SMB Community Podcast Karl W. Palachuk

1.) Notes On The News 
Cybersecurity, AI, and now...M&A? We discuss our opinion on the next new hot topic of the techworld. 
Also, Microsoft now backpedaling due to backlash on RECALL.
Finally, Ken Patterson leaves PAX8 and now is heading to TODYL.
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2.) The MSP Question of The Day 
How do you track vendor subscriptions? 
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Host Karl attended the ChannelPro Live event in Columbus, Ohio. He interviewed two folks who are doing some cool things. 
Wayne Small from Australia is retooling himself and his business to take a new approach to the Virtual CISO Role. Rather than just take a few vendor-focus courses, or training based on a standardized checklist, Wayne is working through a master's degree program in security that focuses on security at the highest and most technical level. We discuss the details.
Mark Moreno has a very interesting (and rare) niche. He focuses on companies who are solidly in the 25-100 desktop range but have massive revenue and enterprise-level budgets. This niche brings some unusual problems dues to the larger nature of the projects. But money is not one of the issues! Mark talks about how he got started. Interestingly, he still only does work with people who signed managed service agreements with these folks.
Mark is also working with Harry Brelsford on the MSP Rescue shows. Stay tuned to https://msprescue.pro/ for more information.
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1.) MSP Question of The Week
Employee Compenstion--How much is too much or too little?
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2.) Notes on The News 
Amy blog article – Financial Crimes Enforcement Network article Linkedin: https://nsitsp.org/news/financial-crimes-enforcement-network/
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3. Strategies for Local Businesses in Local Market 
Tip and tricks for Local Businesses looking to network in their local market. 
We also talk the pros and cons of radio, billboards, and even local team sponsors. 
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1.) MSP Question of The Week
How do you hold employees accountable for subpar performance?
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2.) James at SMB Techfest
James kicked off the first session on the main stage by sharing how EOS can help your business scale.
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3.) Notes on The News 
Solar Flares / Auroras – will it cause disruptions to communications?
Cyberattack force major US health care network to divert ambulances from hospitals:
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/10/tech/cyberattack-ascension-ambulances-hospitals/index.html
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1.) The MSP Question of The Week
How do you buy another MSP with no money down?
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2.) Notes on The News
Kaseya 365 subscription debuts at $3.99!
https://www.channele2e.com/news/kaseya-365-subscription-debuts-at-3-99
Major Leadership Changes at PAX8, CEO steps aside...
Pax8 has named Scott Chasin as CEO, effective immediately, replacing founder John Street in the role, the company announced.
Finally, AI Fighter jets successfully tested and Twitter/X announces news feed based on trending topics.
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Host Karl Palachuk interviews Wes Hutcherson and Stuart Ashenbrenner from Huntress on the challenges and (and victories) of securing macOS endpoints. 
As you know, MacOS represents a growing percentage of the business device operating system market, outperforming both Linux and ChromeOS. Since this is going to be a growing portion of the endpoints you support, it's good to know how you're doing to do that. And with so many "home" and personal devices now being used for company purposes, quick response is important as well.
The panel addresses the challenges of the MacOS users - including their persistent reluctance to believe that their devices need protection at all! There is a false sense of security around MacOS, driven by old-school understandings of Mac security and the realities of well-funded adversaries on the dark web.
MacOS malware now accounts for 6.2% of all endpoint OS malware. Half of all MacOS users have been affected by malware, hacking, or scams. You can expect that to grow as well.
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Wes Hutcherson is the Director of Product Marketing for Huntress where he oversees market intelligence and go-to-market strategies. His multi-faceted technology and cyber security experience spans over a decade with market leaders such as Bishop Fox, eSentire, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell SecureWorks, covering Managed Detection and Response, Governance, Risk, and Compliance, Continuous Threat Exposure Management, Offensive Security, and other topics.
Stuart Ashenbrenner works at Huntress as a Staff macOS Researcher, focusing on macOS security and development. He has spoken at various conferences about macOS security, including Objective by the Sea. He is co-author and core developer on the open source, macOS incident response tool called Aftermath. He has perviously worked as a macOS detections engineer and a software engineer.
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