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Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis

MSP Radio, Dave Sobel, Managed Service Provider (MSP) Industry Analyst · en · 2018 episodes

Vendors are rewriting the rules on MSPs faster than anyone can track — pricing, partner programs, liability, and now AI. Business of Tech is the daily MSP news briefing that tells you what changed and what it means for your business. Every weekday, channel veteran Dave Sobel picks the MSP and IT services news that actually moves your margins, contracts, and risk, and answers the one question that matters: Why do we care? No vendor cheerleading and no press-release rewrites — independent…

Episodes

Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Mon Feb 10 2020: Security in IoT, Extortion, and bug bounties
Today Data on Shadow I O T, not just Shadow IT https://www.zdnet.com/article/shadow-it-and-now-shadow-iot-challenge-technology-leaders/#ftag=CAD-03-10abf5f…
Feb 10, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Fri Feb 7 2020: Malware & The Right To Repair
Today Two stories about malware, but why do we care about more of the same? https://www.lawsitesblog.com/2020/02/ransomware-attacks-hit-three-law-firms-in-last-…
Feb 7, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Thur Feb 6 2020: Data Privacy Sector, Iowa, ClearViewAI, and Microsoft Gaming
Today The new data privacy sector https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/can-privacy-be-big-business-wave-startups-thinks-so-n1128626 A tech breakdown of what…
Feb 6, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Wed Feb 5 2020: Diving into an MSP for sale on the dark web, and Microsoft expands AI For Good
Today A deep dive into an MSP breached and being sold on the dark web https://blog.huntresslabs.com/adversary-exposed-how-one-criminal-attempted-to-sell-an-msp-…
Feb 5, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Tues Feb 4 2020: Security roundup & Microsoft Teams went down
Today Security: The UN, an industry is targeted, top 10 patches, and coronavirus phishing https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/29/un-2019-cyberattack-report/…
Feb 4, 2020·4m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Mon Feb 3 2020: Louisiana slams MSPs, and cloud market data on the SMB Segment
Today Louisiana’s Secretary of State has choice words for colleagues about Managed Services Providers…
Feb 3, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Bonus Sun Feb 2 2020: Average Ransomware Payment & The UK on copyright laws from the EU
This bonus episode is the second half of the livestream from Thursday with two more stories. Today, The Average Ransomeware Payment, and insight into why it’s…
Feb 2, 2020·3m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Bonus Sat Feb 1 2020: State Level Cybersecurity Coordinators & an Apple Lawsuit
This bonus episode is the first half of the livestream from Thursday with two more stories for you to enjoy. Today, State level coordinators for cybersecurity…
Feb 1, 2020·4m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Fri Jan 31 2020: Amazon & Apple earnings, Avast and XNorAI change direction
Today Amazon and Apple earnings provide more direction https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/30/aws-earnings-q4-2019.html…
Jan 31, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Thurs Jan 30 2020: DOJ v Robocalls, Microsoft Earnings, and MIDI 2.0
Today DOJ takes on Robocalls https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/01/doj-sues-us-telecom-providers-for-connecting-indian-robocall-scammers/ Microsoft…
Jan 30, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Wed Jan 29 2020: Google's Bug Program & Avast revealed to mine data
Today Google’s bug bounty program, and what we can learn about a company on security…
Jan 29, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Tues Jan 28 2020: AI beats humans to the flu, a lawsuit with lessons, and restaurants that don't deliver.. or do they?
Today AI beats humans in a very helpful way https://www.wired.com/story/ai-epidemiologist-wuhan-public-health-warnings/ A lawsuit with key lessons for…
Jan 28, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Mon Jan 27 2020: SOC effectiveness, moderator PTSD, and esports changing
Today New Data on SOC effectiveness https://www.channelfutures.com/mssp-insider/soc-management-gets-poor-marks-with-42-of-mssps-completely-ineffective Content…
Jan 27, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Bonus: How Security Researchers report Vulnerabilities
https://www.hackerone.com/disclosure-guidelines About Business of Tech: The daily MSP news and analysis podcast for managed service providers and IT services…
Jan 25, 2020·12m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Fri Jan 24 2020: The IRS vs Big Tech, and a zero-day vulnerability for Solarwinds MSP
Today Investigations of tech companies and taxes https://www.propublica.org/article/the-irs-decided-to-get-tough-against-microsoft-microsoft-got-tougher…
Jan 24, 2020·6m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Thurs Jan 23 2020: JEDI Battle Update, Privacy Controls, and two approaches to breaches: Cisco & Connectwise
Today Amazon’s next move in the battle over JEDI https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/23/amazon-asks-for-pause-on-microsoft-jedi-cloud-contract.html…
Jan 23, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Wed Jan 22 2020: Apple changes on encryption, and Bezos hacked
Today Apple was considering encrypted backups, and backed off… https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusive/exclusive-apple-dropped-plan-for-en…
Jan 22, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Tues Jan 21 2020: All the news around AI regulation, and new GDPR data
