Longtime listeners know how focused I am on the new world of work. This week has been good for thinking related to the topic, and…
Posts tagged as “Newsletter”
Best-in-breed beats single vendor in the latest Okta data
By Dave Sobel on February 2, 2022
Okta released it’s eighth annual, looking at which apps and cloud services on the Okta identity platform were the most popular from November 1, 2020,…
The new White House memo on Zero Trust
By Dave Sobel on February 1, 2022
Last week, the White House issued a new cybersecurity strategy outlining a vision of a “zero trust” architecture. The key document was published as a memorandum from…
The Mac renaissance and the PC resurgence
By Dave Sobel on January 31, 2022
It’s tech earnings season, and let’s talk about Apple’s. A monster quarter for them, and while iPhone sales took the headline, Mac revenue grew 25…
Tensions in Ukraine are bubbling over into significant cyber issues
By Dave Sobel on January 27, 2022
The standoff with Ukraine is causing several security-related ripples. First, the Department of Homeland Security has warned that the U.S. response to a possible Russian…
The tipping point – the majority of workers are now hybrid
By Dave Sobel on January 26, 2022
More bold statements about returning to work, this time from data collected by Atomik Research and sponsored by enterprise video platform maker Vidyard, found that a…
Hacker chatter points to positive developments
By Dave Sobel on January 25, 2022
Bit of good news in the security space — ransomware attacks dropped 37% in December, per the NCC Group’s Strategic Threat Intelligence Team. This is…
New ransomware and MSP focused bill passes in Pennsylvania
By Dave Sobel on January 24, 2022
In Pennsylvania, the Senate has passed Senate Bill 726, which prohibits state and local governments from using taxpayer money to pay ransoms. The bill defines…
The IRS is rolling out facial recognition
By Dave Sobel on January 21, 2022
Starting this summer, users with an IRS.gov account will no longer be able to log in with just a username and password. The system will…
The PPP program gets measured
By Dave Sobel on January 20, 2022
The National Bureau of Economic Research has dug into where the Paycheck Protection Program money went. It turns out that it mostly did not go…