This month marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic move Jaws, a Steven Spielberg thriller about a massive great white shark wreaking havoc by attacking swimmers in a fictional New England beach town. The famous tagline used to advertise the movie was: “You’ll never go in the water again.”
But for your MSP clients, staying out of the “water” isn’t an option. They have to operate in digital environments filled with lurking threats. And while the threats may not have fins, cyberattacks, compliance missteps, and misconfigured systems can be just as devastating. That’s where you come in—acting as lifeguards, shark cages, and early-warning systems to keep clients safe and secure.
The waters are always changing though. New tools, evolving threats, and shifting regulations mean you must constantly scan the horizon and stay sharp on the latest trends.
So grab some popcorn and read all about what’s been making waves in the channel this week!
Products & Solutions
Compliance Scorecard Upgrades Platform with Enhanced Training, Intelligence, and Automation
Compliance Scorecard, a compliance-as-a-service (CaaS) provider, announced new features for its platform. These include real-time metrics, streamlined audit readiness, and customizable client governance capabilities.
Here’s a rundown of what’s new:
- A unified security awareness training (SAT) dashboard and KPI tracking across Symbol Security, Huntress, CyberHoot, Phin, and others. Metrics tie directly to client policies, SOPs, and user adoption, with CIS Control 14 addressed through policy-backed, real-time insights.
- Built-in RACI (responsible, accountable, consulted, informed) modeling for assessment events, audit-aligned evidence fields (Examine, Interview, Test), and seamless connections between control objectives and the Risk Register.
- Unified policy templates for MSPs and clients, exportable adoption metrics, and customizable client email workflows for user invites, policy approvals and campaign tracking.
- Role-based access control with collapsible dashboards with persistent settings, and a mobile-optimized Trust Center and Knowledge Base for intuitive filtering and sorting.
“Our latest release reflects what MSPs have been asking for—less noise, more context, and real metrics that map directly to frameworks like CMMC, HIPAA, FTC Safeguards, and SOC 2,” said Tim Golden, founder and CEO of Compliance Scorecard, in a press statement. “It’s not just a checklist anymore. We’re helping MSPs prove compliance with confidence.”
Cavelo Launches Automated Configuration Management
Attack surface management technology provider Cavelo released its new Automated Configuration Management capability. Available as a standalone solution or integrated with Cavelo’s broader platform, the new feature enables MSSPs and MSPs to standardize secure baselines, detect drift, and support regulatory compliance.
Cavelo’s Automated Configuration Management allows MSSPs and MSPs to build and apply multiple baseline tiers—such as beginner, intermediate, and advanced—tailored to client maturity levels. As customers evolve, MSSPs and MSPs can elevate them to more advanced policies.
This approach also enables providers to enforce security hygiene consistently across diverse environments, while still accommodating individual client needs.
Other features include purpose-built compliance baselines and reports, low-impact remediation capabilities, and multitenancy.
“Configuration management doesn’t have to be complex or chaotic,” said James Mignacca, CEO at Cavelo, in a press statement. “Our new capability gives MSSPs and MSPs an easy, powerful way to maintain security standards, support compliance goals, and simplify day-to-day configuration management—whether they manage five clients or five hundred.”
Cavelo’s Automated Configuration Management is available now.
For more on Cavelo, see our conversation with Channel Chief Larry Meador: Cavelo Putting the ‘Meat and Potatoes’ into Its MSP Partnerships
CyberArk Introduces MSP Hub and MSP-Optimized Partner Program
Identity security vendor CyberArk announced CyberArk MSP Hub, a SaaS-based management console for MSPs with multitenant management capabilities and centralized visibility into their CyberArk customer environments. MSP Hub is an evolution of the company’s MSP Console, which it announced last year. Through the Hub, MSPs can offer customers converged identity security services that span privileged access management (PAM), identity governance and administration (IGA), and identity and access management (IAM).
CyberArk previewed MSP Hub during partner day at this year’s Impact conference in Boston.
The company also launched a new MSP-optimized partner program that will feature dedicated SKUs and discount tiering.
“CyberArk is committed to empowering MSP partners with tools that drive value and operational excellence, making it easy to adopt the full extent of our platform and helping them grow their identity security practices,” said Eduarda Camacho, COO at CyberArk, in a press statement.
Distribution & Cloud Marketplaces
Timus Networks Joins Pax8 Marketplace, Launches Shared Gateways
At Pax8 Beyond earlier this week, Timus Networks announced that they were joining the Pax8 Marketplace. CEO Pinar Ormeci said this move was highly requested by their MSP partners. When asked what she is most excited about, she said, “the reach. Pax8 is a great marketplace, and they have a lot of MSPs globally. By utilizing [their marketplace], we hope to expand our reach more within Australia, New Zealand, and Europe.”
The project will begin in June; Ormeci hopes to be live in the Marketplace before Q4.
Other news from the vendor is a new, more accessible option for MSP clients with smaller budgets. “Up until now, we offered private, dedicated gateways as part of our solution,” says Ormeci. “We’re going to start offering shared gateways for our partners with smaller clients.”
The shared gateways will be available next month for Timus partners.
Partnerships & Integrations
OnPage Integrates with HaloPSA and HaloITSM to Speed Ticket Resolution
OnPage, an incident alert and secure messaging vendor for healthcare organizations, is integrating its Critical Alert Management platform with HaloPSA and HaloITSM.
With the integration, high-priority tickets generated in HaloPSA and HaloITSM are instantly converted into OnPage alerts that bypass the recipient’s silent switch and do not disturb settings. The alerts persist until acknowledged. With the newly introduced “Gentle High Priority Alerts” feature, these critical notifications can now begin with a softer, customizable tone for a user-defined number of repetitions. If the alert remains unacknowledged, it progressively escalates to the standard high-priority tone.
