Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis

Today

• Imperva CEO steps down

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-breaches-and-attacks/imperva-ceo-resigns/

• China moving in on cryptocurrency

https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614639/chinas-leaders-have-embraced-blockchains-erm-minus-the-decentralized-bit

https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614314/china-is-about-to-launch-its-own-digital-currency-heres-what-we-know-so-far/

• Uber Money

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/28/uber-announces-deeper-push-into-financial-services-with-uber-money.html

AND

• The FCC’s latest move on Huawei

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech/us-regulator-to-bar-chinas-huawei-and-zte-from-government-subsidy-program-idUSKBN1X71Y8

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Today

•  DOD awards Microsoft their cloud business

https://www.channele2e.com/business/vertical-markets/microsoft-pentagon-jedi-cloud-contract

• Johannesburg hacked… again

https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614630/hackers-shut-down-johannesburgs-networks-once-again/

• Facebook curated news already under fire

https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/10/25/20931407/facebook-news-tab-newspapers-journalism

AND 

• The US nuclear arsenal finally doesn’t use floppies

Today

• DOD awards Microsoft their cloud business

https://www.channele2e.com/business/vertical-markets/microsoft-pentagon-jedi-cloud-contract

• Johannesburg hacked… again

https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614630/hackers-shut-down-johannesburgs-networks-once-again/

• Facebook curated news already under fire

https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/10/25/20931407/facebook-news-tab-newspapers-journalism

AND

• The US nuclear arsenal finally doesn’t use floppies

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Today

• Are Security Pros Unhappy?

https://www.darkreading.com/operations/40--of-security-pros-job-hunting-as-satisfaction-drops/d/d-id/1336169

• AI Bias in healthcare

https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614626/a-biased-medical-algorithm-favored-white-people-for-healthcare-programs/

• Microsoft growth

https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/channel-partner-insight/news/3083093/microsoft-triumphs-but-azure-growth-slows

• TikTok under scrutiny

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/24/tiktok-raises-national-security-concerns-congress-schumer-cotton-ask-federal-review/

AND

• RCS moves closer to reality

https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/24/20931202/us-carriers-rcs-cross-carrier-messaging-initiative-ccmi-att-tmobile-sprint-verizon

Today

• Are Security Pros Unhappy?

https://www.darkreading.com/operations/40--of-security-pros-job-hunting-as-satisfaction-drops/d/d-id/1336169

• AI Bias in healthcare

https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614626/a-biased-medical-algorithm-favored-white-people-for-healthcare-programs/

• Microsoft growth

https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/channel-partner-insight/news/3083093/microsoft-triumphs-but-azure-growth-slows

• TikTok under scrutiny

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/24/tiktok-raises-national-security-concerns-congress-schumer-cotton-ask-federal-review/

AND

• RCS moves closer to reality

https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/24/20931202/us-carriers-rcs-cross-carrier-messaging-initiative-ccmi-att-tmobile-sprint-verizon

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Today

• Google Claims Quantum Supremacy

• Facebook in Congress

 https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/10/23/20928859/libra-hearing-congress-mark-zuckerberg

• Computers reading your brain

 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/24/mind-reading-tech-private-companies-access-brains

AND

• IT maturity data for SMBs 

https://www.channelpronetwork.com/article/smbs-lack-it-operations-maturity

Today

• Google Claims Quantum Supremacy

• Facebook in Congress

https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/10/23/20928859/libra-hearing-congress-mark-zuckerberg

• Computers reading your brain

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/24/mind-reading-tech-private-companies-access-brains

AND

• IT maturity data for SMBs

https://www.channelpronetwork.com/article/smbs-lack-it-operations-maturity

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Today

•   FTC rules on stalkerware

https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614614/the-ftc-has-banned-a-company-from-selling-stalkerware-for-the-first-time/

• Edge computing as a risk

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/66-of-it-teams-view-edge-computing-as-a-threat-to-organizations/ 

• Video game addiction

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/magazine/can-you-really-be-addicted-to-video-games.html

AND

• Big Tech and government at the local level

https://www.axios.com/cities-not-congress-clip-big-tech-wings-55e7864a-6165-4425-bac5-2ebf5497a690.html

Today

• FTC rules on stalkerware

https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614614/the-ftc-has-banned-a-company-from-selling-stalkerware-for-the-first-time/

• Edge computing as a risk

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/66-of-it-teams-view-edge-computing-as-a-threat-to-organizations/

• Video game addiction

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/magazine/can-you-really-be-addicted-to-video-games.html

AND

• Big Tech and government at the local level

https://www.axios.com/cities-not-congress-clip-big-tech-wings-55e7864a-6165-4425-bac5-2ebf5497a690.html

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Today 

•   More Facebook feature changes

https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/21/20925204/facebook-2020-election-interference-prevention-tools-policy-false-misinformation

• Security data and an FBI warning

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-research/report-poor-password-security-plagues-businesses/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-warns-about-attacks-that-bypass-multi-factor-authentication-mfa/

• Google workers discuss a union

https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/10/21/20924697/google-unionization-switzerland-zurich-syndicom-zooglers

AND

• Firmware security from Microsoft

https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/21/microsoft-announces-secured-core-pcs-to-counter-firmware-attacks/