Adrian Johnson
TLDR: ThreatCaptain, a cybersecurity training company, aims to help managed service providers (MSPs) bridge the knowledge gap between cybersecurity teams and C-suite executives. It offers a customized learning training program that focuses on cybersecurity as a business risk rather than just a cost center. Through a six-week engagement program, ThreatCaptain assesses a business’s policies, procedures, and continuity plan, highlighting areas for improvement and offering immediate implementation through the MSP’s services. The company recently launched its RedPill Partner Program, which provides MSPs and managed security service providers (MSSPs) with tools to strengthen their security services and effectively communicate the importance of cybersecurity to clients’ executives. ThreatCaptain’s aim is to help MSPs become trusted advisors in cybersecurity and educate end users on the topic.
ThreatCaptain addresses the misconception among executive leadership that cybersecurity is solely a cost center rather than a business risk. The company believes that leadership teams need to improve their understanding of cybersecurity and that security and IT teams should learn to speak executive language. Through its RedPill Partner Program, ThreatCaptain provides cost analysis of potential breaches, helps MSPs educate their clients on the importance of cybersecurity, and offers sales and marketing support. The company also pays MSPs a commission for every roundtable sign-up.
In terms of education, ThreatCaptain believes that cybersecurity can be boring and difficult to understand for many people. Therefore, the company aims to make cybersecurity training fun, engaging, and memorable. Additionally, ThreatCaptain emphasizes the importance of company culture and purpose, and highlights the value of learning on the go and being open to vulnerability.
MSPs should partner with ThreatCaptain if they want to be seen as trusted advisors in cybersecurity, align their customers’ leadership and security teams, and provide unique services that set them apart from competitors.
