The Lighthouse IT Podcast

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - March 24th, 2023 This week, Matt & Griff discuss Microsoft's support for Apple users, Amazon (probably) making a web browser, a whole bunch of new/updated AI from many companies, ransomware down but cybercrime way up, and more! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/post/outlook-free-for-mac-new-ai-a-prime-browser-tiktok-countdown

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - February 24th, 2023 This week, Matt & Griff discuss a lot of developments in AI, especially from Microsoft, but also surprisingly from BuzzFeed, a major breach of GoDaddy, advancements in autonomous delivery services, and much more! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/post/bing-search-advancing-ai-robot-deliveries-a-10-million-url

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - February 8th, 2023 This week, Matt & Griff are back! They discuss the many recent advancements and potential future of AI, two prominent data leaks, reduced ransomware gang profits, an FBI crackdown on cybercriminal assets, the VMware ESXi ransomware, and much more! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/post/back-in-business-lets-talk-ai

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - December 30th, 2022 This week, totally not robots, 'Matt' & 'Griff' reflect on the year by discussing some of the highlights that have made waves in one big wrap-up to finish 2022 off. We'll be taking a short break until the next one, so stay safe and have a great start to the new year! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/post/a-totally-not-ai-generated-wrap-up-of-2022

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - December 16th, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss Google's infinity scroll, Waze being folded into Google Maps, Microsoft's Teams 2.0, Twitter and their drama, Apple allowing third-party app stores, new attempts to ban TikTok, Amazon and TikTok attempting to copy each other's homework, and much more! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/post/super-app-race-third-party-apple-app-store-google-s-infinity-scroll

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - December 2nd, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss Twitter 2.0, a host of new Google search/maps features, a disguised possible Russian software the U.S. is using, SuperGPS, a new rise in Qakbot, Alexa on life-support, and much more! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/post/google-search-updates-alexa-on-life-support-qakbot-twitter-2-0

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - November 18th, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss a whole lot of Musk & Twitter news, a critical Android flaw, how WordPress hackers improved their SEO, the end of Google Hangouts, the birth of over 8 billion people, and much more. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/post/8-billion-people-android-accident-musky-twitter

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - November 4th, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss lots (and we mean lots) of news about Elon Musk purchasing Twitter, as well as Apple's latest technologies and policies, Microsoft's latest computer, and video games being good for kids. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/post/musk-owns-twitter-apple-wants-ads-video-games-good-for-kids

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - October 21st, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss the impending Musk Twitter takeover, Kanye purchasing Parler, what's going on with Meta and their new headset, another round of TikTok copying, Apple becoming a bank, DALL-E 2 integration into Microsoft, Netflix's ad tier, the massive SHEIN data leak, and more! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/shein-data-leak-dall-e-in-microsoft-office-and-the-internet-space-race

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - October 7th, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss hackers attempts to subvert MFA, Google's struggles and efforts against TikTok, Microsoft and Cisco fighting vulnerabilities, sliding and expanding computer, hacking tractors, and more. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/upgradable-chromebooks-google-v-tiktok-and-expanding-tablets

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - September 23rd, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss security breaches at Uber, Rockstar Games, and U-Haul, Apple's newest phone features, Twitter in court, Disney trying AR, and TikTok copying others' homework. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/uber-uhaul-and-rockstar-breaches-apple-features-and-disney-ar-movies

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - September 9th, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss how Oracle was hit by a Class Action lawsuit, LastPass's source code was breached, Starlink partnering with T-Mobile to provide cell signal anywhere, Pinterest's Shuffle app goes viral, Snap laying off 20% of their staff, Deep sea messaging, Android apps going cross-platform, and more! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/oracle-lawsuit-lastpass-code-breach-starlink-and-t-mobile-partnership

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - August 26th, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss the expected overtake of streaming vs traditional TV, bad news out of Twitter, more bad news out of Apple, even more bad news from Bitcoin ATMs, some interesting TikTok developments, the wild future that is text-to-images, and more! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/zero-day-patches-changes-coming-to-social-media-and-text-to-images

