ConnectWise Rolls out Cybersecurity Framework for MSPs

ConnectWise, a Tampa-based provider of software and services for solution providers, has announced the “MSP+ Cybersecurity Framework,” which is intended to shorten the learning curve for MSPs and enable them to more efficiently sell and deliver comprehensive security solutions to their customers. The framework is described as a compilation of MSP-specific guidance from other well-known frameworks including NIST CSF, CIS 20, UK Cyber Essentials, Australia’s Essential Eight and others.

“We talk a lot about how important it is to know ‘what good looks like’ in your business so you can work towards that in all areas. But the challenge has been that MSPs haven’t had a specialized and standardized framework to work against for cybersecurity and therefore don’t know what good cybersecurity looks like,” said Jason Magee, CEO of ConnectWise. “We’ve designed the MSP+ Cybersecurity Framework to address that issue, and it’s part of a comprehensive new cybersecurity education and certification program called IT Nation Secure that will position MSPs for long-term success.”

IT Nation Secure is an umbrella of offerings that includes educational training and assets, thought leadership, information sharing, engagement and business building aligned to the MSP+ Cybersecurity Framework. It includes consumable content and actionable steps for an MSP to produce, implement and run a successful security practice within their business. This includes advice and best practices on how MSPs can have a conversation about cybersecurity with their customers and how they can set expectations from a contracting standpoint on who owns the risk.

Channel Impact^®
MSP-specific education and certification around cybersecurity has been somewhat lacking. This offering is intended to fill that gap.