Forrester’s 2021 Data Privacy PredictionsForrester with their global data privacy predictions – four top ones. Legal action due to employee... By: Dave Sobel/October 29, 2020/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Security
Extortion-ware is now in the fieldPatients of a large psychotherapy clinic in Finland have been contacted individually by a blackmailer after... By: Dave Sobel/October 28, 2020/Newsletter, Security
Don’t Start an MSPThis came from a discussion with a consulting organization about “advice for immature MSPs”. And I... By: Dave Sobel/October 26, 2020/Newsletter
Security may be worse than we think for SMBsA new survey by Devolutions on the SMB cybersecurity market across a variety of industries, including IT,... By: Dave Sobel/October 21, 2020/Newsletter, Security
Channel is an overloaded term: Why the confusion mattersI recently spotted what I considered an odd hashtag on LinkedIn — #savethechannel The channel is... By: Dave Sobel/October 19, 2020/Newsletter
Is National 5G a thing?Let’s talk 5G – but this time, how about the idea of a government mandated 5G... By: Dave Sobel/October 14, 2020/Newsletter, Regulation
Paying Ransomware may break the law: A discussion of the implicationsThe US Treasury says that paying on ransomware may be illegal. Why? What does it mean?... By: Dave Sobel/October 12, 2020/Newsletter, Regulation
AT&T is discontinuing DSL service, with big implicationsAT&T is discontinuing its DSL service, just as a new report indicates that AT&T has only... By: Dave Sobel/October 7, 2020/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Regulation
The most ridiculous tech problems make the best examplesIn the UK, nearly 16,000 coronavirus cases were unreported by the government agency Public Health England. ... By: Dave Sobel/October 6, 2020/Newsletter, Security
The end of the American internet?Highlighting a piece by Benedict Evans, which declares the end of the American Internet. Here’s the... By: Dave Sobel/October 5, 2020/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Regulation
Datto: It’s wrong to hijack $MSP’s valueThis week, Datto filed for their IPO. They intend to go public, raise a bunch of... By: Dave Sobel/October 5, 2020/Newsletter
A warning from the US Treasury: Paying ransoms breaks the lawThe US Treasury is issuing guidance that “companies that facilitate ransomware payments to cyber actors on... By: Dave Sobel/October 2, 2020/Newsletter, Regulation, Security
Microsoft’s RMM should mean a shift in your strategy: Why do you care?This week, Microsoft announced their new RMM tool, Lighthouse. This comes on the heels of another... By: Dave Sobel/September 28, 2020/Newsletter
Boring cybersecurity training doesn’t work. So what does?Here’s a shocking headline – boring cybersecurity training doesn’t make for secure employees. Osterman Research conducted... By: Dave Sobel/September 25, 2020/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Security
Microsoft announces a RMM product: Microsoft 365 LighthouseIn another announcement coming from Microsoft Ignite, the company has announced Microsoft 365 Lighthouse, which is... By: Dave Sobel/September 23, 2020/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Product & Company Updates
Hackers are selling RMM accessBleepingComputer is reporting on further attention to the RMM space by hackers, with at least one... By: Dave Sobel/September 23, 2020/Newsletter, Product & Company Updates, Security
HP may be your next competitorHP has announced a subscription program for hardware and services for SMBs. Called HP Business Boost,... By: Dave Sobel/September 18, 2020/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Product & Company Updates
How to grow your customer base 10% – digital divide in broadbandA new Deutsche Bank report on the growing digital divide – showing a 10% lower level... By: Dave Sobel/September 14, 2020/Business Strategy, Diversity, Newsletter
IT Channel Leadership Diversity Report 2020We had a summer of reckoning around racial justice. In my interview with Todd Thibedeaux, he... By: Dave Sobel/September 14, 2020/Business Strategy, Diversity, Newsletter
Big Opportunities in Zero Trust SecurityI want to highlight an article in CIO Dive. Quote: The pandemic pushed 37% of organizations... By: Dave Sobel/September 10, 2020/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Security