Because I absolutely don’t want to always start with security, let’s dig into a few around the world of work. Wondering about the change in…
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What happened over the weekend in ransomware?
By Dave Sobel on June 7, 2021
Monday morning clearly means a Monday cleanup… The Justice Department has created a task force for centrally tracking and coordinating ransomware and related crimes, including…
Let’s learn from a SMB Tech Stack
By Dave Sobel on June 4, 2021
My weekend thought provoking article. ZDNet has published their “SMB Stack” for 2021. It’s a free eBook, and has lots of items clearly designed to…
The Supreme Court makes a big change to computer fraud
By Dave Sobel on June 3, 2021
This one was worthy of its own story. The Supreme Court has narrowed down the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in a 6-3 decision…
The next generation of technical workers weigh in as we ponder work from home
By Dave Sobel on June 2, 2021
Several new surveys out to dive into. How is recurring revenue holding up? In a survey by Channel Futures, About one in eight (12%) of…
The hackers are back — USAID hit by the same group, with fallout across the government
By Dave Sobel on June 1, 2021
The hackers who hit SolarWinds are back. This time, the Nobelium group has targeted about 3000 email accounts at more than 150 organizations across 24…
Microsoft Build highlights, with a big focus on Teams
By Dave Sobel on May 28, 2021
Microsoft’s Build conference was this week, so let’s catch up on the announcements there. The company was focused on Teams – an expansion of APIs…
Colonial Pipeline: the flaw known before, the new regulation, the lawsuit, and the trend
By Dave Sobel on May 26, 2021
Let’s start by highlighting a piece over on the MIT Technology Review. Here’s your summary – on January 11, Bitdefender announced a flaw in the…
Broadband, disclosures, and the third anniversary of GDPR
By Dave Sobel on May 25, 2021
In the US, Sen Ron Wyden is calling for Treasury to expand the investment from the American Rescue Plan to focus on communities without access…
Reviewing the financials of security choices
By Dave Sobel on May 24, 2021
In today’s security news, let’s look at some of the finances. Updating on payouts – CNA Financial, which is one of the largest US insurance…