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Mental Health in IT: A topic to be more open about

By Dave Sobel on May 8, 2021

I've wanted to talk about Mental Health in IT for a while, and when an MSP I really respected spoke out, I had to add to the chorus. We need to be a lot more open about mental health issues in general, and in IT specifically.

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Fri May 7 2021: Broadband = jobs, new study on WFH, and a mental health data breach

By Dave Sobel on May 7, 2021

Three things to know today

* Data showing the link from broadband to jobs

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-5c33c671-984c-488b-8ca5-b6befc9e51fe.html?chunk=1&utm_term=emshare#story1

* New data from the National Bureau of Economic Research

https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w28731/w28731.pdf

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/6/22422518/google-hybrid-work-office-remote-work-sundar-pichai-memo-covid-19-pandemic

https://www.businessinsider.com/googles-resistance-to-going-fully-remote-is-frustrating-employees-2021-4 [https://www.businessinsider.com/googles-resistance-to-going-fully-remote-is-frustrating-employees-2021-4?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Insider_Tech&utm_campaign=Post%20Blast%20sai:%20Googlers%20fight%20to%20stay%20home%20and%20Apple%20goes%20to%20court&utm_term=INSIDER%20TECH%20-%20ENGAGED%2C%20ACTIVE%2C%20PASSIVE%2C%20DISENGAGED%2C%20NEW]

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-df34855c-4571-4ee4-855c-47e6d1274e2e.html?chunk=3&utm_term=emshare#story3

AND

* Mental health data breach consequences

https://www.wired.com/story/vastaamo-psychotherapy-patients-hack-data-breach/

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Thu May 6 2021: Children’s data privacy, security standards, and police car data forensics

By Dave Sobel on May 6, 2021

Three things to know today

* Let's talk children's data privacy

https://therecord.media/most-k-12-apps-send-kids-personal-info-to-advertisers-and-other-third-parties-study-finds/

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pc-matic-survey-finds-majority-of-americans-lack-confidence-in-us-federal-governments-cybersecurity-preparedness-301284240.html

* Then security logging sharing

https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/05/emerging-open-cloud-security-framework-has-backing-of-microsoft-google-and-ibm/

AND

* And end with what your car's data forensics might reveal, and why we care about each

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/5/22420674/go-read-this-intercept-report-vehicle-forensics-infotainment-personal-sensitive-data-law-enforcement

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Wed May 5 2021: Chromebooks, tablets, breaches, labor, skills, and diversity

By Dave Sobel on May 5, 2021

Three things to know today

* Chromebooks & Tablets & Breaches, oh my!

https://channellife.co.nz/story/chromebook-and-tablet-vendors-posting-record-first-quarter-numbers

https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/news/4030718/european-channel-revenue-double-digit-growth-q2-context

https://venturebeat.com/2021/05/04/securelink-51-of-organizations-experienced-a-third-party-data-breach/

* Labor & skills projections for 2021

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/5/22420896/biden-labor-department-reverse-gig-worker-rule-trump

https://www.ciodive.com/news/forrester-report-tech-staff-spend/599465/

https://sg.channelasia.tech/article/688098/tech-employers-focus-training-it-pros/

https://www.ciodive.com/news/CIO-collaboration-breakdown-security-transformation/599567/

AND

* Snap's Diversity numbers

https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/29/22409753/snap-diversity-report-numbers-inclusive-camera

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Tue May 4 2021: Open source ransomware, cloud streaming, and broadband growth

By Dave Sobel on May 4, 2021

Three things to know today

* Open source ransomware to come

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/babuk-ransomware-readies-shut-down-post-plans-to-open-source-malware/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/n3tw0rm-ransomware-emerges-in-wave-of-cyberattacks-in-israel/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-windows-pingback-malware-uses-icmp-for-covert-communication/

* Cloud streaming roundup – SaaS to come?

https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/30/cloud-gaming-service-shadow-taken-over-by-ovhcloud-founder/

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/4/22418882/walmart-cloud-gaming-service-epic-games-trial-emails

https://9to5google.com/2021/04/27/mighty-browser/

AND

* You won't believe how much bandwidth we use now

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-3a9740e3-bc59-4b2a-a610-f36ae0dc66ee.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0

