The Killing IT Podcast

Karl W. Palachuk•killingit.smallbizthoughts.com

IT authors and entrepreneurs Ryan Morris, Karl Palachuk, and Dave Sobel provide commentary on the changing world of technology opportunities and emerging tech. We want to expand the discussion from the SMB IT channel to all things tech - with one eye on the future and the other on profits. Join us!

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Episode 123 - Alternative solution stacks, Work-life balance, and QR code privacy

Topic 1: Why is there derision for "alternative" solution stacks? Dave asks . . . why do people like to put down Chromebooks and Macs? Do they actually love their Windows-centric world? We have fun, and we hope we make some points worth considering in a modern world. Link: https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/chrome-os/chromebook/253503/a-tale-of-two-chromebooks Topic 2: Forget work/life balance: Now get back to work. Last week, Mary Erdoes (chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase asset and wealth ...

Aug 03, 2021•32 min

Episode 122 - China Takes on Cybersecurity; TikTok Resumes; and Undisclosed Facial Recognition

Topic 1: The Impact of China on the Cybersecurity Industry & Data Protection China was on both sides of the cybersecurity story last week. On one hand, they were accused by the whole world of orchestrating the attack on Exchange servers. On the other hand, they starting cracking down on cybersecurity internally. This also has direct implications for US companies selling into China. What will be the impact of these moves on the US security market and our domestic business operations? Links: h...

Jul 27, 2021•31 min

Episode 121 - RIP RMM? NP Tires. And shorter work weeks.

Topic 1: Revising RMM - Ready for Disruption? Question - Is the problem super sophisticated and difficult or crazy simple and easy? We summarize a few arguments as well as look at the next topic: IOS. One of us is ready to drop RMM; one is not; and the tie goes to . . .. Links: https://www.wired.com/story/it-management-tools-hacking-jamf-kaseya/ https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/security/kaseya-ransomware-attack-wakeup-call-msp-reliant-it-shops Topic 2: Next Generation of Tires . . . on a 3D p...

Jul 20, 2021•31 min

Episode 120 - Riffing on Cybersecurity and the IT Industry

Episode 120 - Riffing on Cybersecurity and the IT Industry After the Kaseya attack, there really was nothing else to talk about. In a slightly different format, we take the full show to just enjoy a totally unrehearsed discussion of the state of cybersecurity and what it means for the IT industry. Lots of opinions here. Give us your feedback. Share with a friend. Always more good Killing IT Podcasts at https://killingit.smallbizthoughts.com Vendor memo: Are you still relying on a frustrating pat...

Jul 13, 2021•31 min

Episode 119 - Neuro Diversity, Robo Cops, and Big Tech

Topic 1: Neuro Diversity - a different approach to thinking about thinking. We're always looking for people who think differently. But we also put some serious limits on how different we are willing to accept. In this article, TechCrunch looks at the idea of inviting a wider variety of people into the world of cybersecurity hiring. Link: https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/22/addressing-the-cybersecurity-skills-gap-through-neurodiversity/ Topic 2: Are robo cops actually doing anything to reduce crime...

Jul 06, 2021•31 min

Episode 118 - Apple Healthcare; Privacy Agency; Measuring Joy

Topic 1: Apple Healthcare. Are you onboard? Apple is considering direct health care. So, they're testing out a service with their own employees. Of course it all started with data. Now they're connecting devices and data to actual hands-on clinical care. Are you comfortable with this care from an IT company? If so, is Apple the company? Link: - https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/16/22536623/apple-primary-care-project-data-watch-app Topic 2: Do we need a Federal Agency for Data Privacy? Proposed leg...

Jun 29, 2021•33 min

Episode 117 - Is Security Possible? And Getting Back to The Office

Topic 1: Is "Patch and Zero Trust" Even Possible? What does doing something different look like? How much do we need to rethink all this? Or, perhaps, is it possible to provide appropriate security at the small end of the market but impossible at the enterprise level? With the explosion of IOT, security may in fact be impossible. If that's true, what else can we do? Link: https://doublepulsar.com/the-hard-truth-about-ransomware-we-arent-prepared-it-s-a-battle-with-new-rules-and-it-hasn-t-a93ad30...

Jun 22, 2021•32 min

Episode 116 - FBI Kicks Serious Cyber-Butt, and the AI Wall of Shame

Topic 1: FBI Creates Their own App to Snag Hundreds of Bad Guys Around the World Yes - we use the word “Badass.” We know you've heard about this one by now. But it's the biggest cyber story of the year, so we have to cover it. Great article/press release from the FBI. A few summary notes: 800 arrests; 8 tons of cocaine; 22 tons of marijuana; 2 tons of methamphetamine/amphetamine; 6 tons of precursor chemicals; 250 firearms; and more than $48 million in various worldwide currencies. On top of tha...

Jun 15, 2021•31 min

Episode 115 - Sharing your Bandwidth and Serious AI Questions

Topic 1: Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors. Amazon introduces "sidewalk" network sharing. This feature is ON by default. At this point, Amazon's new mesh network sharing is experimental. How do you feel about that? Is this OK from Apple but not from Amazon? Read in Ars Technica: https://apple.news/AfIgdLQgQRZyr-N3QGbK69A Topic 2: The Era of the Digital Leash is well on its way. Now add some AI analysis. Bosses putting a 'digital leash' on remote workers co...

Jun 08, 2021•32 min

Episode 114 - Google's MUM, 911 Drones, and Ethical Obligation

Topic 1: Google Replaces Bert with MUM At I/O 2021, Google introduced MUM — Multitask United Model. According to Google, this new language model is 1000 times more powerful than BERT, the search engine they released in 2019. MUM is coming to Google products sometime in the future. Note: BERT = Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers. Did BERT change your life two years ago? Will you actually notice the move to MUM? https://yoast.com/google-mum/ https://yoast.com/google-bert/ http...

Jun 01, 2021•33 min

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