Episode 121

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29th Jan 2023

[121] Application Security: What MSPs and MSSPs Should Know for Success

In this episode, Richard talks to Michael George, CEO of Invicti Security. They’re an accurate automated application security testing platform that scales like no other solution.

Michael tells Richard about his past experience of leading Continuum, and what the buyout and merger process was like. He also explains what led him to found Invicti, and how the business helps MSPs. 

They talk about the importance of a positive company culture and how Michael and the Invicti team build and nurture theirs. Michael also explains the organisation’s relationship with the wider cybersecurity company and how it fits in to the MSP market.

Richard asks Michael why he thinks that application security testing is so important in modern cybersecurity, the practicalities of solution consolidation in cybersecurity, and how Invicti helps MSPs manage risk in a scalable way.

They also look at the good and the bad when it comes to private equity funding for MSP vendors and how to spot red flags, what’s next for Invicti and what’s next for Michael – including mountain climbing.

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TubbTalk: The Podcast for Managed Service Providers
Putting Managed Service Providers back in control!
Richard Tubb has been a leader and keynote speaker in the MSP community for the last two decades. At the helm of media company and MSP advisory business Tubblog, Richard loves to showcase tech companies disrupting the industry, as well as shining a light on new tools you might not be aware of.

His long-running and successful interview-style show, TubbTalk, features fireside style chats with the CEOs and CTOs of these businesses, to dig deep into how they got started in the industry, what inspired them to start something new and what their advice would be to anyone who wants to do the same.

But it's not all tech focused! As a former MSP owner himself, Richard knows that there are many facets to being a business owner, which is why his guests reflect that too.

Previous topics include mental health, sales, marketing, business growth, productivity, customer service and more. Wondering why you should listen? Well, as one fan put it: "It's like eavesdropping on a conversation between two friends, who are sharing their knowledge and wisdom with each other. You learn while you're being entertained."

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Richard Tubb is one of the best-known experts within the global IT Managed Service Provider (MSP) community. He launched and sold his own MSP business before creating a leading MSP media and consultancy practice. Richard helps IT business owner’s take back control by freeing up their time and building a business that can run without them. He’s the author of the book “The IT Business Owner’s Survival Guide” and writer of the award-winning blog www.tubblog.co.uk