Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

James McMillan explains how AI can help defenders spot anomalies faster, while also giving attackers new ways to scale their tactics.

Recorded at WatchGuard’s EMEA Partner Conference, in Dubrovnik, Croatia, this episode of 443 – Security Simplified features Peter Johnson from Schwartz GmbH for a conversation on how cybersecurity priorities are evolving across Europe. Peter discusses the increasing complexity organizations face when balancing security, compliance, and operational efficiency, along with the challenges of supporting customers and partners with varying levels of cybersecurity maturity.

MSPs are under pressure to deliver stronger security across a growing customer base without adding more tools or people. Despite this, many still rely on approaches that don’t scale, leading to gaps, alert overload, and missed opportunities to grow their security business. The goal of this 30-minute session is to help MSPs take a step back and assess how they’re delivering security today. We’ll walk them through the most common pressure points, help identify where their current approach is falling short, and guide them toward the next conversation based on what matters most to their business.

In this episode of The 443, Marc Laliberte and Corey Nachreiner speak with James McMillan, CTO of Redinet Limited, about what it really takes for MSPs to help customers stay ready, responsive, and secure. From AI’s role in security operations to the human trust behind every strong customer relationship, this conversation goes beyond tools and into what resilience actually looks like in practice.

Marc Laliberte and Corey Nachreiner recorded a special episode from WatchGuard’s EMEA Partner Conference in Dubrovnik, Croatia, featuring James McMillan, CTO of Redinet Limited. They discussed the evolving cybersecurity landscape for MSPs and businesses across Europe. James shares insights from his journey in IT and cybersecurity, the growing challenges organizations face as threats become more sophisticated, and why cyber resilience requires more than just technology.

This week on the podcast, we discuss a recent warning from the FBI about hacking leading to stolen shipments. Before that, we cover the Vercel software supply chain incident before discussing the Vect Ransomware-as-a-service turned accidental wiper.