Category: News

Feb 14, 2023

Safety Net Recognized as Industry Leader

We’re proud to announce that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Safety Net to its Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list as an industry leader in the Pioneer 250 category for 2023. CRN’s annual MSP 500 list identifies service providers in North America who are driving a new wave of growth and […]

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Jun 23, 2022

Safety Net Named to Prestigious 2022 MSP 501 List

We are honored to share some great news!  Safety Net has been named as one of the world’s premier managed service providers (MSPs) in the prestigious 2022 Channel Futures MSP 501 rankings. Safety Net has been selected as one of the technology industry’s top-performing providers of managed services by the editors of Channel Futures. For […]

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Feb 14, 2022

Safety Net Named as a Top MSP for SMB IT Support

2022 MSP 500 – Pioneer 250 Safety Net, a Managed Service Provider in Farmington Hills and Traverse City, Michigan has been named by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, to its 2022 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Pioneer 250 category, making them a top MSP for SMB.  The Pioneer 250 category […]

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Jun 21, 2021

Safety Net Among Top Detroit-Area B2B IT Service Providers!

Safety Net Announced as a 2021 Local Excellence Award Winner by UpCity! For more than a decade, UpCity’s mission has been—and continues to be—to help businesses find B2B service providers they can trust. The UpCity Recommendability Rating was developed to determine a service provider’s credibility and recommendability, giving UpCity the confidence to recommend them to […]

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May 25, 2021

7 Ways to Protect Against Spoofing

What is Spoofing? According to the FCC, “Spoofing is when a caller deliberately falsifies the information transmitted to your caller ID display to disguise their identity.”  Scammers use spoofing to make it appear as though a call is coming from a local number, or a company or agency that you recognize and trust.  If you […]

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Feb 17, 2021

Safety Net Named to MSP 500 for Security Expertise

2021 MSP 500 – Security 100 Safety Net, a Managed Service Provider in Farmington Hills and Traverse City, Michigan has been named by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, to its 2021 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Security 100 category. The list, released annually, recognizes the leading North American solution providers that […]

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Jan 12, 2021

Ubiquiti Compromised – Change your Password

Ubiquiti, a well-known vendor of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, said it recently became aware of “unauthorized access to certain of our information technology systems hosted by a third party cloud provider.”  Common Ubiquiti products used in business environments include UniFi wireless access points. As of this morning, they were not aware of any databases […]

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Apr 13, 2020

To Zoom or Not to Zoom?

Wondering if you should be using Zoom, since it’s been in the news? Here’s the word from our security engineers as of right now. If you can’t feasibly switch to a business-grade platform like Microsoft Teams, GoToMeeting or Cisco Webex, we recommend taking the following steps to help make Zoom more secure. Make sure your […]

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Feb 07, 2020

Coronavirus Phishing Attacks – They’re Contagious!

“The global threat of the coronavirus has everyone’s attention, and the cybercriminals are already taking advantage of it. The bad guys are using the coronavirus as clickbait so they can spread malware and steal your personal information. They’ve crafted their phishing emails to look like they’re coming from health officials such as doctors or national […]

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Jan 23, 2020

Text Scams: Be Aware and Protect Yourself

As if you weren’t already bombarded by junk email and annoying calls about your vehicle’s warranty expiring, now we’re seeing text scams. Text Scams in the News A recently reported text scam has started to hit large companies like FedEx.  You may receive a text message that says “Hello <insert name, or generic term>, your […]

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