It’s October, which means it’s also Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Throughout the month, the CompTIA Community will be releasing resources and thought leadership and sharing videos and podcasts—all focused on the cybersecurity topics that are most relevant to you, your technology business, and our industry. Here’s a look at what’s happening now and what’s to come. Check back throughout the month for updated information and new resources.
New! The Latest in Cybersecurity Trends from CompTIA Research
CompTIA’s just-released State of Cybersecurity 2025 research report states that while traditional market metrics paint a rosy picture for the future of cybersecurity, there remains a disconnect between planned investments and perceived results. In fact, across the six global regions surveyed in the study, only 25% of individuals feel that the overall direction of cybersecurity is improving dramatically, and only 22% would characterize their organization’s cybersecurity efforts as completely satisfactory.
Read the report.
Related content: State of Cybersecurity: Complexity Drives Need for Channel Help
New! CompTIA Community Cybersecurity Guidebook for MSPs: Best Practices for Protecting Clients
This new guidebook offers practical and actionable information to help you: Understand the current cybersecurity landscape, assess current cybersecurity measures of prospects, vet vendors with a proactive approach to minimize risk and handle customer objections regarding cybersecurity. Written by CompTIA Community members for MSP and solution provider members, the goal is to encourage sharing cybersecurity best practices with the community and the IT channel.
New! CompTIA Industry Education
MSPs seeking to elevate their cybersecurity credentials can turn to CompTIA industry education for help. Four video on-demand courses on cybersecurity opportunities that can help MSPs grow their businesses are available through the CompTIA Community Member Learning Portal. The courses are led by CompTIA Community members with extensive cybersecurity and MSP experience, and include:
Cybersecurity as a Line of Business discusses three common approaches (build, buy or partner) for building cybersecurity proficiency and how to solve cybersecurity business challenges.
Demonstrating Your Cybersecurity Value explains how MSPs can communicate cybersecurity expertise and efforts in ways that maximize stakeholder engagement and their position as a trusted consultant.
Partnering with an MSSP discusses options for partnering with a cybersecurity specialist; critical components to address before partnering; key factors to look for in a partner; and onboarding steps to follow for a successful partnership.
Selling Cybersecurity explores tactics to drive sales growth. It emphasizes the importance of educating clients on the necessity of enhanced cybersecurity measures, highlighting how aligning the interests of both parties can lead to mutual benefit and long-term success.
Access these courses on the CompTIA Community Member Learning Portal.
More from the CompTIA Community
- Make Cybersecurity a Priority in 2025
- The Importance of Realistic Tabletop Exercises
- Building Effective Tabletop Exercises
- America’s Cyber Defense Agency Wants to Partner with You
- The Ins and Outs of Defending Against Internal and External Threats: What MSPs Need to Know
- The Ransomware Report: New and Notable Changes in the Landscape
- Strengthening Cybersecurity Together: 10 Tips for MSPs, Clients and Vendors to Follow
- Boring But Necessary: Don’t Forget IT Security Basics
- Why You Should Never Use the Word Breach
- FBI Cybersecurity Tips for MSPs to Safeguard Against Emerging Threats
- 6 Cybersecurity Challenges Small Businesses Face
- No One Is a Cyber Expert: Why Info Sharing is Critical
- The CompTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark Is Helping MSPs Prove Their Cyber Prowess
News: NCRCG Welcomes CompTIA on Board as National Ambassador
Watch: The CompTIA Community ISAO
What’s the benefit of participating in the CompTIA Community Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO)? Watch and find out.
Register to attend the October ISAO Member Meetup! These sessions, hosted by the Cybersecurity Programs team, along with community volunteers, is driven by your questions and topics. It’s a unique opportunity to discuss current cybersecurity challenges, share insights and collaborate on solutions vital for our collective resilience. Register here.
Read: The CompTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark Is Helping MSPs Prove Their Cyber Prowess
Anyone can say that they’re a cybersecurity expert. The truth is many MSPs and other tech companies do just that—even when it’s anything but the truth. Read how the CompTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark is a valuable pathway for MSPs to follow to improve their cyber prowess, according to the first companies to earn the distinction. Read more.
Head over to LinkedIn to watch the Trustmark Month Take Action series. Every week this month the Cybersecurity Trustmark working group is hosting LinkedIn lives to help people get started. Mark your calendars and join us!
October 4: Assign Some Sucker as ISO
October 11: Bring Out Yer Dead ... Assets
October 16: Deep Dive on a Control
October 25: Just Who Actually Works Here?
Find the CompTIA Community Cybersecurity Programs Team at These October Events
October 4-5 │ CornConX │Davenport, IA
AI is Killing my Company Culture: Chris Johnson, senior director of cybersecurity, compliance programs, CompTIA
October 9 │ MSP Global │ Barcelona, Spain
CompTIA Overview: Wayne Selk, VP, cybersecurity programs & executive director, CompTIA Community ISAO
October 10 │ Empowering the MSP Community: MSP Seminar for Growth │ Denver, CO
Opening Keynote: Chris Johnson, senior director of cybersecurity, compliance programs, CompTIA
October 16 │ LogicON │ Columbus, OH
Mastering Modern Security Frameworks: Wayne Selk, VP, cybersecurity programs & executive director, CompTIA Community ISAO
October 17 │ Start Grow Manage Training Day │ White Plains, NY
Unlock the power of CISA's cybersecurity tools.
Don’t miss the CompTIA EMEA Member and Partner Conference, October 21-22 in London!
The dedicated cybersecurity track includes three Cybersecurity Trustmark workshops and sessions like: Threats Don’t Have Boundaries; The Power Trio: Data Classification, Access Control and AI; and Cybersecurity Isn’t Just About Technology: It’s About People. Register now.
October 24 │ Cybersecurity Interest Group Fall Meeting │ Virtual
October 25 │ What's New in CIS Controls V8.1? │ LinkedIn Live Stream
Chris Johnson, senior director, cybersecurity programs, CompTIA joins the MSP Cyber Roundtable to compare CIS V8 and V8.1 and discuss the state of the CompTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark.
October 29 │ The Official Cybersecurity Summit │ Boston, MA
Wayne Selk, VP, cybersecurity programs & executive director, CompTIA Community ISAO will moderate a panel titled: 2024 & The Biggest Threats to Your Business - How to Manage Your Attack Surface & Protect Against Ransomware, Artificial Intelligence, DDos Attacks & More!
Podcasts
MSP 1337: Educational sound bytes to help MSPs and their clients navigate cybersecurity.
All Things MSP: Cybersecurity: It's Not About the Tech with Wayne Selk
Telecom Reseller: CompTIA Offers Practical Cybersecurity Resources That MSPs Can Use
The Cyber Distortion Podcast: The Hitchhacker's Guide to the Cyberverse
Stay Tuned: There’s More to Come
We’ll be updating this post throughout the month with links to new content, resources, videos, and blog posts covering the cybersecurity topics that you need to know about.
Learn more about the CompTIA Community Cybersecurity Programs.
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