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Three things to know today

* A new law heads to the president's desk about IoT  

https://fcw.com/articles/2020/11/18/iot-cyber-bill-passes-senate.aspx

* What is the CISA and why do we care?

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/11/21/1012422/after-trump-fires-cisas-director-the-agency-is-poised-to-become-even-more-powerful/

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* The rare investment rounds I notice

https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/23/metigy-gets-20-million-aud-to-making-online-marketing-easier-for-smes/

https://venturebeat.com/2020/11/18/controlup-raises-27-million-to-apply-ai-to-remote-machine-monitoring/

Three things to know today

* What are IT workers saying about their plans?  

https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/cloud/tech-workers-are-moving-willing-to-take-pay-cut-to-wfh-report

* Microsoft Teams pushes forward and more open

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/20/21579076/microsoft-teams-free-video-calling-web-zoom-competition?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

https://www.channelfutures.com/desktop/microsoft-rolls-out-teams-extensions-low-code-tools-to-create-bots

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* Let's dig into an industry

https://www.ahla.com/sites/default/files/AHLA%20Front%20Desk%20Feedback%20Survey%20Results%2011.18.20.pdf

Three things to know today

* We care about chips again  

https://om.co/2020/11/17/why-m1-chip-by-apple-matters/

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/19/21574057/apple-m1-chips-laptop-performance-intel-qualcomm-competition

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-50867c25-66c2-4e19-91a1-86d32a47cf04.html?chunk=3&utm_term=emshare#story3

* UK National Cyber Force

https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-cyber-force-will-take-the-fight-to-organised-crime-and-hostile-states/

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* Protect those high value users!

 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-rolls-out-protection-for-critical-accounts-in-office-365/

Three things to know today

*   State and city job data

https://www.geekwire.com/2020/chart-new-report-ranks-top-states-tech/

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/top-cities-for-tech-jobs-2020

* GAIA-X in the EU better deliver

https://www.zdnet.com/article/europes-cloud-computing-project-needs-to-hurry-up-if-it-wants-to-catch-its-giant-rivals/

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* Data privacy lessons from the IRS

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/irs-announces-move-to-protect-businesses-from-identity-theft/

Four things to know today

*   Cloud opportunity in the gap

https://www.ciodive.com/news/hybrid-cloud-transformation-Nutanix/589141/

https://www.ciodive.com/news/IT-worker-leader-cloud-perception-SPR/589232/

* Apply now, resumes accepted.. by gangs

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dozens-of-ransomware-gangs-partner-with-hackers-to-extort-victims/

https://channellife.co.nz/story/research-nz-easy-pickings-for-cyber-criminals

* Let's talk year end bonus

https://www.channele2e.com/business/enterprise/companies-bonuses-2021-hiring/

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* Zoom features to tell customers

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/13/21564310/zoom-40-minute-time-limit-thanksgiving-restriction-lifted-temporary

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/16/21570302/zoom-security-temporarily-shut-down-suspend-meetings-stop-zoombombers

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zoom-rolls-out-security-enhancements-to-stop-zoombombing-trolls/

Three things to know today

* CompTIA's IT Industry Outlook 2021  

https://mytechdecisions.com/it-infrastructure/comptia-releases-report-on-2021-it-trends-outlook/

* How many smart cities will there be by 2025?

https://thenextweb.com/shift/2020/11/14/we-currently-have-no-smart-cities-by-2025-therell-be-26-syndication/

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* Why do we care about a smart monitor

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/15/21562738/samsung-smart-monitor-m5-m7-tizen-smart-tv-airplay-2-usb-c-release-date-price-features

Three things to know today

*  Quarterly PC Sales data exposes the next thing

https://channellife.co.nz/story/canalys-chromebooks-on-top-of-2020-pc-market

* Which industries are most susceptible to ransomware

https://www.datto.com/blog/7-key-statistics-on-the-state-of-ransomware

https://channeldailynews.com/news/if-ransomware-doesnt-kill-you-the-downtime-will-says-datto-report/72504

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* macOS security implications are bigger than the headlines

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/16/21569316/apple-mac-ocsp-server-developer-id-authentication-privacy-concerns-encryption-promises-fix

https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2020/11/16/apple-apps-on-big-sur-bypass-firewalls-vpns-analysis-macos/

https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/

https://www.security-embedded.com/blog/2020/11/14/application-trust-is-hard-but-apple-does-it-well

2020's US Election was charged and engaged. But politics is about governance, and there are significant state and local laws that technology services providers care about.

In this episode, let's explore the tech issues impacting providers, why they care, and where the opportunities will be for those who take them.

Four things to know today

* How Effective are the technologies being implemented?     

https://www.ciodive.com/news/workers-struggle-work-software-survey/588854/

* Q3 Threat Landscape Report
* Q3 2020 Threat Report. [https://www.nuspire.com/?post_type=resources&p=4917&preview=true]

* Gartner gives insight into the EMEA Market

https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/news/4023210/emea-spending-rebound-2021-claims-gartner

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* Amazon's Care Hub

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/11/amazon-alexa-care-hub-update-helps-in-caring-for-family-members.html