Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis

Three things to know today

• Insights from the AV integrator space

https://www.commercialintegrator.com/business_resources/operations/these-3-graphs-summarize-the-effect-2020-had-on-av-integrators/

• Deeper data on the broadband divide

https://gizmodo.com/report-70-of-americans-now-have-access-to-low-priced-1846104406?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

AND

• The new IoT Security law

https://iotbusinessnews.com/2021/01/22/39144-security-bill-will-create-new-security-standards-for-iot-devices-in-the-usa/

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/94123-iot-cybersecurity-improvement-act-signed-into-law

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Three things to know today

• Shutdowns or virus? The answer to which caused the slowdown.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/25/lockdowns-job-losses/

https://www.ciodive.com/news/gartner-worldwide-it-spend-2021/593846/

• How bad was 2020 for security?

https://www.channelfutures.com/mssp-insider/despite-drop-in-data-breaches-exposed-records-jump-in-2020

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-taunts-iobit-with-repeated-forum-hacks/

AND

• Is google pulling out of Australia?

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/22243468/google-threatens-to-remove-its-search-engine-from-australia-if-new-law-goes-into-effect

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/25/22243138/google-union-alphabet-workers-europe-announce-global-alliance

About Business of Tech: The daily MSP news and analysis podcast for managed service providers and IT services leaders. Host Dave Sobel covers AI for MSPs, MSP pricing and profitability, MSP M&A and private equity, vendor partner programs, MSP cybersecurity and liability, and MSP operations — and answers the question every story raises: Why do we care? Produced by MSP Radio.

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Three things to know today

•   Shutdowns or virus?  The answer to which caused the slowdown.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/25/lockdowns-job-losses/

https://www.ciodive.com/news/gartner-worldwide-it-spend-2021/593846/

• How bad was 2020 for security?

https://www.channelfutures.com/mssp-insider/despite-drop-in-data-breaches-exposed-records-jump-in-2020

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-taunts-iobit-with-repeated-forum-hacks/

AND

• Is google pulling out of Australia?

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/22243468/google-threatens-to-remove-its-search-engine-from-australia-if-new-law-goes-into-effect

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/25/22243138/google-union-alphabet-workers-europe-announce-global-alliance

Is Cloud Management the new MSP Toolkit? A discussion with Jeff Nevins, cofounder of Simeon Cloud, about the MSP toolkit, his vision of cloud management, the market gap, and other players in the space.

About Business of Tech: The daily MSP news and analysis podcast for managed service providers and IT services leaders. Host Dave Sobel covers AI for MSPs, MSP pricing and profitability, MSP M&A and private equity, vendor partner programs, MSP cybersecurity and liability, and MSP operations — and answers the question every story raises: Why do we care? Produced by MSP Radio.

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Is Cloud Management the new MSP Toolkit? A discussion with Jeff Nevins, cofounder of Simeon Cloud, about the MSP toolkit, his vision of cloud management, the market gap, and other players in the space.

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Three things to know today

• Service Leadership Data
• This Week in SolarWinds

https://www.zdnet.com/article/fourth-malware-strain-discovered-in-solarwinds-incident/#ftag=CAD-03-10abf5f

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/solarwinds-hackers-used-7-zip-code-to-hide-raindrop-cobalt-strike-loader/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/malwarebytes-said-it-was-hacked-by-the-same-group-who-breached-solarwinds/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malwarebytes-says-solarwinds-hackers-accessed-its-internal-emails/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-shares-how-solarwinds-hackers-evaded-detection/

https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/cloud-security/solarwinds-attack-opened-up-4-separate-paths-to-a-microsoft-365-cloud-breach/

https://www.channelfutures.com/mssp-insider/insured-losses-from-solarwinds-hack-mount-but-could-be-worse

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3603519/solarwinds-hack-is-quickly-reshaping-congress-s-cybersecurity-agenda.html

https://www.wired.com/story/solarwinds-hacker-methods-copycats/

AND

• FCC policy coming, and going

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/01/3mbps-uploads-still-fast-enough-for-us-homes-ajit-pai-says-in-final-report/

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-6ecd0c83-c5cb-45b2-8e04-c3d8a5085e20.html?chunk=2&utm_term=emshare#story2

About Business of Tech: The daily MSP news and analysis podcast for managed service providers and IT services leaders. Host Dave Sobel covers AI for MSPs, MSP pricing and profitability, MSP M&A and private equity, vendor partner programs, MSP cybersecurity and liability, and MSP operations — and answers the question every story raises: Why do we care? Produced by MSP Radio.

