Tag: MSP

Back to Blog
Cybersecurity

The Cost of Complacency: Why Patch Management Is Your First Line of Defense

In cybersecurity, the greatest threats are often the ones we already know about. The average cost of a data breach in 2025 is projected to exceed $5 million globally—and more than $10 million in the United States, according to IBM’s latest Cost of a Data Breach Report. Yet what’s even more alarming is that roughly one in three breaches stem from known vulnerabilities for which patches already existed. That means these incidents weren’t the result of advanced nation-state attacks or zero-day exploits—they were the direct product of delay, disorganization, or simple complacency.

Read More…

Tags: business operations, Cybersecurity, endpoint protection, Infrastructure, managed service provider, managed services, MSP, MSSP, patch management, Security, support, technology, Zero Trust,
Back to Blog
Cybersecurity

AI Driven SOC: How Security Operations Centers Are Evolving

The cybersecurity landscape has reached a tipping point. Security teams are drowning in alerts, battling fatigue, and struggling to fill critical skill gaps. Every day brings a new breach headline — not necessarily because organizations lack tools, but because they can’t keep up with the noise.

Read More…

Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, EDR, endpoint detection and response, endpoint protection, managed detection and response, managed service provider, managed services, MDR, MSP, MSSP, Security, XDR, Zero Trust,
Back to Blog
Cloud Hosting

Buy Canadian: Why Your IT, Cloud & Security Should Be Homegrown

In today’s volatile global environment, Canadian businesses are facing mounting pressure to take control of their digital ecosystems. From unpredictable geopolitical dynamics to rising cybersecurity threats, the need for stability, trust, and national resilience is more critical than ever. While headlines often focus on trade policies or political uncertainty, a quieter but equally urgent shift is happening behind the scenes—Canadian businesses are rethinking where, how, and with whom they manage their technology.

Read More…
Tags: Buy Canadian, Choose Canada, cloud, cloud migration, cloud security, compliance, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, managed service provider, MSP, Security, support, Team Canada,
Back to Blog
Managed IT

Abolishing the Rumor that Large MSPs Aren’t Worth Their Cost

To learn both what a managed service provider (MSP) is, and why those which are smaller in size are disadvantaged, make sure to check out our previous blog, Why You Should Choose A Larger MSP.

Read More…
Tags: business operations, cloud, cloud migration, cloud security, disaster recovery, IT, managed service provider, managed services, MSP, Remote Work, scalability, Security, support, technology,
Back to Blog
Managed IT

Why You Should Choose a Larger MSP

A managed service provider (MSP) is an outsourced IT team who will configure your digital infrastructure, monitor your network, troubleshoot any issues you may have, and so on. Ultimately, employing an MSP is the perfect solution for many businesses when it comes to tackling anything, and everything, IT related. Rather than maintain in-house IT personnel, which is the costly alternative, an MSP provides consistent access to specialized expertise without the high price tag. Employing an MSP enables businesses to eliminate the risk of paying high capital expenditures unexpectedly and, instead, to adopt more predictable operating expenditures.

Read More…
Tags: business operations, IT, managed service provider, managed services, MSP, technology,
Back to Blog
Cybersecurity

The Evolution of Cybersecurity: Is Your MSP Keeping You Secure? (Part 6)

Not only are cybersecurity threats growing in number, but they’re evolving too. As discussed throughout the cybersecurity series, businesses have to watch out for a variety of tactics which cybercriminals employ, ranging from malware attacks, to eavesdropping, to phishing. Cybercriminals are constantly developing more advanced methods of sneaking into your infrastructure and stealing your data, and unfortunately this means you need to spend more resources on refining your cybersecurity to combat the situation.

Read More…
Tags: Antivirus, cloud security, Cybersecurity, disaster recovery, endpoint detection and response, endpoint protection, extended detection and response, malware, managed detection and response, MDR, MFA, MSP, ransomware, Remote Work, Security, XDR, Zero Trust,
Back to Blog
Case Studies

CASE STUDY: Peer Support South East Ontario (PSSEO)

“Cloud Metric has been a perfect extension to our IT department, and have delivered precisely what we needed. They are all in, sleeves pulled up, ready to take on any challenge or opportunity as they present themselves.”
– Todd Buchanan – Peer Support Centre Manager

Read More…
Tags: case study, cloud migration, cloud security, compliance, Cybersecurity, disaster recovery, enterprise resource planning, Infrastructure, modernization, MSP, privacy law, PSSEO,