{"id":957,"date":"2021-03-16T01:03:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T08:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/?p=957"},"modified":"2021-03-16T07:02:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T14:02:49","slug":"episode-103-big-tech-lobbying-massive-security-camera-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/2021\/03\/episode-103-big-tech-lobbying-massive-security-camera-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 103 &#8211; Big Tech Lobbying, Massive Security Camera Breach"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;\"  style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18333635\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/1346593\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"podcast-class\" frameborder=\"0\" placement=\"bottom\" libsyn_item_id=\"0\" theme=\"custom\" custom_color=\"75942D\"><\/iframe>\n<p><strong>Topic 1: What works, works: Big Tech Targets DC via Old-School Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Facebook, Amazon, and Google ads are blanketing inside-the-Beltway newsletters in a bid to rehab their tarnished reputations.<\/p>\n<p>The big tech companies are getting ready to do battle. So they need to soften up members of Congress. Here&#8217;s the interesting part: They didn&#8217;t use social media to get the job done. They used good old advertising . . . in newsletters.<\/p>\n<p>Of course we use this to look at the whole &#8220;Big Data vs. Congress&#8221; debate going on right now.<\/p>\n<p>Link:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/big-tech-targets-dc-with-digital-charm-offensive\/\"> https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/big-tech-targets-dc-with-digital-charm-offensive\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic 2: Security Breach at Security Camera Company<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IoT security came under a major attack in March. 150,000 Verkada surveillance cameras compromised by super simple hack. The &#8220;victims&#8221; were as widespread as you can imagine: Jails, gyms, Tesla, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Never, never sell an internet-connected device without adding an additional layer of cyber security. That&#8217;s why &#8220;value added&#8221; resellers and service providers exist!<\/p>\n<p>Link:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/3\/9\/22322122\/verkada-hack-150000-security-cameras-tesla-factory-cloudflare-jails-hospitals\"> https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/3\/9\/22322122\/verkada-hack-150000-security-cameras-tesla-factory-cloudflare-jails-hospitals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic 3: Massive Data Center Fire in Strasbourg, France<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OVHCloud, Europe&#8217;s largest cloud provider, has massive fire affecting multiple data centers. OVHcloud&#8217;s SBG2 data center in Strasbourg France was destroyed by a fire that also damaged SBG1. OVH manages four data centers on the same site, which we think is odd.<\/p>\n<p>We look at several practices across industry and across the world.<\/p>\n<p>Links:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datacenterdynamics.com\/en\/news\/fire-destroys-ovhclouds-sbg2-data-center-strasbourg\/\"> https:\/\/www.datacenterdynamics.com\/en\/news\/fire-destroys-ovhclouds-sbg2-data-center-strasbourg\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/technology\/ovh-data-center-burns-down-knocking-major-sites-offline\/\"> https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/technology\/ovh-data-center-burns-down-knocking-major-sites-offline\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; &#8212; &#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Sponsor Memo:<\/p>\n<p>Are you still relying on a frustrating patchwork of legacy solutions? Modernize your cybersecurity and data protection with <strong>Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud<\/strong>. It&#8217;s a single solution that combines backup, anti-malware, and endpoint protection management. As an MSP, you can easily improve clients&#8217; security posture, eliminate complexity, and generate more recurring revenue. Learn more about Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud at <a href=\"https:\/\/Acronis.com\">Acronis.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.libsyn.com\/episode\/index\/id\/18333635\/tdest_id\/1346593\">Check out this episode!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topic 1: What works, works: Big Tech Targets DC via Old-School Media Facebook, Amazon, and Google ads are blanketing inside-the-Beltway newsletters in a bid to rehab their tarnished reputations. 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