MSP

Definitions

1. Short for managed service provider, a company that operates or supports IT functions such as infrastructure, endpoints, backups, or help desk services for customers. In security contexts, MSPs matter both as service partners and as third parties that may hold broad access into client environments.

   In plain English: A company that manages IT services for other organizations.

   Example: "The review examined the MSP's remote admin privileges because compromise of one provider account could affect many customers."

Related Terms

• Cyber Incident
• First Responder
• Incident Coordination
• Incident Tracking
• Infrastructure Monitoring
• IT Asset Management
• IT Risk
• ITSM
• Managed Security