{"id":592,"date":"2020-02-11T01:04:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T09:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/?p=592"},"modified":"2020-02-11T07:56:05","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T15:56:05","slug":"episode-46-ransomware-brings-politicians-after-managed-service-providers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/2020\/02\/episode-46-ransomware-brings-politicians-after-managed-service-providers\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 46 – Ransomware Brings Politicians After Managed Service Providers"},"content":{"rendered":"

One way or another, politicians are getting into our business . . .<\/p>\n

Just two topics this week as we spend extra time on one very big subject. A slightly different format for us, but we can’t cover the first topic in ten minutes.<\/p>\n

. . . and I think we’ll return to this one again and again.<\/p>\n

Topic 1: MSP sued over Ransomware – to the tune of $1.7 Million!<\/strong><\/p>\n

But even more importantly, our entire industry got a wake-up call as the politicians started paying attention to onslaught of ransomware attacks. We think this is big news for the industry!<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.channelfutures.com\/security\/customer-loses-1-7-million-in-phishing-scam-sues-msp<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/statescoop.com\/louisiana-secretary-state-kyle-ardoin-blasts-managed-service-providers-lax-cybersecurity\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Topic 2: U.K. Allows Huawei to Build Parts of 5G Network<\/p>\n

Does this matter? We think it does – and it affects our business as the 5G networks get rolled out. More and more we are being sucked into a world we don’t control. But you can’t unplug, can you?<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-k-allows-huawei-to-build-parts-of-5g-network-11580213316<\/a><\/p>\n

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