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‘Assume everything is dirty’ states PC Matic Vice President Corey Munson when he catches up with Ryan to talk Application White Listing. Adoption of a Zero Trust architecture provides users with essential security that fills gaps left by reactive endpoint protection software solutions, and provides an additional layer of protection from increasingly complex cyber threats.
For more information on PC Matic or to contact Corey, you can visit them in our Security Solutions Showcase.
Topic 1: China mucking around with Iran and Israel
China attacks Israel and makes it look like Iran did it. Meanwhile, Iran really is attacking Israel. And now Israel is attacking Irananian fuel supplies and Iran is exposing personal dating profiles of Israelis. It looks like Israel is attacking Iranian train systems, and Iran is attacking Israeli water systems.
Attacks against citizens are causing political unrest in both countries.
Links:
https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/08/10/1031622/chinese-hackers-false-flag-iran-israel-fireeye/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/27/world/middleeast/iran-israel-cyber-hack.html
Topic 2: Robots are not yet smart enough to take most jobs
Robots are getting better, but still require lots of human interaction. They are becoming “just another tool” that humans interactively use.
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-warehouse-robots-worker-shortage/
Topic 3: Amazon Private 5G
Amazon private 5G is now available to deploy. They even supply the equipment for free: You just pay for usage. Will this be a disruption?
Links:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/aws-ceo-announces-private-5g-at-reinvent-2021/
Configure at: https://pages.awscloud.com/Private5GPreview.html
https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-awss-move-into-private-5g-networking-is-significant/
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Sponsor Note: Gozynta
Did you know that the average MSP spends 10 hours manually inputting accounting data each week? That time is 120 prospect calls, a month’s worth of the Business of Tech, or building an entire lego death star. Gozynta Mobius can make your life easier through accounting automation. Automatic sync of invoices, expenses and inventory from ConnectWise Manage into QuickBooks Online in just a single click of a button.
With onboarding, direct support, and regular feature releases, Gozynta is a family owned company dedicated to making software suck a little less each day. Visit us at https://Gozynta.com.
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Al Alper, CEO at CyberGuard 360 takes a 10,000 foot view with Ryan and a look at the mindset of our customers and regulators. As Al states, ‘They don’t want War and Peace…just tell them what they want and need to know in plain English’. Visibility – Documentation – Audit Trail…The CyberGuard 360 roadmap to winning new business at incredible margins!
For more information on CyberGuard 360 or to contact Al, you can visit them in our Security Solutions Showcase.
Topic 1: Apple goes after the NSO Group
Apple takes companies to court to prevent them from cracking into Apple phones. This touches on privacy as well as treating huge corporations as nation-states. Science fiction or reality?
Links:
https://www.protocol.com/newsletters/sourcecode/taking-down-pegasus
https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/23/22798917/apple-nso-group-spyware-pegasus-cybersecurity-research
Topic 2: McDonald’s and the ice cream machine – update
We covered the “right to repair” issue regarding McD’s ice cream machines. Now the picture is a lot more complicated. You never know where intrigue can be found. We also touch on the value of service contracts and how that fits in the mix.
This might also be the first use of IOICT – Internet of Ice Cream Things.
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/mcdonalds-ice-cream-machine-hacking-kytch-taylor-internal-emails/
Topic 3: We’re Going to “Armageddon” an Asteroid
NASA just launched a rocket that will — in 1 year — crash into an asteroid so they can measure the impact on its orbit. The purpose: to practice and learn whether we could alter the path of an asteroid in the future if it were headed toward Earth. Sweet!
Links:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/24/world/nasa-dart-asteroid-mission-launch-scn/index.html
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Sponsor Memo: Acronis
Are you still relying on a frustrating patchwork of legacy solutions? Modernize your cybersecurity and data protection with Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud. It’s a single solution that combines backup, anti-malware, and endpoint protection management. As an MSP, you can easily improve clients’ security posture, eliminate complexity, and generate more recurring revenue. Learn more about Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud at https://Acronis.com.
