CompTIA Volley

Carolyn and Seth give a preview of CompTIA's upcoming research report on cybersecurity. Companies are showing signs that their security is improving, but there still may need to be a cultural shift at many firms towards treating cybersecurity as an ongoing operational concern. Especially for small businesses, the formation of a dedicated cybersecurity team--whether that is internal or external--is key to properly securing assets in a digital business environment.

The new cybersecurity research report will be available on comptia.org in September.

Fresh off a great ChannelCon event, Carolyn and Seth discuss the naming that is used in the technology industry. The early days of the industry that were marked by physical distribution led to names that don't always apply in a far more complex ecosystem, and using broader terms or thinking about the problem from the bottom up can lead to environments that are more applicable to a broad range of technology firms.

Carolyn and Seth welcome back Nancy Hammervik, CompTIA's EVP of Industry Relations, to discuss the upcoming issue of CompTIA World. This issue focuses on Tech for Good, featuring examples of technology companies contributing to some of the major issues that society is facing. There are workforce implications, as new technology replaces some jobs but creates opportunities to manage the solutions in an ethical way. Nancy also talks about CompTIA's member of the year, Angel Pineiro, and his passion around enabling a new and diverse tech workforce. The new issue of CompTIA World will be available at ChannelCon and will go online at www.comptia.org the week of August 4.

Carolyn and Seth welcome John Tippett, VP of Product at Datto Networking, to talk about some of the main themes that emerged at this year's DattoCon event. John talks about the increased investment activity taking place in the MSP space, the need for MSPs to improve their cybersecurity approach, and the importance of networking as emerging technologies continue to hit the market.