The Pentagon throws in the towel on JEDIThe Pentagon has cancelled JEDI. “With the shifting technology environment, it has become clear that the... By: Dave Sobel/July 7, 2021/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Product & Company Updates
Tools provider Kaseya attackedThe biggest news of the IT services world over the weekend is the supply chain attack... By: Dave Sobel/July 6, 2021/Newsletter, Security
Opposing research from ConnectWise and JumpCloud to understand.. and why you care.SonicWall says they detected 226.3 million attempted ransomware attacks between January and May 2021, which is... By: Dave Sobel/June 25, 2021/Newsletter, Security
Cyber insurance dominates the security segment, and what you need to knowMore security news. Microsoft is warning about a series of attacks that use SEO poisoning to... By: Dave Sobel/June 17, 2021/Newsletter, Security
Congress’s moves are becoming clear while New York takes a step forward and one backLooks like that cyber incident reporting bill is coming – Senator Mark Warner previewed the bill... By: Dave Sobel/June 14, 2021/Newsletter, Regulation
Let’s talk about “123 style passwords”… in the Senate.I probably need a clever security section name. Colonial Pipeline’s CEO took the stand at a... By: Dave Sobel/June 9, 2021/Newsletter, Security
What happened over the weekend in ransomware?Monday morning clearly means a Monday cleanup… The Justice Department has created a task force for... By: Dave Sobel/June 7, 2021/Newsletter, Security
The Supreme Court makes a big change to computer fraudThis one was worthy of its own story. The Supreme Court has narrowed down the 1986... By: Dave Sobel/June 3, 2021/Newsletter, Regulation
The hackers are back — USAID hit by the same group, with fallout across the governmentThe hackers who hit SolarWinds are back. This time, the Nobelium group has targeted about 3000... By: Dave Sobel/June 1, 2021/Newsletter, Security
Colonial Pipeline: the flaw known before, the new regulation, the lawsuit, and the trendLet’s start by highlighting a piece over on the MIT Technology Review. Here’s your summary –... By: Dave Sobel/May 26, 2021/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Regulation, Security
Broadband, disclosures, and the third anniversary of GDPRIn the US, Sen Ron Wyden is calling for Treasury to expand the investment from the... By: Dave Sobel/May 25, 2021/Newsletter, Regulation, Security
Reviewing the financials of security choicesIn today’s security news, let’s look at some of the finances. Updating on payouts – CNA... By: Dave Sobel/May 24, 2021/Newsletter, Regulation, Security
The data on around diversity that shows the opportunityWomen represent 31% of IT employees, according to Gartner data. Black workers make up 7.9% of computing... By: Dave Sobel/May 21, 2021/Diversity, Newsletter
A weekend full of ransomware activityRansomware continues to be the tech headlines – let’s get a recap of what’s happened in... By: Dave Sobel/May 17, 2021/Newsletter, Security
The FTC says right to repair is the way to goSome Right to repair news – the Federal Trade Commissions has released a report that confirms... By: Dave Sobel/May 14, 2021/Newsletter, Regulation
What the UK’s cyber experts are saying, and why everyone should care.Let’s turn our attention across the pond to our friends in the UK. The government is... By: Dave Sobel/May 13, 2021/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Security
Ransomware consequences: fuel shortages, police data breach, and no more ransom paymentsSeveral states have declared a state of emergency after the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline due to... By: Dave Sobel/May 12, 2021/Newsletter, Regulation, Security
Google: 2FA will be pushed, because it worksGoogle is about to push two-factor authentication further. The company is now prompting users to enroll... By: Dave Sobel/May 10, 2021/Newsletter, Security
Open source ransomware to comeThe Babuk ransomware gang, which has only been in existence for a few months, have already... By: Dave Sobel/May 4, 2021/Newsletter, Security
Asking WHY to go back is the real valueListeners to the Business of Tech know I’m really interested in the return to the office.... By: Dave Sobel/May 3, 2021/Newsletter