Highlights from the ConnectWise IT Nation Secure Event 2024

This event recap highlights key sessions from the ConnectWise IT Nation Secure conference, including Theresa Payton’s insights on AI-enabled cyber threats (password cracking, region-specific phishing, voice cloning) and supply chain risks, discussions on human-centric security and social engineering, practical guidance on implementing CIS controls for MSPs, fostering a strong security culture, and an anecdotal recount of managing the 2021 Kaseya VSA ransomware incident. The piece emphasizes governance, third-party validation of AI training data, reducing victim-blaming to improve reporting, and proactive measures to strengthen cybersecurity across MSPs and MSSPs.