The Mac renaissance and the PC resurgenceIt’s tech earnings season, and let’s talk about Apple’s. A monster quarter for them, and while... By: Dave Sobel/January 31, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter
Tensions in Ukraine are bubbling over into significant cyber issuesThe standoff with Ukraine is causing several security-related ripples. First, the Department of Homeland Security has... By: Dave Sobel/January 27, 2022/Newsletter, Security
The tipping point – the majority of workers are now hybridMore bold statements about returning to work, this time from data collected by Atomik Research and... By: Dave Sobel/January 26, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter
Hacker chatter points to positive developmentsBit of good news in the security space — ransomware attacks dropped 37% in December, per... By: Dave Sobel/January 25, 2022/Newsletter, Security
New ransomware and MSP focused bill passes in PennsylvaniaIn Pennsylvania, the Senate has passed Senate Bill 726, which prohibits state and local governments from... By: Dave Sobel/January 24, 2022/Newsletter, Regulation
The IRS is rolling out facial recognitionStarting this summer, users with an IRS.gov account will no longer be able to log in... By: Dave Sobel/January 21, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Regulation
The PPP program gets measuredThe National Bureau of Economic Research has dug into where the Paycheck Protection Program money went. ... By: Dave Sobel/January 20, 2022/Newsletter, Regulation
New marketplace data points to consultingMicrosoft has rolled out a series of new laptops with OEM partners. Windows 11 SE is... By: Dave Sobel/January 20, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter
Russia arrests REvil hackers related to Colonial PipelineRussian authorities say they have dismantled the ransomware group REvil and charged eight members. In cooperation... By: Dave Sobel/January 18, 2022/Newsletter, Security
A novel approach to ransomware recoveryThe Executive Order intended to boost the federal government’s cyber defenses continues to show action. NIST has... By: Dave Sobel/January 13, 2022/Newsletter, Security
A new bug-bounty program for SMBs and MSPsHuntress Labs has announced the donation of $100,000 to the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure, which... By: Dave Sobel/January 12, 2022/Newsletter, Security
A tall tale in a press releaseYesterday, Kaseya put out a press release to announce their 25% growth in 2021. The press... By: Dave Sobel/January 11, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter
Europol to delete data and the trend it revealsOn Friday, I reported on Germany considering entirely doing away with data retention. More out of... By: Dave Sobel/January 10, 2022/Newsletter, Regulation
FTC says Log4J can result in legal consequencesSome research The Record caught and highlighted. In a paper titled “An Empirical Assessment of Endpoint... By: Dave Sobel/January 7, 2022/Newsletter, Security
Research into what SMBs care about.. is it security, or something else?Cisco and the National Small Business Association released their 2021 US Small Business Recovery and Technology... By: Dave Sobel/January 5, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter
Positive correlations when IT and business collaboratePWC with a new report showing positive correlations when IT and business professionals put their collective... By: Dave Sobel/January 4, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter
The Q4 Diversity Report from The Business of TechThe Business of Tech’s 2021 Q4 Diversity Report. Tracking 301 Companies resulting in 3014 individuals. 86.18%... By: Dave Sobel/December 22, 2021/Diversity, Newsletter
Forrester tells the Fed how it did on customer experienceLast week I covered the EO from the White House around customer experience. It turns out... By: Dave Sobel/December 21, 2021/Business Strategy, Newsletter
A coming decrease in revenue and increase in cost for 2022The NPD Group has released its latest forecast for the US B2B Technology channel. They’re predicting... By: Dave Sobel/December 20, 2021/Newsletter, Product & Company Updates
The Internet Associations’ demiseThis one is from Politico. Quoting directly. The Internet Association, once branded as Silicon Valley’s most... By: Dave Sobel/December 16, 2021/Newsletter, Regulation