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Danny Jenkins, CEO at ThreatLocker breaks down security stacks with Ryan. Controls, Detection and Training being the three main pillars. Where some go heavy with multiple layers of detection, controls can often time get over looked. Danny gives us a scenario where hackers can actually use a compromised customer environment as recon against you the MSP to get around detection tools, where controls like Zero Trust and MFA can prevent these attacks and ultimate breach.
Topic 1: New Fad – Work from Work Wednesdays
Zooming from the office is what the NYT calls the “Worst of both worlds.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/16/business/return-to-office-hybrid-work.html
Topic 2: Apple has killer deals with several State DMVs
Apple having states pay for their tech rollout — how much is their responsibility, when Apple controls the tech?
https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/14/22781570/apple-making-states-pay-digital-id-service
Topic 3: Electric Vehicles are super hot – including used.
Overview https://www.virta.global/global-electric-vehicle-market
Rivian https://www.investopedia.com/rivian-ipo-what-happened-and-why-it-matters-5209505
Used EVs https://www.wired.com/story/used-evs-hotter-demand-ever/
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Sponsor Note: Cisco
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Topic 1: Skimpflation: Will this affect us?
Aside from basic inflation, will the labor shortage cause this for IT services?
Topic 2: China’s Privacy Law
China’s new policy looks “western” at first, but is used for strick tracking of citizens. The Personal Information Protection Law allows the government to blacklist companies, including those outside the country. Will companies go along or opt out of the largest market in the world?
Do providers really care?
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-personal-data-law
Topic 3: Hackers are stealing data today so quantum computers can crack it in a decade
It makes sense once you hear it. But it’s still surprising.
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Sponsor Note: Egnyte
Are you still using on-prem file servers and VPNs to share files with remote workers? Egnyte is a business class cloud sharing solution that works more like your on-prem server than other solutions. With a security first approach to file sharing and collaboration, Egnyte offers multiple options for sharing files and collecting files from outside sources. And do it all addressing data governance and compliance. Want to learn more? Check out https://Egnyte.com/msp, and when you do, tell them we sent you.
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Matt Scully, Channel Chief with Mailprotector goes beyond with Ryan to discuss email extortion and bad guys exploiting the psychographics of human behaviour. How private is electronic communication? From trade secrets to personal matters we all have communications that we don’t want in the public realm…As Matt says ‘Protecting you against you’ is a perfect way to describe cybersecurity leading into 2022.
Topic 1: Looking at Tech Companies as nation states
When one organization has so much money and does so many things that they “compete” with nation states, should we begin to treat them that way? Note that one article is from Foreign Affairs magazine.
Links:
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2021-10-19/ian-bremmer-big-tech-global-order
See also the book: The Big Switch by Nicholas Carr
Topic 2: Using AI to parse CEO’s words
Is this truly useful AI or just a faster version of the obvious?
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Topic 3: Facebook shuts down facial recognition
Facebook is shutting down their facial recognition program – and deleting the database altogether. Have they found a soul? Is this actually a good business decision? What don’t we know about this big decision?
Links:
https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/facebook-shutting-down-facial-recognition
https://gizmodo.com/google-is-going-to-charge-cops-for-your-data-1841221086
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Sponsor Memo:
Are you still relying on a frustrating patchwork of legacy solutions? Modernize your cybersecurity and data protection with Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud. It’s a single solution that combines backup, anti-malware, and endpoint protection management. As an MSP, you can easily improve clients’ security posture, eliminate complexity, and generate more recurring revenue. Learn more about Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud at https://Acronis.com.
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IoTSSA has always been strong advocates of cybersecurity education…its been our mantra since we started back in 2017. Huntress have taken cybersecurity training for MSPs to the next level with their HackIT events which they started in 2020 and continued to evolve this year.
Ryan sits down with Huntress, Sr. Security Researcher, John Hammond to unpack the event and the benefit to you the IT Service Provider. Hands on training and demos that really illustrate the anatomy of a hack and the mindset of cyber criminals. A clear understanding of the threats and offense coming at you, best prepares you to defend and shore up your stack and security offerings.
For a recording of the most current event which concluded last week you can get a copy at hackitmsp.com