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - August 12th, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss Avalara buyout, Amazon vacuums, more Twitter & Musk news, a whole bunch of TikTok news, Slack security slacking, ApplePay developments and more. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/slacking-security-tiktok-taking-over-more-applypay-and-amazon-vacuum

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - July 29th, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss Nintendo's new animation studio, Elon Musk & Twitter, Microsoft imitating Facebook, Meta/Facebook/Instagram fumbling about, Snap on desktop, Amazon getting into healthcare, and more! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/nintendo-pics-facebook-fumbles-microsoft-changes-and-amazon-healthcare

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - July 15th, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss two different satellite topics, deepfake interviews, the FCC's TikTok concerns, Pinterest Facebook and Twitter's new plans, Amazon's big investments, new Musk Twitter news, and more! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/satellites-deepfake-interviews-fcc-v-tiktok-musk-v-twitter

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - July 1st, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss Facebook & Twitter's new directions, Lego building new things, the latest app for influencers, tech workers thoughts on surveillance, Harmony's major blockchain blunder and more! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/lego-building-facebook-changing-harmonys-blockchain-blunder

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - June 17th, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss major vulnerabilities in Linux, Meeting Owl, and Android, synthetic skin, questions about AI sentience, Amazon drone deliveries, ad blocking on Chrome vs Firefox, the final retirement of Internet Explorer, and more. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/linux-backdoor-ibank-self-aware-ai-amazon-drone-deliveries

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - June 3rd, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss a major hole in Microsoft Office, a huge vulnerability in Teslas and other BT devices using proximity authentication, Twitter news, the Apple DIY (except, you can't do it yourself) repair kit, DuckDuckGo's apparently not-so-private browser, modular laptops, and pizza vending machines. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/office-bt-exploits-apple-diy-repair-kit-and-pizza-vending-machines

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - May 20th, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss what's new over at Twitter vs. Musk... again, the CISA warning to MSPs, Meta's new headset and store, Apple discontinuing the iPod and the lighting connector, Edge surpassing Safari, killing the password, Nvidia's totally unexpected release of their GPU's kernel as open-source and more from Netflix, Mastercard, Zyxel, and a cool new product for TRPG players. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/killing-the-password-end-of-ipod-lightning-twitter-vs-musk-and-artrpgs

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - May 6th, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss Apple's new self service kit, Microsoft's new VPN feature, the collapse of CNN+, the predicted decline of Netflix, the buyout of Twitter, Europe's reaction to that, phone tracking, cereal in orange juice, and more.  https://blog.lighthousesol.com/apples-self-service-kit-minus-cnn-plus-twitter-talk-oj-in-cereal

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - April 22nd, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss Twitter's new feature and continued Elon Musk situation, Meta's new Horizon Worlds and monetization plans, TicTok's new AR development platform, Uber's new offerings, Etsy sellers on strike, a major GitHub hack, DuckDuckGo's new browser, and more. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/twitter-vs-elon-meta-monetized-etsy-sellers-strike-and-malware-as-art

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - April 8th, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss how police traced the hacking group Lapsus$ back to English teenager, how Mailchimp hackers phished cryptocurrency wallets from their clients, how the EU is attempting to help smaller messaging companies, and some Twitter changes that come right after Musk becomes the biggest shareholder. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/lapsus-leaked-mailchimp-breach-elon-edits-twitter-fast-fashion

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - March 25th, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss hacks of Microsoft and Okta, a major vulnerability in Linux, a massive outage at Apple, new phishing dangers for Chrome, a more secure Twitter, Netflix planning to charge for account sharing, and the future is now with invisibility shields. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/microsoft-and-okta-attacked-invisibility-shields-biab-phishing-and-more

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - March 11th, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss a Russian RaaS group getting exposed, Ukrainian hacktivists, a huge Nvidia ransom that weirdly relates to the recent Samsung Galaxy hack, TikTok extends their videos to 10min, Epic Games buys Bandcamp (for some reason), the new Amazon radio app that lets you be the DJ, Truth Social still not working, and Disney Plus adding an ad tier. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/oops-all-hacks-ft-lapsus-tiktoks-clock-extends-and-disney-plus-adds

