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On this episode of MSP Dispatch we cover, how the SolarWinds hackers had access to DHS's Hunt-and-Incident response platform, Dropbox to lay off 500 and redirect investments to AI, and PSA: Check your billing if you sell DNSFilter.

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Story Links:

• SolarWinds Hackers Had Access to DHS's Hunt-and-Incident Response Platform
  • https://www.wired.com/story/solarwinds-hack-public-disclosure/
• Dropbox to Lay Off 500, Redirect Investments to AI
  • https://www.channele2e.com/business/talent/dropbox-to-lay-off-500-redirect-investments-to-ai/?mkt_tok=MTg4LVVOWi02NjAAAAGLdfE27y2ASoifsHNZWXE83I6zJMA79ltQ9bSYsbe8w9HZ-vHiH6-hDJGYej3mPK8svokPw-iMmOKVarnUHirule1E55oo2dK5dddOR7IaYw
• PSA: Check Your Billing if You Sell DNSFilter
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/msp/comments/132tstb/psa_check_your_billing_if_you_sell_dnsfilter/

Notable Mentions:

• Microsoft: Windows 10 22H2 Is the Final Version of Windows 10
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-10-22h2-is-the-final-version-of-windows-10/
• ChatGPT Resumes Service in Italy After Adding Privacy Disclosures and Controls
  • https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/28/chatgpt-resumes-in-italy/
  • (Story is a follow up from MSP Dispatch 4/4/2023 episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFN4bOr3BTU)
• Microsoft Makes Windows Server 2022 Licenses a Little Less Cynical (Story Submitted by David Szpunar of Servant 42 on Discord)
  • https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/26/windows_server_license_changes/
• Amazon Is Building a ‘More Generalized and Capable’ LLM To Power Alexa, Says CEO
  • https://venturebeat.com/ai/amazon-is-building-a-more-generalized-and-capable-llm-to-power-alexa-says-ceo/

Resource of the week:

• What’s New in Microsoft 365 | April 2023
  • https://tminus365.com/whats-new-in-microsoft-365-april-2023/

Syncro MSP Resources & Communities 2023

• https://storage.pardot.com/498741/1680897830mTi9uJgH/MSP_Resources_Communities_2023.pdf

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0:00 Teaser

0:44 Intro Banter

2:58 SolarWinds Hackers Had Access to DHS's Hunt-and-Incident Response Platform

8:36 Dropbox to Lay Off 500, Redirect Investments to AI

14:32 PSA: Check Your Billing if You Sell DNSFilter

20:15 Notable Mentions

22:48 Resource of the Week

23:34 Community Events

25:15 Sign-off

27:13 Outtakes