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Three things to know today

• Service Leadership Data
• This Week in SolarWinds

https://www.zdnet.com/article/fourth-malware-strain-discovered-in-solarwinds-incident/#ftag=CAD-03-10abf5f

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/solarwinds-hackers-used-7-zip-code-to-hide-raindrop-cobalt-strike-loader/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/malwarebytes-said-it-was-hacked-by-the-same-group-who-breached-solarwinds/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malwarebytes-says-solarwinds-hackers-accessed-its-internal-emails/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-shares-how-solarwinds-hackers-evaded-detection/

https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/cloud-security/solarwinds-attack-opened-up-4-separate-paths-to-a-microsoft-365-cloud-breach/

https://www.channelfutures.com/mssp-insider/insured-losses-from-solarwinds-hack-mount-but-could-be-worse

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3603519/solarwinds-hack-is-quickly-reshaping-congress-s-cybersecurity-agenda.html

https://www.wired.com/story/solarwinds-hacker-methods-copycats/

AND

• FCC policy coming, and going

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/01/3mbps-uploads-still-fast-enough-for-us-homes-ajit-pai-says-in-final-report/

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-6ecd0c83-c5cb-45b2-8e04-c3d8a5085e20.html?chunk=2&utm_term=emshare#story2

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Three things to know today

• new administration, new programs

https://www.commercialintegrator.com/business_resources/operations/biden-covid-19-relief-small-businesses/

https://www.channele2e.com/news/president-elect-joe-biden-small-business-priorities-technology-industry-reactions/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendpress&utm_campaign

• Microsoft’s direct program in more detail

https://www.thirdtier.net/2021/01/19/what-microsofts-new-auditing-initiative-means-for-partners/

AND

• The future of ransomware

https://channellife.co.nz/story/the-current-state-of-ransomware-and-its-future

https://www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/252495043/Canalys-Cyber-security-channel-set-for-further-growth

About Business of Tech: The daily MSP news and analysis podcast for managed service providers and IT services leaders. Host Dave Sobel covers AI for MSPs, MSP pricing and profitability, MSP M&A and private equity, vendor partner programs, MSP cybersecurity and liability, and MSP operations — and answers the question every story raises: Why do we care? Produced by MSP Radio.

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Three things to know today

• new administration, new programs

https://www.commercialintegrator.com/business_resources/operations/biden-covid-19-relief-small-businesses/

https://www.channele2e.com/news/president-elect-joe-biden-small-business-priorities-technology-industry-reactions/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendpress&utm_campaign

• Microsoft’s direct program in more detail

https://www.thirdtier.net/2021/01/19/what-microsofts-new-auditing-initiative-means-for-partners/

AND

• The future of ransomware

https://channellife.co.nz/story/the-current-state-of-ransomware-and-its-future

https://www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/252495043/Canalys-Cyber-security-channel-set-for-further-growth

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Four things to know today

• Auvik’s 2021 Network Field report

https://www.auvik.com/franklyit/blog/network-field-report-2021/

• A cybersecurity update from the riots

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/18/22237174/capitol-rioter-nancy-pelosi-laptop-russia-riley-june-williams

• The promise of wearables

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-symptoms-smart-watch/

AND

• Misinformation stats

https://thenextweb.com/politics/2021/01/18/report-trumps-twitter-ban-led-to-a-73-drop-in-election-fraud-misinformation/

About Business of Tech: The daily MSP news and analysis podcast for managed service providers and IT services leaders. Host Dave Sobel covers AI for MSPs, MSP pricing and profitability, MSP M&A and private equity, vendor partner programs, MSP cybersecurity and liability, and MSP operations — and answers the question every story raises: Why do we care? Produced by MSP Radio.

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