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - February 25th, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss Peloton fights rust, Google & Chrome bring updates, MoviePass is back, Worldle not Wordle, Truth Social having a rough launch, Emoji URLs in Opera & more! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/pelotons-plan-moviepass-the-sequel-chromes-journeys-emoji-urls

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - February 11th, 2022 This week, Matt & Griff discuss Apple allowing unlisted apps, Facebook's first ever slump in its userbase, Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and more! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/unlisted-apps-facebook-floundering-semiconductors-soaring-and-more

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - December 29th, 2021 This episode is a bit different since it is the last one of 2021! Matt & Griff figured they'd skip out on the news and get right into what they felt was most memorable from this year and what they think 2022 has in store! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/the-lighthouse-it-solutions-podcast-2021-wrap-up

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - December 17th, 2021 This week, Matt & Griff discuss the widespread log4j vulnerability, Life360 privacy issues on how and why they are selling user data, Mercedes fully self-driving car, Peloton counter marketing, and more! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/log4j-vulnerability-life360-privacy-issues-peloton-marketing-and-more

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - December 3rd, 2021 This week, we discuss Windows exploits, the revival of Clippy (kind of), bad news for Meta, advances coming from Apple, shopping at Walmart via a Twitter livestream, the aftermath of the 'Buy the Constitution' movement, and more. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/bad-news-for-meta-good-news-from-apple-return-of-clippy

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - November 19th, 2021 This week, Matt & Griff discuss hacks on Syniverse, Robinhood, and the FBI, hackers working to get around multi-factor authentication, and crypto-miners working together to buy a copy of the U.S. Constitution. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/hackers-using-bots-for-2fa-fbi-email-hack-and-buying-the-constitution

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - November 5th, 2021 This week, Matt & Griff discuss Facebook and Microsoft's moves to become their own metaverses, LinkedIn releases a new freelance marketplace while simultaneously pulling out of China, along with several other services, in addition to the US banning China Telecom, REvil being forced offline, and more. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/metaverse-more-china-bans-revil-news-and-a-side-of-crypto

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - October 8th, 2021 This week, Matt & Griff discuss a potential strike in Hollywood, a big Facebook outage, an even larger Twitch hack, the latest Apple exploit, more exploits in popular software, and a little bit of good news as well. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/facebook-down-twitch-hacked-hollywood-strike-apple-exploit

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - September 24th, 2021 This week, Matt & Griff discuss Taco Bell's subscription service, Microsoft's work hour study, a universal decryptor for old versions of REvil/Sodinokibi, Microsoft accounts going passwordless, and National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is here! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/taco-subscription-passwordless-accounts-and-a-lot-of-bugs

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - September 10th, 2021 This week, we discuss OnlyFans making our last podcast outdated before we even released it, China placing bans on online gaming, the latest developments and threats to cyber-security, the Gift Card Gang, and the NFT from Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann. Also, we promise that this is relevant. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/more-ban-news-gift-card-gang-cyber-attacks-blockchain-art-more

**Please note** This podcast was recorded before OnlyFans' most recent statement, pulling a complete 180. In other words, the ban we mention in this podcast is no longer happening. ----------------------------- This week, we discuss a potentially fatal flaw in Apple products for people with pacemakers, the Conti Ransomware Operation, Walmart's new GoLocal service, changes in OnlyFans allowed content (and then their swift backpedaling), the revival of Yik Yak, the T-Mobile hack, a new Amazon department store, and the latest report from Facebook. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/t-mobile-hack-yik-yak-back-onlyfans-unbanning-and-more

This week, we discuss a vulnerability in some home & small business routers, the new LOTR series, Salesforce+ the latest video streaming platform, Citizen an app for tracking crime, targeted banning services on Instagram, and Disney's new Star Wars themed hotels. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/big-router-hack-citizen-salesforceplus-star-wars-hotel-and-more

This week, we discuss how Kaseya obtained a decryption key without paying any ransom, the NTLM relay attack called PetitPotam, the HiveNightmare Bug that may leak your passwords, Apple's Zero-Day bug affecting iOS & macOS, and some Olympic advertising drama. Check out the podcast notes here: https://blog.lighthousesol.com/kaseyas-ransom-petitpotam-hivenightmare-apple-update-and-more