Today A roundup of Google, IBM, Microsoft and the EU talking AI https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-pushes-sensible-ideas-for-how-to-regulate-ai-11579521003…
Jan 21, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Mon Jan 20 2020: Digital privacy concerns around AI, cameras, and twitter
Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day for those in the US. With that in mind, here’s a digital rights and privacy themed episode… An expose on AI, a PSA on a new…
Jan 20, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Fri Jan 17 2020: Baltimore wants to regulate ransomware & Apple's new AR move
Today Baltimore wants to pass a new law regulating ransomware – the why matters…
Jan 17, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Thurs Jan 16 2020: Edge, Tactics in Cybersecurity, and 5G legislation
Today Microsoft’s new Edge is out. Why do we care? Cybersecurity roundup, today with tactics…
Jan 16, 2020·6m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Wed Jan 15 2020: Patch alert from an unlikely source, and Tech goes to the Supreme Court
Today A different Windows Patch from an unlikely source https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-fixes-windows-crypto-bug-reported-by-the-nsa/ AND Tech goes to…
Jan 15, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Tues Jan 14 2020: Microsoft news with market insight and PC shipment numbers to review
Today Several datapoints from Satya Nadella around Microsoft https://www.businessinsider.com/satya-nadella-microsoft-aws-jedi-hybrid-cloud-2020-1…
Jan 14, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Mon Jan 13 2020: Cybersecurity lessons & breakups and buyouts
Today Cybersecurity incidents that bring lessons to the services space https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/12/princeton-study-sim-swap/…
Jan 13, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Fri Jan 10 2020: Utilities under cyberattack and CES trends discussed
Today Cybersecurity threats in the energy sector are very real, and Las Vegas is attacked…
Jan 10, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Thurs Jan 9 2020: Regulation, Bifurcation, Social Media, and Strategy
Today Regulation and Bifurcation https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/08/government-led-internet-shutdowns-cost-8-billion-in-2019-study-says.html…
Jan 9, 2020·6m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Wed Jan 8 2020: Two Fed Moves, Two Court Cases, and One Voice Assistant
Today The Fed makes moves in cybersecurity tools and AI https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-news/hacking-tools-export-laws/…
Jan 8, 2020·6m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Tues Jan 7 2020: Cloud Infrastructure growth, CES & Privacy, and Quantum Computing
Today Cloud computing over takes data centers https://www.crn.com/news/data-center/cloud-infrastructure-services-surpasses-data-center-spending-in-2019?itc=refr…
Jan 7, 2020·6m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Mon Jan 6 2020: Cybersecurity threats and data management
Today A roundup of the cybersecurity landscape as DHS issues warnings about threats from Iran…
Jan 6, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Fri Jan 3 2020: Amazon & Google vs employees, Microsoft scores a win, and CES trends
Today Amazon and Google versus employees https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/01/02/amazon-threatens-fire-outspoken-employee-critics-its-environmental…
Jan 3, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Thurs Jan 02 2020: SMB data, US Military bans, and Google Health
Today Lenovo with some insight into SMB work experience https://news.lenovo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Lenovo-Forrester-SMB-EX-2019-Whitepaper.pdf…
Jan 2, 2020·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Tues Dec 31 2019: APT10, Pokemon Go, and California Privacy
Today APT10 hit harder than we thought https://www.channele2e.com/news/cloud-hopper-attacks-vs-msps/ Pokemon Go gives insight into AR…
Dec 31, 2019·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Mon Dec 30 2019: Breaches, Apple Security, & Cyber Disclosures
Today Breaches, breaches, and more breaches. https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-breaches-and-attacks/compliance/patients-sue-after-ransomware-attacks/…
Dec 30, 2019·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Fri Dec 27 2019: Microsoft insights, Exoskeletons reveal, and 5G predictions
Today, three things we didn’t want to miss. Insight from Microsoft’s shareholder meeting…
Dec 27, 2019·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Tues Dec 24 2019: A TikTok Ban, Apple and Opensource, and Cats gets patched
Today TikTok banned by the Navy https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/19/india-gets-more-aggressive-with-internet-shutdowns-to-curb-protests/…
Dec 24, 2019·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Mon Dec 23 2019: Smartphone tracking, Facebook, and Ring
Today The Smartphone tracking industry https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/19/opinion/location-tracking-cell-phone.html Two Facebook stories…
Dec 23, 2019·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Fri Dec 20 2019: Smart Homes, Facebook, Google Cloud, and Wawa
Today Hope for Smart Home integration https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/12/amazon-apple-google-and-the-zigbee-alliance-to-develop-connectivity-standard/…
Dec 20, 2019·5m
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Thurs Dec 19 2019: EU Rulings in the sharing economy, Google under more fire, and Data Science Staffing
Today Airbnb and Uber have different outcomes around regulation https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50851419…
Dec 19, 2019·5m