The Datto MSP Blog | Best Practices and for Managed Service Providers

Cybersecurity

Aug 07, 2022

What is Phishing and How to Defend Your Business?

Ariën van Wetten

With phishing attacks among one of the most common types of scams, we want to help you get ahead of those threats with a guide to the different types of scams and how you can protect yourself.

MSP Sales & Marketing Partner Program

Aug 07, 2022

What is a Managed IT Service Provider (MSP)?

Sven Richter

When discussing whether or not a company should outsource their IT department to an MSP, the first step is to understand exactly what that entails.

Business Continuity

Aug 01, 2022

What Is NTFS and How Does It Work?

Ariën van Wetten

Learn about one option you have for storing, organizing, and finding your files on a hard disk.

Networking

Aug 01, 2022

What Is Port Scanning?

Tobias Geisler Mesevage

Port scanning is one of the most popular forms of reconnaissance ahead of a hack, helping attackers determine which ports are most susceptible.

Business Continuity

Jul 25, 2022

What is Network File System (NFS) File Share?

Ariën van Wetten

What is NFS file share, how does it compare to other NAS options, and how can you get it running on your network?

Business Continuity

Jun 01, 2022

Defending Against Data Loss: Choose the Reliable Solution

David Weiss

When a large-scale data loss recently occurred at a backup provider, it shined a new spotlight on data safety.

Cybersecurity

Apr 27, 2022

What Is Ransomware as a Service (RaaS)?

George Rouse

RaaS is a common acronym used to refer to ransomware as a service. Ransomware as a service (RaaS) is the offering of pay-for-use malware.

Business Continuity

Apr 26, 2022

Protect Business Data No Matter Where it Lives

Conor Bowler

In the event of a disaster, it is essential for MSPs to offer their clients a solution that offers protection of the endpoint business data and streamlines recovery of device data, preferences, and installed applications.

Business Continuity

Apr 26, 2022

Driving the Next Generation of Business Continuity

Christian Kane

How do you instill confidence in your customers that you can limit data loss and downtime? By ensuring that your business has the best-in-class business continuity & disaster recovery (BCDR) protection.

Cybersecurity

Apr 13, 2022

What Is Agent Tesla Spyware and How Does It Work?

Ofir Yaakobi

Agent Tesla is an extremely popular spyware Trojan written for the .NET framework that has been observed since 2014 with many iterations since then.

Business Continuity

Mar 29, 2022

What is Endpoint Backup and Why Do You Need it?

Nick Wright

An inadequate endpoint (PC's and laptops) backup option can result in lost data, lost time, and, more importantly, can impact employee productivity. An endpoint backup solution adds a layer of protection to prevent disruption to your business.

Cybersecurity

Mar 23, 2022

What is Nvidia RTX-LHR v2 Unlocker and How Does it Work?

Maor Dahan

On February 22, the crypto mining community received a massive fake news alert that claimed to successfully unlock the Nvidia LHR mining prevention feature. This was later reported as malware and is what we refer to as community phishing.