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - July 16th, 2021 Have a listen as we go through the PrintNightmare fix that wasn't a fix, Kaseya releasing a patch to remediate on-premises VSA servers, REvil disappearing from the internet, Microsoft 365 Lighthouse, as well as TikTok not only increasing their video time limit but allowing users to submit video resumes for specific brands. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/printnightmare-nonfix-kaseya-vsa-patch-revil-gone-&-tiktok-to-3min

A few events happened last week that we felt it necessary to talk about them here. Take a listen as we go through PrintNightmare and the huge ransomware attack on Kaseya’s VSA remote management service. (We want to iterate that Lighthouse IT does not use VSA, but this is a huge hit to almost 60 manage service providers just like ourselves.) Check out the summary here: https://blog.lighthousesol.com/widespread-msp-ransomware-incident-printnightmare You can also check out Matt's official statement: https://blog.lighthousesol.com/statement-regarding-the-kaseya-vsa-breach

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - July 1st, 2021 Matt and Griff go through exciting stuff this week, like how MyBook Live Owners wake up to find their NAS Devices Wiped Clean, the pros and cons of a tool like NewsGuard, and Windows 10 is apparently not the last Windows OS. Windows 11 may be though... https://blog.lighthousesol.com/mybook-live-data-wiped-pros-cons-of-newsguard-last-os-windows-11

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - June 18th, 2021 Matt and Griff go through exciting stuff this week, like how VW's data breach impacts 3.3 million, McDonald’s getting hit by a data breach, the ALPACA – a TLS security vulnerability, Twitter Blue officially launched, and HBO Max released an ad-supported version! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/vw-mcdonalds-breach-alpaca-vulnerability-twitter-blue-hbo-max

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - June 4th, 2021 Matt and Griff go through exciting stuff this week like how Nestle's getting a run for their money as my favorite QUIK (QUIC), Jailbroken Apple AirTag is Never Gonna Give You Up, Netflix Reportedly Hiring Executive For Expansion Into Video Games, Amazon to buy MGM Studios for $8.45 billion, Brand trust is at an all-time low, & A Burger Chain Advertising on OnlyFans. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/google-quic-not-giving-up-airtag-amazon-buys-mgm-low-brand-trust

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - May 21st, 2021 Matt and Griff go through exciting stuff this week like how a security researcher's Twitter account got hacked through WordPress, the group behind the Colonial Pipeline attack issues an apology, the upcoming Twitter Blue subscription service their new tip jar, AT&T Inc. and Discovery Inc. combining forces, and finally, Ohio's Vax-a-million!  https://blog.lighthousesol.com/colonial-pipeline-gets-an-apology-twitter-blue-ohio-vax-a-million

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - May 7th, 2021 Matt and Griff go through exciting stuff this week like Apple's ransomware attack & AirDrop flaw, Verizon selling Yahoo & AOL, Amazon offering email marketing & the return to 'in the flesh' advertising. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/apples-airdrop-flaw-verizon-sells-amazons-email-marketing-more

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - April 23rd, 2021 Matt and Griff go through interesting stuff this week like the Semiconductor Shortage, FBI hacking for good, Twitter Spaces and Facebook's response, Netflix in a bad spot, and research proving that your brain needs breaks. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/semiconductor-shortage-fbi-hacks-proving-your-brain-needs-breaks

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - April 9th, 2021 Matt and Griff go through a lot this week, including how the US Army awarded a bid to Microsoft for new augmented reality technology, Cleveland Clinic becoming the first private sector business to purchase Quantum Computer, and some very creative marketing strategies that we've seen recently. Have a listen and be sure to check out the show-notes here: https://blog.lighthousesol.com/cleveland-clinic-goes-quantum-microsoft-ar-tech-plus-creative-marketing-strategies

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - March 26th, 2021 Matt and Griff go through a lot this week, including the Windows 10 printing fiasco, Twitter Spaces and changes to their ad management, TVision watching you watch, the Ad Council's biggest campaign ever, and HBO Max with it's new ad supported tier. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/windows-10-printing-fiasco-twitter-spaces-tvision-hbo-max

