Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis

Three things to know today

• EU and US moves on Big Tech

https://www.protocol.com/companies-know-new-eu-rules#toggle-gdpr

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/14/ftc-orders-amazon-facebook-and-others-to-explain-how-they-use-personal-data.html

• More updates to SolarWinds Orion Hack

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-to-quarantine-solarwinds-apps-linked-to-recent-hack-starting-tomorrow/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-and-industry-partners-seize-key-domain-used-in-solarwinds-hack/#ftag=RSSbaffb68

https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2020/12/what-we-know-about-solarwinds-breach/170792/

https://www.crn.com/news/security/microsoft-s-role-in-solarwinds-breach-comes-under-scrutiny?itc=refresh

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/15/solarwinds-russia-breach-stock-trades/

AND

• Another vector for systems management hacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hpe-discloses-critical-zero-day-in-server-management-software/

https://www.geekwire.com/2020/new-wrinkle-package-theft-police-say-suspect-used-amazon-uniform-pass-delivery-driver/

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Three things to know today

• Continuing fallout from the SolarWinds hack

https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1739942/000162828020017451/swi-20201214.htm

https://www.itwire.com/security/backdoored-orion-binary-still-available-on-solarwinds-website.html

https://www.itwire.com/security/solarwinds-quietly-pulls-customer-page-after-news-of-global-attack.html

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/12/solarwinds-hackers-have-a-clever-way-to-bypass-multi-factor-authentication/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-fireeye-breached-after-solarwinds-supply-chain-attack/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/14/russia-hack-us-government/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/dhs-is-third-federal-agency-hacked-in-major-russian-cyberespionage-campaign/2020/12/14/41f8fc98-3e3c-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html

https://www.domaintools.com/resources/blog/unraveling-network-infrastructure-linked-to-the-solarwinds-hack

https://www.wired.com/story/russia-solarwinds-supply-chain-hack-commerce-treasury/

• What we can learn from gaming collaborations

https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/14/22174206/sony-microsoft-nintendo-safety-principles-online-gaming-shared-commitment

AND

• Windows on ARM gets one step closer

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-adds-64-bit-application-support-to-windows-10-on-arm/

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

• Continuing fallout from the SolarWinds hack

https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1739942/000162828020017451/swi-20201214.htm

https://www.itwire.com/security/backdoored-orion-binary-still-available-on-solarwinds-website.html

https://www.itwire.com/security/solarwinds-quietly-pulls-customer-page-after-news-of-global-attack.html

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/12/solarwinds-hackers-have-a-clever-way-to-bypass-multi-factor-authentication/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-fireeye-breached-after-solarwinds-supply-chain-attack/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/14/russia-hack-us-government/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/dhs-is-third-federal-agency-hacked-in-major-russian-cyberespionage-campaign/2020/12/14/41f8fc98-3e3c-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html

https://www.domaintools.com/resources/blog/unraveling-network-infrastructure-linked-to-the-solarwinds-hack

https://www.wired.com/story/russia-solarwinds-supply-chain-hack-commerce-treasury/

• What we can learn from gaming collaborations

https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/14/22174206/sony-microsoft-nintendo-safety-principles-online-gaming-shared-commitment

AND

• Windows on ARM gets one step closer

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-adds-64-bit-application-support-to-windows-10-on-arm/

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Two things to know today

• The Russian government backs a major hack of Treasury, Commerce and more via Solarwinds Orion products

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/russian-government-spies-are-behind-a-broad-hacking-campaign-that-has-breached-us-agencies-and-a-top-cyber-firm/2020/12/13/d5a53b88-3d7d-11eb-9453-fc36ba051781_story.html

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1338389130951061504.html

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6744112813758803968/

https://www.cisa.gov/news/2020/12/13/cisa-issues-emergency-directive-mitigate-compromise-solarwinds-orion-network

AND

• US Schools use terrorist finding tools on students

https://gizmodo.com/u-s-schools-are-buying-phone-hacking-tech-that-the-fbi-1845862393?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

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.

MSP Radio is supported by our partners:

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Two things to know today

•   The Russian government backs a major hack of Treasury, Commerce and more via Solarwinds Orion products

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/russian-government-spies-are-behind-a-broad-hacking-campaign-that-has-breached-us-agencies-and-a-top-cyber-firm/2020/12/13/d5a53b88-3d7d-11eb-9453-fc36ba051781_story.html

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1338389130951061504.html

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6744112813758803968/

https://www.cisa.gov/news/2020/12/13/cisa-issues-emergency-directive-mitigate-compromise-solarwinds-orion-network

AND

• US Schools use terrorist finding tools on students

https://gizmodo.com/u-s-schools-are-buying-phone-hacking-tech-that-the-fbi-1845862393?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

Back in September, I released data around the diversity of leadership teams in the IT industry, with a specific bent of those serving the IT Channel and SMB customers. I identified 100 companies that are known channel companies and looked at who they present to the world as their leaders on their webpages, and I began counting.

Since then, I’ve expanded the database to 300 companies. Let's discuss the results.

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.

MSP Radio is supported by our partners:

ABC Solutions · CometBackup · Firetail · HaloPSA · LogMeIn · Mailprotector · Pax8 · Rythmz · ScalePad · TimeZest · Transit AI

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Back in September, I released data around the diversity of leadership teams in the IT industry, with a specific bent of those serving the IT Channel and SMB customers. I identified 100 companies that are known channel companies and looked at who they present to the world as their leaders on their webpages, and I began counting.

Since then, I’ve expanded the database to 300 companies. Let's discuss the results.

Four things to know today

• MSPs now number one… and it’s not good news

https://umbrella.cisco.com/info/technical-paper-modern-security-landscape-scaling-threats-motion

• Inclusion couples with diversity

https://www.ciodive.com/news/diversity-inclusion-IT-advice-forbes/591917/

• The modern computing alliance is formed

https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/10/22167324/google-dell-intel-modern-computing-alliance-cloud-consortium?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

AND

• Adobe Flash updates for the last time

https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/9/22166160/adobe-last-flash-player-update-support-ending-december

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.

MSP Radio is supported by our partners:

ABC Solutions · CometBackup · Firetail · HaloPSA · LogMeIn · Mailprotector · Pax8 · Rythmz · ScalePad · TimeZest · Transit AI

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Four things to know today

•   MSPs now number one… and it’s not good news

https://umbrella.cisco.com/info/technical-paper-modern-security-landscape-scaling-threats-motion

• Inclusion couples with diversity

https://www.ciodive.com/news/diversity-inclusion-IT-advice-forbes/591917/

• The modern computing alliance is formed

https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/10/22167324/google-dell-intel-modern-computing-alliance-cloud-consortium?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

AND

• Adobe Flash updates for the last time

https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/9/22166160/adobe-last-flash-player-update-support-ending-december

Three things to know today

• Stormy clouds ahead with lessons in the mist

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/12/09/nws-data-limits-internet-bandwidth/

• Jobs ups and downs in two CompTIA reports

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/128-000-it-jobs-lost-in-november-6-details.html

https://www.comptia.org/blog/tech-towns-job-openings

AND

• Botnet flashbacks show up in Court

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/teen-who-shook-the-internet-in-2016-pleads-guilty-to-ddos-attacks/

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.

MSP Radio is supported by our partners:

ABC Solutions · CometBackup · Firetail · HaloPSA · LogMeIn · Mailprotector · Pax8 · Rythmz · ScalePad · TimeZest · Transit AI

Supporting the IT services community through insights, analysis, and transparency.

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