We’re getting close to New Year’s Day and we wonder how many of the cartoons will show the spiky coronavirus on Old Man Year 2020? Maybe a crown? Maybe a virus toga, since for some reason the cartoons usually show the old year like an ancient Greek philosopher?

According to research from CompTIA, MSPs believe gaining more skills in cybersecurity will be the No. 1 action to help ensure solid market performance going forward.

Yes, today is 4/20. Go ahead, giggle. The most commonly accepted origin story is that some high school students in Marin County (north of San Francisco) picked 4:20 PM to meet in a park and spark one up.

Results from our latest channel opinion survey suggest that the two defining markets of the decade just ended are fully mature ones as well.

WELCOME TO A NEW YEAR and a new decade! Both are sure to be filled with unexpected opportunities, unavoidable missteps, unanticipated success stories, and a host of surprises. 2019 certainly was, as we know now thanks to (forgive us) 20/20 hindsight.

In the IT community, it is often said that the best defense against a cyber-attack is to “think like a hacker.” This tactic may work when an attack is directed at network infrastructure, and the goal is to protect technical information from exfiltration or exploitation.

Technologies still emerging today will be mainstream elements of the IT landscape before you know it, warned CompTIA exec Todd Thibodeaux (pictured) and others at the industry association’s 2019 ChannelCon event this week.

IoT Playbook Insight: Kudos to the Reno Technology Academy at Multnomah University for launching new IoT and cybersecurity specialist certifications. Kudos as well to the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development for the grant money. Courses start in January 2019.