Matt and Griff go through a lot this week, including the Massive Exploit Discovered in On-Premise Exchange, how the Largest European Cloud Hosting Provider Catches Fire, a Healthy Man Gets Text Message that He's Eligible for Vaccine for being too... Fat, AT&T and T-Mobile ban shared short codes, Burger King + International Women's day, and MTN Dew Deep-Fake with Bob Ross. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/exchange-exploit-the-cloud-on-fire-bob-ross-painting-mtn-dew-more

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - February 12th, 2021 Join as Matt and Griffin discuss Nick Cage (couldn't resist) as well as how the giant trojan Emotet got hit hard by a multinational attack. Matt also talks about the awesome stuff he's doing to bring Harmony to businesses everywhere. Listen here! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/nick-cage-hitting-emotet-where-it-hurts-business-harmony-everywhere

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - January 29th, 2021 This week, Matt and Griffin discuss the upcoming death of the third-party cookie within Google Chrome and the concerns associated with that, some recent exploits in Apple's iOS (upgrade to 14.4 if you haven't already), the increase in identity fraud we are seeing, and why this Super Bowl may have some very weird commercials. Take a listen! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/death-of-the-third-party-cookie-apple-exploits-superbowl-ads

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - January 15th, 2021 Join Matt and Griff today as they discuss the concerns about infrastructure takedowns, moderation rules, internet policy and more. Should the internet be user-driven vs crisis-driven? Who is responsible for censorship? Are infrastructure takedowns more or less likely to silence other voices? Let's discuss! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/the-concerns-of-infrastructure-takedowns

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - December 23th, 2020 Join Matt today in a different format as he'd like to thank the people who made 2020 a bit easier. Then, stay tuned as he reconvenes with Griffin so they can go through 2020 together, taking a look at everything Lighthouse IT has been doing. And did I mention that you can check out the video version here?! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/the-lighthouse-it-2020-recap

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - December 11th, 2020 This week, Matt and Griffin go over the recent attack on the huge cyber security company, FireEye and their Red Team tools. In marketing news, they cover some developments in the influencer marketing world as well as interesting Daytime TV statistics. Check out our podcast summary here, with all the resources!

THE LIGHTHOUSE IT PODCAST - NOVEMBER 25TH, 2020 For this Lighthouse IT Podcast brought to you on a Wednesday, Matt and Griffin will be asking the question of, "Will 2020 have a normal Black Friday, Cyber Monday, & Giving Tuesday?" The answer may not surprise you... because we suspect it won't be, and you probably suspect the same. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/will-2020-have-a-normal-black-friday-cyber-monday-giving-tuesday

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - November 13th, 2020 National Cyber Security Awareness Month may have been an onslaught of content for you, so we wanted to just take a moment to recap and give you a behind-the-scenes look at our marketing initiatives. You can still fill out your own Cyber Smart Assessment and we will still help go through it together. So, don't hold off, understand your network's position today! Head on over to the download page. Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart https://content.lighthousesol.com/cybersmart

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - October 30th, 2020 Being National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the podcasts this month will be a bit different! We are covering Training and Habits this week! We go over what it means to #BeCyberSmart and how you can help your business/peers stay safe from cyber criminals. Join us this week by filling out your own Cyber Smart Assessment! We will go through it together this month and at the end, you can submit your assessment to us, and we can review it together! This means you get to understand your network's position and obtain an action plan of how to make it ever more secure. Because after all, your network is only as strong as its weakest link. Still need to download the Secure-IT Cyber Smart Assessment? Head on over to the download page. Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart https://content.lighthousesol.com/cybersmart

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - October 16th, 2020 Being National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the podcasts this month will be a bit different! We are covering Preparedness and Business Continuity this week! We go over what it means to #BeCyberSmart and how you can help your business/peers stay safe from cyber criminals. Join us this week by filling out your own Cyber Smart Assessment! We will go through it together this month and at the end, you can submit your assessment to us, and we can review it together! This means you get to understand your network's position and obtain an action plan of how to make it ever more secure. Because after all, your network is only as strong as its weakest link. Still need to download the Secure-IT Cyber Smart Assessment? Head on over to the download page. Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart https://content.lighthousesol.com/cybersmart

