MSP Cyber Roundtable

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102

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May 2026

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EN-US

About the show

Join Matthew Fisch of FortMesa on the MSP Roundtable with a special guest every week and learn how MSPs can sell profitable cyber programs using compliance and how to convey value during the sales process through storytelling with pictures, diagrams and analogies. In addition, we review a new control every week (NIST, CIS, HIPAA and more).

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May 19, 202657 min

E103. Control AI Agent Costs with the L1-L3 Staffing Model

Join Matthew Fisch of FortMesa on the MSP Cyber Roundtable, along with special guests, Matthew Warner and Zoe Lindsey from Blumira, as they discuss how most organizations take a model-first approach to AI, leading to costly systems handling routine work. This session introduces a tiered LLM strategy—using lightweight models for high-volume tasks like triage and summarization, and reserving larger models for escalation—to optimize cost, performance, and scalability.

May 14, 202653 min

E102. Boost Co-Managed Security by Sharing Best Practices Across Teams

Join Matthew Fisch of FortMesa on the MSP Cyber Roundtable, along with special guests, Kyle Bove from Josys and Frank Raimondi from Nodeware, as they discuss how MSPs and IT teams can strengthen co-managed security through aligned workflows, shared monitoring, and clear communication—reducing risk and improving compliance.

May 13, 202649 min

E101. Security Awareness Training Without the Eye Rolls

Join Matthew Fisch of FortMesa on the MSP Cyber Roundtable, along with special guest, Mary Signorelli from Phin Security, as they discuss how to break through user fatigue, eliminate training apathy, and finally win the security awareness battle.

May 5, 202654 min

E100. Why Tabletop Exercises Make MSPs Indispensable to Their Clients

Join Matthew Fisch of FortMesa on the MSP Cyber Roundtable, along with special guest, Ryan Spelman from K Logix as they share how tabletop exercises help MSPs uncover real risk, strengthen client trust, and clearly demonstrate their value before an incident happens.

December 17, 202559 min

E99. GTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark v2 Practical Guidance

Join Matthew Fisch of FortMesa on the MSP Cyber Roundtable, along with special guest, Chris Johnson from GTIA as they discuss what’s new in GTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark v2 and how to use prompts and maturity milestones to achieve GTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark assurance.

November 12, 202557 min

E98. Prospecting: It’s Hard Because It’s Simple

Join Matthew Fisch of FortMesa on the MSP Cyber Roundtable, along with special guest, Mike Bakaic from Iceberg Cyber as they discuss net-new customer acquisition through outbound prospecting.

November 7, 202559 min

E97. Unexpected Labor Impacts of AI

Join Matthew Fisch of FortMesa on the MSP Cyber Roundtable, along with special guest, Martin White from TechIDManager joins the roundtable to discuss how AI is disrupting labor markets today, what this means for IT and cyber engineering roles, and what’s coming next.

November 6, 20251 hr 2 min

E96. Proactive Tools and Practices in the Cyber Compliance Cycle

Join Matthew Fisch of FortMesa on the MSP Cyber Roundtable, along with special guests, Frank Raimondi from Nodeware, Christopher Marquez from Ironscales, and Tish Williams from TokenRing, as they discuss the compliance lifecycle and how proactive tools and practices prepare you to face it.

November 5, 20251 hr 1 min

E94. Unlocking Hidden Revenue in Client Accounts

Join Matthew Fisch of FortMesa on the MSP Cyber Roundtable, along with special guests, Joe Rojas and Jeff Loehr from Start Grow Manage as they share practical strategies for uncovering overlooked opportunities, building trust through security conversations, and creating scalable systems for growth.

November 4, 202554 min

E93. Penetration Testing Part 2: Data & Business Applications

Join Matthew Fisch of FortMesa on the MSP Cyber Roundtable, along with special guest, Dinesh Mehn from DigitoWork as they discuss penetration testing on data and business applications, revealing how to spot and fix vulnerabilities before attackers exploit them.