CISA 2015 Reauthorized Through 2026; CIRCIA Mandates Expose Voluntary Sharing FailureThe Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 has been reauthorized, extending its provisions through September 30,... By: Dave Sobel/February 12, 2026/Regulation, Security
Microsoft Announces Signed-App-Only Mode for Windows 11; Phased Rollout PlannedIn a recent report, Vectra AI reveals that while organizations receive fewer security alerts—averaging 2,992 per... By: Dave Sobel/February 10, 2026/Regulation, Security
Federal Agencies Ordered to Eliminate End-of-Life Devices Over Cyber ThreatsThe United States and China have opted out of a joint declaration concerning the use of... By: Dave Sobel/February 6, 2026/Regulation, Security
IT Glue Founder Launches AI Documentation Platform Lexful for MSPs at Right of BoomLaunched at Right of Boom, Lexful has released an AI-native IT documentation platform specifically designed for... By: Dave Sobel/February 4, 2026/Product & Company Updates, Regulation
EPA Ruling Lets Farmers Repair Equipment, Pressures Tech Right-to-Repair LawsThe Environmental Protection Agency has issued new guidance affirming farmers’ right to repair their equipment, which... By: Dave Sobel/February 3, 2026/Regulation
France’s Platform Ban and South Korea’s AI Law Show Regulation Catching Up to TechnologyI want to lead with what may be quiet, unnoticed stories. France is set to discontinue... By: Dave Sobel/January 29, 2026/Regulation
Why AI ROI Is Elusive: Model Drift, Personal Data Use, and Workflow LiabilitiesAnthropic’s disclosure of model drift within its Claude AI system highlights growing risks surrounding governance and... By: Dave Sobel/January 23, 2026/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy, Regulation
AI Exposes the Real Divide: Governance Failures vs. Effective Oversight in Government SystemsThe Trump administration has acknowledged that some members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency may... By: Dave Sobel/January 23, 2026/Regulation
PC Rebounds, AI Surges, MSPs Expand, Guardz & Rae, OpenAI FocusesPC spending has seen a significant rebound, with Gartner reporting a 9.3% rise in worldwide PC... By: Dave Sobel/January 21, 2026/Business Strategy, Product & Company Updates, Regulation
Guardz’s Rob Rae Advisory Appointment Raises Transparency and Governance Questions for MSPsGuardz has announced the appointment of Rob Rae as a strategic advisor to enhance its cybersecurity... By: Dave Sobel/January 21, 2026/Regulation
AI for MSPs: Google and OpenAI’s New Tools Raise Trust and Liability ConcernsGoogle has introduced an AI-powered inbox view for Gmail, designed to enhance user experience by transforming... By: Dave Sobel/January 8, 2026/Product & Company Updates, Regulation
From Data Centers to Regulation, AI Expansion Encounters Political and Community LimitsThis is not a politics podcast. It’s important to acknowledge that if you do compliance work,... By: Dave Sobel/January 8, 2026/Regulation
AI, Privacy, and Liability Converge as States Fill the Regulatory Vacuum Left by WashingtonIn 2026, several new technology laws will come into effect across various states in the U.S.,... By: Dave Sobel/January 8, 2026/Regulation
Ransomware Shifts to Hypervisors as AI Risk, Regulation, and Vendor Accountability CollideRansomware payments may be falling, but attackers are not retreating—they are shifting their focus upstream to... By: Dave Sobel/December 17, 2025/Product & Company Updates, Regulation
State Attorneys General Warn OpenAI, Microsoft, and Apple on AI Child Safety as Federal IT Modernization Funding StallsDozens of state attorneys general from across the United States have issued a warning letter to... By: Dave Sobel/December 17, 2025/Regulation
AI for MSPs: Navigating Governance, Quality Control, and New Procurement GuidelinesAnalyst firm Forrester has projected that AI-native cloud solutions could generate $20 billion in revenue by... By: Dave Sobel/December 16, 2025/Artificial Intelligence, Product & Company Updates, Regulation
OMB Uses Procurement Power to Set Federal Standards for Truthful, Unbiased AI ToolsThe Office of Management and Budget has set new procurement guidelines for federal agencies purchasing artificial... By: Dave Sobel/December 16, 2025/Regulation
MSP Cybersecurity Risks: OpenAI’s Warning on AI Models and Zero-Day ExploitsOpenAI has released GPT 5.2, a new model that reportedly outperforms industry professionals across 44 occupations... By: Dave Sobel/December 12, 2025/Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates, Regulation
Trump Pushes AI Deregulation While Unions and Agencies Enforce Accountability, Exposing a Growing Governance GapPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the federal government to sue states that... By: Dave Sobel/December 12, 2025/Regulation
AI Transparency Regulations Impacting MSPs: German Court Ruling on OpenAI Training DataA German court has ruled that OpenAI’s training of its GPT-4 and GPT-4.0 models involved copyright... By: Dave Sobel/November 26, 2025/Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates, Regulation