MSP supply chain threats will be mitigated through transparency, education, business continuity planning, and managed services channel certification
Chapel Hill, NC – November 10, 2021 - The International Association of Cloud & Managed Service Providers (MSPAlliance®) announced several significant breakthroughs in the fight against managed services supply chain vendor attacks. Among the most significant announcements is the creation of Vendor Verify, a new certification designed to raise transparency and cybersecurity resiliency amongst supply chain vendors commonly used by managed service providers (MSPs).
In response to recent cyber-attacks designed to disrupt external IT management services delivered to organizations and extract ransomware payments, the MSPAlliance Leadership Council, comprised of hundreds of certified MSPs from around the world, have acted to secure their own supply chain by involving and working with hardware and software vendors who deliver vital products and services to MSPs (and their customers).
“Collaboration among MSPs and vendors is a vital step in meeting our ultimate goals of securing the shared infrastructure and systems we use to provide the best possible cybersecurity for our customers,” said Corey Nachreiner, CSO of WatchGuard Technologies. “WatchGuard is proud to join with the MSPAlliance, and the other participating vendors, to bring the Vendor Verify Certification to life.”
“MSPs are an important part of the LogMeIn and LastPass partner ecosystem. LastPass MSP was designed to be easily deployed so MSPs can seamlessly manage their client’s LastPass accounts. The MSPAlliance’s Vendor Verify Council will be a valuable tool for MSPs. I’m confident that LastPass will continue to be the right choice to meet MSPs security requirements.” Patrick McCue, Vice President, Global Channel Sales.
“Collaboration amongst vendors and MSPs is a meaningful step towards truly addressing cybersecurity threats,” said PC Matic Vice President Corey Munson. "PC Matic is proud to be a participating vendor in the Vendor Verify Certification program, and we are looking forward to working with the MSPAlliance community to promote transparency and strengthen cybersecurity resiliency"
“We are honored to see this level of support from the vendor community,” said Celia Weaver, President of MSPAlliance. “We, along with all of the MSPs working with this new council, see this as a big win for the industry.”
Participating Vendors
Participating members of the MSPAlliance Vendor Verify Council are senior level executives from: PC Matic, Watch Guard, LastPass by LogMeIn, Tigerpaw, Axcient, Loop Communications, CryptoStopper, bvoip, Intotoware, Vultr and INKY.
