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In 10 minutes daily, The Business of Tech delivers the latest IT services and MSP-focused news and commentary. Curated to stories that matter with commentary answering 'Why Do We Care?', channel veteran Dave Sobel brings you up to speed and provides resources to go deeper. With insights and analysis, this focused podcast focuses on the knowledge you need to be effective, profitable, and relevant.
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Mar 10, 2020 • 5min
Tue March 10 2020: Google & Geofence Warrants, 2009 comeback, plus the update
Today Google data and geofence warrants https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/google-tracked-his-bike-ride-past-burglarized-home-made-him-n1151761 2009 making a comeback https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-poor-iot-security-is-allowing-this-ten-year-old-malware-to-make-a-comeback/#ftag=CAD-03-10abf5f AND The Nearly Daily COVID-19 update
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Mar 9, 2020 • 17min
Mon March 9 2020: An Interview with Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin
An extended episode of the Business of Tech: An interview with Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, who previously criticized MSPs for under delivering on security. The Secretary discusses his experiences with Managed Services Providers, his thoughts on the way they engage and communicate with their customers, their obligations on service delivery, and the legislation he is introducing to require registration in the state as an MSP or an MSSP.
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Mar 7, 2020 • 7min
Bonus: How Privacy Laws Affect Marketing
A conversation with Heather Margolis of Spark Your Channel and Channel Maven around how marketing laws can impact the delivery of content to solution providers.
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Mar 6, 2020 • 4min
Fri March 6 2020: Gender Pay Gap, Crowdstrike attack data, and COVID-19 updates
Today New data on the Gender Pay Gap in Tech https://www.channelfutures.com/business-models/next-to-no-salary-equality-for-women-in-tech Crowdstrike with insight on MSP attacks https://www.crowdstrike.com/resources/reports/2020-crowdstrike-global-threat-report/ AND COVID-19 updates https://www.ingrammicrocloud.com/press-releases/ingram-micro-cloud-postpones-cloud-summit-2020-early-2021/ https://tmt.knect365.com/channel-partners-conference-expo/staying-healthy-at-channel-partners-conference-expo https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2020/03/04/coronavirus-banks-homes-employee-trading-room-floors-screens/
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Mar 5, 2020 • 5min
Thur March 5 2020: SMB spend, two ideas for new services, and SETI@Home
Today SMBs plan to spend more on IoT than security https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/04/small-businesses-want-to-invest-more-in-iot-despite-cyberthreats.html https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-breaches-and-attacks/ransomware/payments-top-140-million-fbi-reports Two bits of information with two ideas for new services in your practice https://www.zdnet.com/article/browsers-to-block-access-to-https-sites-using-tls-1-0-and-1-1-starting-this-month/#ftag=CAD-03-10abf5f https://www.fastcompany.com/90471349/study-facebooks-fake-news-labels-have-a-fatal-flaw AND SETI@Home comes to an end https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/04/seti-home-stops-for-now/
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Mar 4, 2020 • 5min
Wed March 4 2020: Emerging tech, event changes, and news around COVID-19
One theme, but with over a dozen specific stories to report. Let’s catch you up on all of the tech news and implications of COVID-19 https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/3/21163553/google-io-2020-cancelled-coronavirus-tech-developer-conference https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/3/21163744/google-microsoft-free-access-coronavirus-google-hangouts-meet-teams https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/3/21163844/wechat-yy-censoring-coronavirus-keywords-citizen-lab https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-03/apple-restricts-employee-travel-to-italy-korea-on-coronavirus https://www.geekwire.com/2020/amazon-employee-seattle-tests-positive-coronavirus/ https://thenextweb.com/neural/2020/03/02/alibabas-new-ai-system-can-detect-coronavirus-in-seconds-with-96-accuracy/ https://venturebeat.com/2020/03/03/how-people-are-using-ai-to-detect-and-fight-the-coronavirus/ https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot
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Mar 3, 2020 • 5min
Tues March 3 2020: COVID-19, FAA, Apple, and Trust
Today COVID-19 updates The FAA moves on drones https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/new-faa-drone-rule-is-a-giant-middle-finger-to-aviation-hobbyists/ Apple did slow down those iphones https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/2/21161271/apple-settlement-500-million-throttling-batterygate-class-action-lawsuit AND Which big tech company do Americans trust most? https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/2/21161271/apple-settlement-500-million-throttling-batterygate-class-action-lawsuit
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Mar 2, 2020 • 6min
Mon Mar 2 2020: Sophos, Malware, and the new Patreon!
Today Thoma Bravo takes Sophos Private https://www.channele2e.com/investors/private-equity/thoma-bravo-completes-sophos-buyout/ https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/news/4011673/thoma-bravo-completes-sophos-takeover A deep dive into repurposing malware https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/02/why-write-your-own-mac-malware-when-you-can-rip-off-a-competitors-a-how-to/ AND Next steps for the podcast https://patreon.com/mspradio
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Feb 28, 2020 • 5min
Fri Feb 29 2020: Covid-19, Google and the First Amendment, and HackerOne Bug Bounties
Today Covid-19 impacts https://www.channele2e.com/business/enterprise/coronavirus-technology-econoomic-impact https://nationalhomeless.org/category/mortality/ Dr Drew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWY0oZV51VY https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/news/4011568/hp-postpones-global-partner-event https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/2/27/21156676/coronavirus-facebook-f8-canceled-major-tech-conferences-covid-19 Google wins on First Amendment challenge https://venturebeat.com/2020/02/27/google-defeats-conservative-groups-youtube-censorship-appeal/ https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/28/21157476/youtube-video-removal-appeal-takedown-community-guidelines-report AND HackerOne with bug bounty details https://www.zdnet.com/article/seven-hackers-have-now-made-a-million-dollars-each-from-bug-bounties-says-hackerone/
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Feb 27, 2020 • 6min
Thurs Feb 27 2020: Clearview AI hacked, a Shark Phished, and transportation lessons
Today Clearview AI hacked https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/2/26/21154606/clearview-ai-data-breach A high profile phishing scam to educate users https://amp.tmz.com/2020/02/26/barbara-corcoran-chinese-email-scam-assistant-shark-tank/ AND Two transportation tech updates https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/26/21142685/california-dmv-self-driving-car-disengagement-report-data https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/26/21154094/ebike-dutch-speed-limit-system-test-green-light-schiphol-s-pedelec-isa
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