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Hosted by: Tony Francisco and Ray Orsini

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On this episode of MSP Dispatch  we cover, ‘Threads’ Meta’s Twitter competitor launch, Dave Sobel, host of The Business of Tech comes on to discuss his Q1 2023 Diversity Report, and SEC’s notice to SolarWinds CISO and CFO roils the cybersecurity industry

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Story Links: 

• Threads, Meta’s Twitter Competitor, Is Now Live (Story Suggested by Vicky Bruns of ConnectWise)
  • https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/threads-metas-twitter-competitor-is-now-live/ 
  • https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/threads-metas-twitter-competitor-is-now-live/ 
  • https://www.engadget.com/threads-gained-10-million-new-users-in-seven-hours-090838140.html?src=rss 
  • https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/06/threads-delete-profile-instagram-meta/ 
  • https://threads.net 
• Diversity Report Q1 2023 by The Business of Tech (Featuring Guest Dave Sobel)
  • https://www.businessof.tech/diversity-report/ 
• SEC Notice to SolarWinds CISO and CFO Roils Cybersecurity Industry
  • https://www.csoonline.com/article/643618/sec-notice-to-solarwinds-ciso-and-cfo-roils-cybersecurity-industry.html  

Notable Mentions:

• Android July Security Updates Fix Three Actively Exploited Bugs
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-july-security-updates-fix-three-actively-exploited-bugs/ 
• SSH Servers Hit in ‘Proxyjacking’ Cyberattacks
  • https://www.darkreading.com/risk/ssh-servers-hit-in-proxyjacking-cyberattacks

AI Roundup:

• Microsoft Launches Free AI Training With Professional Certificate
  • https://www.searchenginejournal.com/microsoft-launches-free-ai-training-to-address-skills-gap/490900

Banter Story:

• Iceland Has Horses That Will Respond To Work Emails on a Giant Keyboard While You’re on Vacation
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0:00 Teaser

Intro Banter Story

1:03  Iceland Has Horses That Will Respond To Work Emails

4:00 Threads, Meta’s Twitter Competitor, Is Now Live (Story Suggested by Vicky Bruns of ConnectWise)

9:27 Diversity Report Q1 2023 by The Business of Tech (Featuring Guest Dave Sobel)

21:27 SEC Notice to SolarWinds CISO and CFO Roils Cybersecurity Industry

Notable Mentions:

28:38 Android July Security Updates Fix Three Actively Exploited Bugs

29:26 SSH Servers Hit in ‘Proxyjacking’ Cyberattacks

AI Roundup:

30:17 Microsoft Launches Free AI Training With Professional Certificate

31:52 Feedback

32:45 Community Events

34:12 Sign-off

36:21 Outtakes