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Escalating: AI-powered attacks becoming mainstream
Trending: Shadow AI breaches rise 20%
Progress: AI governance frameworks are standardizing
🔴 ACTIVE THREATS
BadSuccessor Kerberos Zero-Day Under Active Research
What happened — Microsoft patched CVE-2025-53779, a critical Windows Kerberos vulnerability enabling privilege escalation to a domain administrator through delegated Managed Service Account exploitation. A proof-of-concept tool, SharpSuccessor, is now publicly available.
Why it matters — Any authenticated attacker with minimal OU permissions can achieve full AD domain compromise. Even a single Windows Server 2025 domain controller places the entire domain at risk.
MSP Take — Clients running Windows Server 2025 face immediate domain takeover risk. The exploit path requires only “Create Child” rights—far more common in practice than Microsoft suggests.
Action (≤48h) — Audit all Windows Server 2025 deployments, restrict dMSA creation to domain admins, and implement monitoring for new dMSA objects.
🟡 MIDWEEK UPDATES
Shadow AI Drives 20% of Global Data Breaches.
What happened —IBM's 2025 Cost of Data Breach Report shows shadow AI incidents now account for 20% of breaches globally, adding $670K to average breach costs versus sanctioned AI use.
Why it matters — 97% of AI-breached organizations lacked proper access controls. Shadow AI extends dwell times and increases data exposure.
MSP Take — Clients using unauthorized AI tools without oversight create liability risks and higher breach costs. Governance gaps directly threaten compliance.
Action (≤48h) — Run shadow AI discovery assessments, formalize AI governance policies, and monitor for unsanctioned tool usage.
White House AI Action Plan Reshapes MSP Strategy
What happened — The Trump Administration unveiled America’s AI Action Plan, emphasizing deregulation, infrastructure investment, and AI-first federal adoption. The plan mandates “ideological neutrality” in federal AI.
Why it matters — Federal funding streams for AI infrastructure and workforce development will accelerate adoption. Export controls may reshape international MSP operations.
MSP Take — AI-focused MSPs can capitalize on federal incentives and client compliance demand. International service providers must prepare for new export restrictions.
Action (≤48h) — Review state-level funding eligibility, align client AI programs with compliance requirements, and assess export exposure.
AI-Enhanced RMM Solutions Drive MSP 3.0 Evolution
What happened — Acronis RMM earned the CRN Tech Innovator Award for AI-powered automation, including anomaly detection, AI-assisted scripting, and robotic process automation.
Why it matters — Traditional RMM tools are rapidly becoming obsolete. AI-native platforms deliver unified security and automation, creating a widening competitive gap.
MSP Take — MSPs without AI-driven RMM capabilities risk losing clients to providers offering predictive maintenance and self-healing systems.
Action (≤48h) — Evaluate current RMM stack, benchmark AI capabilities, and build a roadmap toward AI-enhanced MSP operations.
QUICK HITS
Google’s Big Sleep AI discovered 20 new vulnerabilities in FFmpeg and ImageMagick (TechCrunch).
MSP industry revenue projected at $595B in 2025 with 13% YoY growth, led by APAC at 15% (Coro).
Microsoft patched 107 vulnerabilities in August, including critical Azure OpenAI and graphics flaws (The Hacker News).
Midweek Focus: MSPs must audit shadow AI usage across client environments and prioritize Windows Server 2025 BadSuccessor remediation. The convergence of unmanaged AI adoption and critical infrastructure vulnerabilities creates unprecedented risk requiring immediate action.
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