Nick Ross On Cloud Capsule (EP 1023)
I sit down with Nick Ross from Cloud Capsule to talk about how he’s helping MSPs automate Microsoft 365 security, compliance, and remediation at scale. We dig into his journey from Pax8 and the T-Minus 365 YouTube channel to building a platform that turns painful tenant assessments into fast, repeatable, evidence-driven security workflows.
Nick Ross joins me live from Pax8 Beyond in Salt Lake City to walk through how Cloud Capsule is changing the way MSPs handle Microsoft 365 security and compliance. We get into the pain of running traditional assessments, chasing Secure Score, and trying to map CIS and other frameworks across hundreds or even thousands of tenants without burning out your team or living in PowerShell all day. Nick explains how Cloud Capsule was born from those real MSP struggles, and how they’re now scanning tenants in about a minute and turning that data into practical guidance MSPs can actually act on.
We also talk about Cloud Capsule’s new remediation capabilities, how they’re avoiding the “one-click chaos” trap, and why they’re focusing on proactive security instead of just reacting to alerts. Nick breaks down their capsule concept for bundling policies by client type, their support for frameworks like CIS, UK Cyber Essentials, Essential 8, and SMB 1001, and how MSPs can use the platform to standardize security without ignoring the nuances and exceptions every client inevitably has. We wrap up with how his T-Minus 365 channel feeds awareness and leads, and why he’s doubling down on content for the MSP community.
=== Chapters
- 00:24 Cloud Capsule Debut
- 02:18 Building Microsoft 365 Security
- 04:29 Remediation Buttons Arrive
- 06:29 Standing Apart From Competitors
- 07:39 PAX8 Roots and Reunion
- 09:26 YouTube Growth Continues
- 11:48 MSPs First, Enterprises Too
- 14:16 Capsules for Client Groups
- 15:14 Closing Thoughts and Booth Invite
=== Guest: Nick Ross
- Company: Cloud Capsule: https://cloudcapsule.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-ross-77781a82/
=== Companies / Vendors / Products / Books
- Pax8: https://www.pax8.com
- T-Minus 365: https://t-365.com
- CIS (Center for Internet Security): https://www.cisecurity.org
- UK Cyber Essentials: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberessentials/overview
- Essential 8: https://www.cyber.gov.au/resources-business-and-government/essential-cyber-security/essential-eight
- Microsoft Secure Score: https://security.microsoft.com/securescore
- Microsoft Lighthouse: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/blog/microsoft-365-lighthouse
- CIPP: https://cipp.app
- Sourcepass: https://sourcepass.com
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Nick Ross is the CEO and co‑founder of CloudCapsule, an MSP‑focused security platform, and a three‑time Microsoft MVP known for his work around Microsoft 365 security and operationalizing CIS controls for service providers.
CloudCapsule is a security platform built specifically for MSPs that lets you assess Microsoft 365 tenants against CIS and other baselines, remediate at scale, and continuously prove outcomes to clients in a single workflow. It focuses on turning assessment data into repeatable security operations and reporting that MSPs can package and sell as managed security services.