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Mon May 3 2021: Amazon’s ups and downs, regulators say “bring it on”, and Basecamp fallout

By Dave Sobel on May 3, 2021

Three things to know today

* Amazon surges among cloud data, with headwinds

https://www.thurrott.com/amazon/249637/amazon-just-had-its-biggest-first-quarter-ever?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-just-had-its-biggest-first-quarter-ever

https://channellife.co.nz/story/cloud-infrastructure-spend-exceeded-40-billion-in-q1-2021-report

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/1/22414185/california-appeals-court-amazon-marketplace-responsible-third-party-hoverboard

https://www.politico.eu/article/amazon-seller-data-company-sales/

* Regulators say "bring it on"

https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-faces-eu-antitrust-charges-over-app-store-payments-in-spotify-case-11619777595?mod=djemalertNEWS

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-us-labor-secretary-says-most-gig-workers-should-be-classified-2021-04-29/

https://www.ciodive.com/news/GAO-federal-legacy-tech-security-red-hat/599375/

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/isps-sue-new-york-to-block-law-requiring-15-broadband-for-poor-people/

AND

* The basecamp fallout continues

https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/30/22412714/basecamp-employees-memo-policy-hansson-fried-controversy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top

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Asking WHY to go back to the office is the real value

By Dave Sobel on May 1, 2021

Listeners to the Business of Tech know I'm really interested in the return to the office. I think this is going to be a critical trend.

I'm really struck today by how many of the conversations are about the technology or the race to open – and not about what you SHOULD do. What builds the best organization to accomplish your business goals. You can do anything you want – now, what do you do, and why?

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Fri Apr 30 2020: Device growth and employee stress, plus lessons from Basecamp

By Dave Sobel on April 30, 2021

Two things to know today

* Device trends and employee trends – where the two collide

https://www.canalys.com/newsroom/canalys-worldwide-smartphone-market-Q1-2021

https://www.thurrott.com/apple/249612/apple-delivers-another-record-quarter [https://www.thurrott.com/apple/249612/apple-delivers-another-record-quarter?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apple-delivers-another-record-quarter]

https://www.ciodive.com/news/IT-support-pandemic-2021-gartner/599107/

https://www.ciodive.com/news/workforce-stress-mental-health-IT-leadership/599055/

https://www.commercialintegrator.com/business_resources/operations/av-managers-mental-health/

AND

* Have you been following Basecamp? You should.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/27/22406673/basecamp-political-speech-policy-controversy

https://world.hey.com/dhh/let-it-all-out-78485e8e

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Thu Apr 29 2021: MSPs called to task, JEDI’s survival, and Google’s stumble

By Dave Sobel on April 29, 2021

Three things to know today

* The Ransomware Task force calls out MSPs

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/security-expert-coalition-shares-actions-to-disrupt-ransomware/

https://securityandtechnology.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IST-Ransomware-Task-Force_Final_Report.pdf

* Will JEDI survive?

https://www.geekwire.com/2021/jedi-news-judge-wont-dismiss-amazons-claim-trump-interfered-10b-cloud-contract/

AND

* Google's stumble on COVID tracing

https://themarkup.org/privacy/2021/04/27/google-promised-its-contact-tracing-app-was-completely-private-but-it-wasnt?mc_cid=df278e28bf&mc_eid=70cbbe1cdc

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Wed Apr 28 2021: COVID-19 impact to sales, tech earnings around the cloud, and New York State weighs in on security

By Dave Sobel on April 28, 2021

Three things to know today

* Kaspersky asks how COVID-19 is impacting sales process

https://channelbuzz.ca/2021/04/kaspersky-releases-survey-examining-impact-of-covid-on-channel-relationships-with-vendors-and-customers-36496/

* Tech earnings shows cloud progress

https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/alphabet-microsoft-pinterest-q1/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-cloud-brings-in-4b-in-q1-up-46-percent/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-teams-is-now-at-145-million-daily-active-users/

https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/27/22406254/microsoft-q3-2021-earnings-revenue-xbox-cloud-services-surface-gaming

AND

* New York State is moving to regulation on security

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/hacks-like-solarwinds-threaten-financial-stability-agency-warns

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