Daily Tech News Show

Google revises its policy on forcing free tier Google Workspace to transition to a paid tier. Rob brings the heat on Sonos vs Google decision and a potential Sonos vs Amazon dustup. Apple Q1 financial results are in and we examine the success Apple+.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Rob DeMillo, Roger Chang, Joe.

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The Q Commerce Continuum – DTNS 4200 starts at 14:31

Q-commerce is taking off, especially in India, but now that it’s obtained a snappy nickname, it’s worth looking at again. Bloomberg’s sources say “in the coming months” small businesses will be able to use iPhones to accept payments, without requiring extra hardware.” And the United States Office of Management and Budget sent a memo to federal agencies calling for new security strategies including moving to a zero-trust model.

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What's the HotNet - GDI 4200

So what is the HotNet? Cold is a relative term. How is the weather around you? Walking the dog on ice is not an easy trick. Do you want to go shopping with Sarah? Roger is heart adjacent. Does Justin live in a different timeline? How many voices do you listen to each day? Is it twenty twenty too? We might get a Cleveland DTNS episode.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.

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Q-commerce is taking off, especially in India, but now that it’s obtained a snappy nickname, it’s worth looking at again. Bloomberg’s sources say “in the coming months” small businesses will be able to use iPhones to accept payments, without requiring extra hardware.” And the United States Office of Management and Budget sent a memo to federal agencies calling for new security strategies including moving to a zero-trust model.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane,  Justin Robert Young, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Is Sony’s Gaming Business In Trouble? – DTNS 4199 starts at 13:43

Microsoft earnings are in and we dissect the numbers to see what’s going on with the Redmond company’s operations. Plus Microsoft will launch its public preview of Android Apps for Windows 11 next month and analysts predict the ways Sony’s gaming business could find itself out in the cold.

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NFTeased for Fun and Profit - GDI 4199

Scott has strong thoughts on NFT’s. Should Scott have to buy his own art that was minted by someone else? Where does art, commerce and NFT’s have a chance to succeed? Tom has higher hopes for other uses for NFT’s. Do you want to look for gold, or sell tools to all the people looking for gold?

Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.

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Microsoft earnings are in and we dissect the numbers to see what’s going on with the Redmond company’s operations. Plus Microsoft will launch its public preview of Android Apps for Windows 11 next month and analysts predict the ways Sony’s gaming business could find itself out in the cold.

Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.

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By Shannon Morse, ThreatWire

The world’s third largest cryptocurrency trading platform was hit with a cyberattack last week that compromised 483 customer accounts and led to $34 million crypto to be withdrawn. Crypto.com was targeted and US $33.8 million was stolen, though the CEO stated in multiple interviews that customer funds are not at risk.

The hack caused about $15 million in ethereum, $18.6 million bitcoin and $66,000 misc crypto to be stolen from the platform. The attack was detected on January 17th, at which time Crypto.com suspended withdrawals for about 14 hours. 2FA tokens were also revoked, so users had to re-sign in and set up new 2FA tokens for access.

While this crypto was stolen via unauthorized withdrawals, the platform fully reimbursed affected users. Transactions resumed on January 18. According to a Crypto.com post, their risk monitoring systems detected the attack, and saw transactions being approved without 2FA authentication, meaning the 2FA was being bypassed by attackers.

The company migrated to a completely new 2FA infrastructure in response. They also added that the company will be moving away from 2FA and moving to true multi factor authentication for end user security, and beefing up security with an Account Protection Program, which will offer better security for funds within the App and exchange. APP would also restore funds up to $250,000 in the event of unauthorized access.

A lot of technical information regarding this attack has not been shared with the public. For example - who was behind this attack? How were they able to bypass 2FA restrictions for withdrawals? What protocol was being used to implement 2FA and how does the new infrastructure fix these problems? Hopefully Crypto.com will share some of this information with their customers to ease some of the concerns shared via social media.

Crypto.com:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cryptocom-confirms-483-accounts-hacked-34-million-withdrawn/

https://threatpost.com/2fa-bypassed-crypto-com-heist/177846/

https://crypto.com/product-news/crypto-com-security-report-next-steps

https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5qj9j/cryptocom-says-incident-was-actually-dollar30-million-hack

https://www.zdnet.com/article/crypto-com-confirms-483-users-hit-in-attack-that-saw-over-31m-in-coins-withdrawn/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/crypto-com-ceo-responds-to-complaints-of-login-issues-after-hack/

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Sarah Lane talks to Tom to answer Norm's question about how they assign the show prep and who does what.

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8K: What Is It Good For Right Now? - DTNS 4198 starts at 14:31

8K is what’s new as 4K becomes the new standard for high-definition displays. But are people ready for it and more importantly interested in it?

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Chair Pants - GDI 4198

Tom got all his hair cut and Owen is not amused. The best jokes are always better with explanations. Have you seen the Husbands explained on TikTok? Do your chairs wear pants? Hang your pants however you want, no shaming. How often do you wash your jeans? Owen thinks it’s always Tom’s fault. The puns must flow.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, J.J. Owen Stone, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.

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