data. The payoff is that they feel protected because the MSP will be able to act swiftly and effectively when a threat arises. MSPs need to reward that trust by arming themselves with tools that will facilitate quick and decisive action. For example, remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools provide MSPs with access to their clients’ endpoints so they can keep them secure, patched, and operational. Datto RMM does this on an incredible scale in a secure, cloud-based environment. With automated patching, MSPs can leverage Datto RMM to proactively fix any vulnerabilities before they are attacked, helping optimize all ransomware prevention efforts. But, again, the idea is to always be prepared in case ransom- ware attacks are successful. Datto RMM also takes the next step on ransomware defense by including native ransomware detection, which monitors for crypto-ransomware and attempts to kill the virus to help reduce the impact of an attack. Users get alerts at the first detection of crypto-ransomware and automat - ically isolate impacted devices. The ability to detect ransomware immediately enables the MSP to execute an action plan sooner rather than later. As ransomware infects systems it can cause extensive damage, which as we have established, may prove too costly for many SMBs to overcome. Ransomware detection is a surefire way to maintain damage control, keep clients operating, and continue revenue streams for MSPs. Of course, no ransomware response plan is complete without systems in place to protect the most vital com- pany resource — its data. Backing up data regularly
Leveraging Security Services To Grow Your Business In Datto’s Global State of the MSP Report, MSPs shared what challenges they will be focused on in the new year. Unsurpris- ingly, most focused on security on some level, whether that be securing endpoints, protecting data, or understanding just how to be better against the threat of ransomware. They also told us that they are focused on sales and marketing, particularly as it relates to tools that will help them hit their growth goals in 2022. As we have previously mentioned, all SMBs share a growing concern over security, and it is a business opportunity for MSPs. Those who understand the state of the security land- scape and are able to quickly adapt as that landscape changes will end up winning in the end. But to be effective in doing that, MSPs must arm themselves with the tools that allow them to be agile so they can continuously meet their clients’ ever-changing needs. Security threats will never go away — they can only be kept at bay. With the right partner, MSPs can do this effectively, protect their clients, and discover new levels of success. Visit Datto.com to learn more. n
can mitigate the risk of downtime when a ransomware attack is successful, but the
system must be secure and reliable. Datto SIRIS is designed to protect physical, virtual, and cloud infra- structures and data. With Datto
SIRIS, data is well protected and easily accessible so it can be recovered rapidly when needed. SIRIS also detects ransomware within backups, saving time when locating the last clean system restore point.
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