Why are we so bad with zero days?New research from Maddie Stone, a security researcher at Google. Its far to easy for hackers... By: Dave Sobel/February 4, 2021/Newsletter, Security
Tax laws cause upcoming issues for remote workNext up today, remote work. Growing concerns about the tax liabilities from work-from-home. Tax laws aren’t... By: Dave Sobel/January 27, 2021/Newsletter, Regulation
Is Cloud Management the new MSP Toolkit?Is Cloud Management the new MSP Toolkit? A discussion with Jeff Nevins, cofounder of Simeon Cloud,... By: Dave Sobel/January 25, 2021/Newsletter
A rioter planned to sell Speaker Pelosi’s laptop to the RussiansThe FBI has filed an affidavit charging one of the capitol rioters with unlawful entry to... By: Dave Sobel/January 20, 2021/Newsletter, Security
Parler wasn’t hacked as much as they didn’t close the doorI talked about Parler being scraped for data yesterday. Today, here’s the details of how. Per... By: Dave Sobel/January 13, 2021/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Security
SolarWinds releases a detailed timelineObligatory Tuesday SolarWinds update – I will be batching these up until a threshold of size... By: Dave Sobel/January 12, 2021/Newsletter, Security
The Business of Tech’s Dave Sobel’s 2021 Tech Services and MSP PredictionsFour Predictions related to the MSP and Technology services space: 00:00 How will 2021 look for... By: Dave Sobel/January 1, 2021/Newsletter
Lessons from others actions surrounding the SolarWinds hackLocal coverage of the SolarWinds hack has started as journalists indicate if the bigger story impacts... By: Dave Sobel/December 23, 2020/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Security
Big picture lessons emerge from the SolarWinds Hack, and they might not be obviousSome more updates on the SolarWinds breach – the US government via the FBI and CISA... By: Dave Sobel/December 17, 2020/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Security
EU and US moves on Big TechLet’s start with regulation today, which will set the stage for the day. The EU has... By: Dave Sobel/December 16, 2020/Newsletter, Regulation
The Business of Tech: Q4 2020 Diversity ReportBack in September, I released data around the diversity of leadership teams in the IT industry,... By: Dave Sobel/December 14, 2020/Diversity, Newsletter
MSP’s are number one… and it’s not in a good wayNew data from Cisco Umbrella in their modern cybersecurity landscape report. A major headline – managed... By: Dave Sobel/December 11, 2020/Newsletter, Security
Computer Crime Law reaches the Supreme CourtLet’s catch up on the oral arguments heard this week by the Supreme Court, which are... By: Dave Sobel/December 3, 2020/Newsletter, Regulation
State and local job markets, and how to leverage the dataThe new edition of the Milken Institute’s State and Technology index has been released, and ranks... By: Dave Sobel/November 19, 2020/Newsletter
Which industries are most susceptible to ransomware?New data from Datto in their Global State of the Channel Ransomware Report. SMBs aren’t the... By: Dave Sobel/November 16, 2020/Newsletter, Security
2020 US Election: Laws and changes tech services companies care about2020’s US Election was charged and engaged. But politics is about governance, and there are significant... By: Dave Sobel/November 16, 2020/Newsletter
Microsoft is coming for Zoom: with goalsWhile on video chat, Business Insider has given insights into the way Microsoft is pushing to... By: Dave Sobel/November 10, 2020/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Product & Company Updates
Microsoft & Google’s Play: Solution Provider Insights on the new platformsI was asked by a Patreon about my thinking on Google’s recent re-branding of G Suite... By: Dave Sobel/November 9, 2020/Newsletter
Financial earnings season for ransomware operatorsIt’s financial earnings season for tech… and that appears to include ransomware operators, as the REvil... By: Dave Sobel/November 2, 2020/Newsletter, Regulation, Security
What a K Shaped Recovery Means for Tech Services CompaniesLet’s talk about the recovery. Here’s the question I was asked. “What does a K shaped... By: Dave Sobel/November 2, 2020/Newsletter