MSPAlliance Leadership Council Forms Vendor Council to Address Managed Services Supply Chain Risk

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MSPAlliance Unveils Vendor Council to Tackle Supply Chain Risk
Completion of Vendor Verify is expected to occur before the end of the year.
November 9, 2021
https://www.channelfutures.com/secu...ls-vendor-council-to-tackle-supply-chain-risk

The International Association of Cloud & Managed Service Providers (MSPAlliance) leadership council has unveiled a new vendor council to tackle managed services supply chain risk.

The leadership council has formed Vendor Verify, a new certification. It will raise transparency and cybersecurity resiliency among supply chain vendors commonly used by MSPs.
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The group will mitigate MSP supply chain risk through transparency, education, business continuity planning and managed services channel certification.

The Vendor Verify Council includes senior level executives with PC Matic, WatchGuard Technologies, LastPass by LogMeIn, Tigerpaw, Axcient, Loop Communications, CryptoStopper, bvoip, Intotoware, Vultr and Inky.

“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,” he said. “WatchGuard is proud to join with the MSPAlliance, and the other participating vendors, to bring the Vendor Verify certification to life.”
Patrick McCue is LogMeIn‘s global vice president of channels.

“MSPs are an important part of the LogMeIn and LastPass partner ecosystem,” he said. “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.”
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MSPAlliance: MSPAlliance Leadership Council Forms Vendor Council to Address Managed Services Supply Chain Risk

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).
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