CRN and Steven Burke thanks for the interview to get the word out there. We have the techniques to stop cyber-attacks dead in their tracks. We just have to get customers to want to protect themselves. "If you are still an MSP and you are not doing cybersecurity services as an MSSP for all of your customers by the end of 2025, then you are dead,” said David Stinner, founder and president of MSSP US itek.
The February issue of CRN Magazine is out now, featuring our 2025 deep-dive, where we zoom in on the biggest channel and technology trends that will reshape the IT industry and the key channel chiefs, CEOs and companies to keep an eye on this year. You can read the issue online here: https://okt.to/EPzGTd. We spoke with the following solution provider executives for the February cover story to learn where they see the biggest impact given the fast-changing market dynamics: - Corey Kirkendoll, MBA, CISSP, CCSA, CHP, CCIE, CEO, 5K Technical Services - C.R. Howdyshell, CEO, Advizex, a Fulcrum IT Partners company - Justin Copie, CEO, Innovative Solutions - Michael Kanan, chairman and CEO, Inacomp, and president, CommunitySolv - Christopher Cagnazzi, chief innovation officer, Presidio - Max Shier, vice president and CISO, Optiv - David Stinner, founder and president, US itek - Alpesh Shah, vice president of security strategic alliances, Myriad360 - Patrick Shelley, CTO, PKA Technologies, Inc. - Ned Engelke, CTO, EVOTEK - Shahid Ahmed, group executive vice president of new ventures and innovation, NTT - Christopher Regan, managing partner, B&R Business Solutions, LLC - Michael Goldstein, CEO, LAN Infotech, LLC - Rick Wright, CEO, CoreX Corp - Peter Melby, CEO, New Charter Technologies - Kevin Damghani, founder and CEO, ITPartners+