In addition, OnPage’s on-call scheduler ensures that critical alerts triggered in HaloPSA and HaloITSM get routed to the right engineer. The routing is based on real-time availability, escalation policies, and defined roles. Teams manage their on-call schedules directly in OnPage, which is accessible via both mobile and web apps, making it easy to update shifts, swap roles, or review coverage in real time. This ensures continuous 24/7 alerting without service gaps.
If a HaloPSA and HaloITSM alert goes unacknowledged, OnPage’s intelligent escalation policies automatically route it to the next available team member.
Alerts generated in HaloPSA and HaloITSM are instantly delivered via push notifications, SMS, email and voice calls, ensuring that team members are reachable across their preferred communication method.
Ticket updates such as acknowledgments and resolutions made in OnPage are seamlessly synchronized back to the original ticket in HaloPSA or HaloITSM, maintaining data consistency across platforms.
Finally, organizations can monitor incident progress in real time and leverage post-incident reports to identify actionable trends, improve workflows, and enhance overall response performance.
The integration is now available to all OnPage and HaloPSA/Halo ITSM users.
M&A – MSPs
MSP Owners Group Launches with Its First Two Acquisitions
Channel veteran Juan Fernandez, most recently channel chief at SuperOps, launched MSP Owners Group and acquired its first two MSPs, Chicago-based ProdigyTeks and Houston, Texas-based Cool Technology Group. Paco Lebron, founder and CEO of ProdigyTeks, has been named CEO of MSP Owners Group. Christopher Cool, president and CEO of Cool Technology Group, will head up the financing and leasing arm of the new collective.
According to its website, MSP Owners Group features a majority-stake model that retains founder involvement and offers equity rollover; access to centralized operations, infrastructure, AI-powered automation, security, finance/funding, and business-operations-as-a-service models; peer-led groups; and tailored pathways for retirement, reinvention, or reinvestment.
Evergreen Acquires Australian MSP, Marking Its 100th Acquisition
Private equity firm Evergreen, a family of managed IT services and software partners, acquired REDD, an Australia-based MSP founded in 2016. Headquartered in Brisbane, REDD will continue to operate independently under Lyra Technology Group, Evergreen’s portfolio of managed IT services providers.
REDD marks Evergreen’s 100th MSP acquisition. It’s also a key investment in the company’s growing presence in the ANZ region.
“REDD has always been built on a commitment to exceptional service, strong relationships, and a culture that puts people first. That doesn’t change,” said CEO Brad Ferris, in a press statement. “What excites us about joining Evergreen and Lyra is the opportunity to stay true to who we are while being bolstered by a global network of like-minded businesses. This partnership enhances our ability to deliver for our clients, share best practices, and tap into a deep pool of expertise—all while preserving the team, culture, and values that make REDD unique.”
“When we started this company seven years ago, we hoped to replicate the Berkshire Hathaway model and build the best home for MSPs,” said Ramsey Sahyoun, co-founder and M&A partner at Evergreen. “I’m proud that we’ve stayed committed to that vision, to our decentralized operating model, and to our permanent hold strategy. It’s been a rewarding journey, and we are grateful for the MSP business owners that have trusted us with their companies.”
Nexus IT Secures $60M Investment to Accelerate Acquisition Strategy
Nexus IT, a national managed services and cybersecurity provider, in partnership with Diatonic Healthcare, announced a $60 million capital commitment from Metropolitan Partners Group. The investment will accelerate Nexus IT’s nationwide growth strategy, fueling its acquisition of culturally aligned MSPs that share its vision of exceptional client service and operational excellence—specifically in highly regulated industries such as healthcare, finance, and legal.
Nexus IT is scaling its M&A efforts through a founder-led, mission-aligned approach focused on long-term value creation, cultural fit, and client-centric innovation, while preserving the leadership integrity and cultural DNA of the companies it acquires.
Richard Lin, managing director at Metropolitan Partners Group remarked in a press statement: “We are excited to partner with Earl [Foote, founder and CEO] and his team at Nexus to grow a market leading MSP. Nexus has created a scalable platform for multiple acquisitions, and we are impressed with the company’s focus on purposeful growth and track record of success. It is exactly the type of founder owned and operated business that Metropolitan seeks to fund.”
M&A – Vendors
Securonix Acquires ThreatQuotient
SIEM provider Securonix acquired threat intelligence platform ThreatQuotient. This combination will create a comprehensive, modular, and fully integrated AI-driven platform for threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR), leveraging advanced analytics and insights across both internal and external threats.
“Security teams are drowning in noise and struggling to keep up with evolving threats,” said Kash Shaikh, CEO and president of Securonix, in a press statement. “This acquisition brings together Securonix’s Agentic AI-driven Platform with ThreatQuotient’s deep threat intelligence to deliver clarity, speed, and automated workflows to our customers, reducing false positives by up to 90%. Together, we’re building the modern SOC platform—proactive, intelligent, and built for what’s next.”
Financing
Meter Raises $170 million in Series C Funding Round
Meter, a provider of internet infrastructure solutions, has raised $170 million in a Series C funding round.
The company built its networking infrastructure from the ground up: hardware, firmware, software, deployment operations, and support. It’s a single, integrated solution that scales from branch offices, warehouses, and large campuses to data centers.
Meter says it will use the capital to scale product development, deployment operations, and support.
The funding round was led by Hemant Taneja at General Catalyst, with new and existing investors such as Baillie Gifford, Lachy Groom, J.P. Morgan, Microsoft, Sequoia Capital, Tishman Speyer, WndrCo, and 53 Stations.
For more about Meter, see our conversation with co-founder Anil Varanasi: Meter’s New Product Aims to Simplify Network Management for MSPs.
Staff writer Sarah Jordan contributed reporting to this roundup.