The content team at MSP 501 Newsletter tracks stories of interest to the managed services provider community. Anyone selling managed services or partnering with MSPs will want to stay abreast of these developing stories or catch up on ones they have missed. We are tracking—with the help of ChatGPT along with AI tools our parent Informa has developed—a roundup based on story traffic, mentions, impressions, reposts, social media engagement. All links are current as of Aug. 4, 2025.

Ransomware Group Could Leak Stolen Ingram Micro Data

The fallout from last month’s ransomware attack on Ingram Micro continues: the threat actor group behind it reportedly is threatening to release 3.5 terabytes of data that belong to the company. The Register reports that the SafePay ransomware group posted Ingram Micro to its leak blog on July 29, saying it intends to release 3.5 TB of company data on August 1. Read the stories on Channel Futures and The Register.

Why CISOs Should Bet on Startups in Today’s Cybersecurity Market

Factors such as global economic instability, resulting in declining investment opportunities, make the cybersecurity market more challenging for new players to break into. Still, this Infosecurity Magazine story argues, CISOs should strongly consider what startups have to offer to fill gaps in their security stack and stay ahead of new threats before it’s too late. Read it on Infosecurity Magazine.

Cynomi Rolls out Partner Program for MSPs, MSSPs

Cynomi, a virtual chief information security officer (vCISO) platform provider for MSP and MSSPs, launched its Elevate partner program with a tiered structure that lets partners gain access to increasingly valuable resources and benefits as they grow. Read it on Channel Futures.

10 Things You May Have Missed at ChannelCon 2025

If you missed ChannelCon, or attended but couldn’t get to every session, this GTIA blog will catch you up on the biggest news from the show. Approximately 1,300 IT service providers (ITSPs), MSPs, vendors, distributors and other members of the tech industry connected and collaborated at the conference. Read the blog on the GTIA site.

Pax8, ScalePad: Don’t Jump Blindly Into AI Adoption

A ChannelCon panel of vendor channel leaders spoke of the benefits and pitfalls of AI and how best to deal with cybersecurity threats. Read it on Channel Futures.

GRC-as-a-Service from MSSP Velaspan Aims to Help Customers with Compliance, Security

A new Governance, Risk and Compliance-as-a-Service (GRCaaS) offering from MSSP Velaspan can help businesses tackle compliance and governance tasks even if they lack in-house expertise. Read it on ChannelE2E.

Huntress Adds Searchable Audit Logs

During their recent Product Lab event led by CEO Kyle Hanslovan and CTO Chris Bisnett, Huntress announced searchable audit logs. While audit logs have always been recorded in the background, partners can now access and search them using ESQL-type queries. Read about it on MSP Success.

LevelBlue Completes Acquisition of Aon's Stroz Friedberg

LevelBlue, a major cloud‑native MDR and security service provider, closed its acquisition of Aon’s Stroz Friedberg and Elysium Digital consulting practices. This expands LevelBlue’s incident response and advisory footprint, with AI‑fed threat detection capabilities across global enterprise and legal sectors. It’s a strategic play underscoring consolidation trends and service diversification in the MSP/MSSP space. Read it on Stock Titan.

Barracuda‑Vanson Bourne Report: MSPs as Mid‑Market Security Partners

A global study of 2,000 IT/security leaders shows 85% of mid‑market firms (1,000–2,000 employees) now rely on MSPs for cybersecurity, compared to 61% of smaller businesses. Nearly half expect 24/7 security coverage, and 92% are willing to pay more for enhanced service tiers. Read it on IT Pro.

ConnectWise Releases 2025 MSP Threat Report

ConnectWise has published its 2025 MSP Threat Report, providing insights into the cybersecurity landscape throughout 2024 and offering actionable intelligence for MSPs to better protect their SMB clients. Download the report from ConnectWise.