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - October 2nd, 2020 The podcasts this month will be a bit different since it's National Cyber Security Awareness Month! We go over what it means to #BeCyberSmart and how you can help your business/peers stay safe from cyber criminals. Join us this week by filling out your own Cyber Smart Assessment! We will go through it together this month and at the end, you can submit your assessment to us, and we can review it together! This means you get to understand your network's position and obtain an action plan of how to make it ever more secure. Because after all, your network is only as strong as its weakest link. Still need to download the Secure-IT Cyber Smart Assessment? Head on over to the download page. Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart https://content.lighthousesol.com/cybersmart

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - September 18th, 2020 Matt and Griffin discuss Malicious Wallpapers, Phishing Trends, Coors wanting to send you to your Zoom background, Labor Day deals actually focusing on jobs, and the fabled TikTok deal coming to a close! Want to get straight to the news? Go to the 5:05 minute mark. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/malicious-wallpapers-phishing-trends-zoom-backgrounds-more

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - September 4th, 2020 Matt and Griffin discuss self-destructing DVDs, more Apple store drama, another win against ransomware, Walmart joining in on the TikTok deal, and the New Facebook. Want to skip the intro? Go to the 3:00min mark. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/more-apple-store-drama-ransomware-wins-and-the-new-facebook

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - August 21st, 2020 Matt and Griffin discuss "Proof" that criminals have no boundaries, how Apple gave Epic Games a fortnight before getting kicked off the app store, the launch of Instagram's TikTok competitor (Reels), the uphill battle that TV Ads have had to face, and finally two of the largest influencer ad agencies merging. Want to skip the intro? Go to the 1:45min mark. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/apple-gave-epic-a-fortnight-influencer-resilience-and-reeling-in-tiktok

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - August 7th, 2020 TikTok Ban, Chex Quest Revamp, and Unilever Experiments: Matt and Griffin discuss the possible TikTok ban, what we currently know about it, and what it could mean for marketers. They touch on the huge rise in mobile game downloads that came from COVID, and they also go over some of the interesting experimental marketing efforts many companies, like Unilever, are pushing to get ahead. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/tiktok-ban-chex-quest-revamp-and-unilever-experiments

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - July 24th, 2020 Matt and Griffin discuss Twitter limiting tweets due to some serious scamming, some popular VPNs had their non-existent logs magically released, Snapchat testing out brand profiles, and Hulu targeting the small business market to allow them to advertise on their platform. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/twitter-stops-tweets-and-hulu-offers-sweets

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - July 10th, 2020 Matt and Griffin discuss how Microsoft estimates that the global workforce will add 149 million new tech-oriented jobs by 2025, Free/Easy DNSSEC Upgrades for your site, Google's one year SSL certificates, Google testing feature to hide parts of the URL in Chrome’s address bar, and Reddit and Pinterest, It’s Time to Shine. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/phishing-the-fisherman-chromes-url-reddit-pinterests-show-time

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - June 19th, 2020 Matt and Griffin discuss Breachstortion, reading sound waves through a telescope pointed at a light bulb, Facebook's new email marketing initiatives, and Burgerking Brazil's new 'Lockdown Whopper'! https://blog.lighthousesol.com/lightbulbs-hearing-you-fb-email-marketing-the-lock-down-whopper

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - June 5th, 2020 Matt and Griffin are back as they discuss how Sign-in with Apple was much easier than we all thought, why it may be a good reason to upgrade to the dreaded Android 10,  and what updates Google has been making to the world of SEO. https://blog.lighthousesol.com/flaws-in-apple-sign-in-upgrading-to-android-10-chromes-core-web-vitals-and-more

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - May 22nd, 2020 This week, Matt and Griffin focus on reviewing topics that continue to appear in all industries, as well as specific ones. Since digital security impacts everyone, if you’re not careful, you could end up being the direct link to a company-wide hack! But on a more positive note, how are marketing and sales efforts looking as businesses begin to reopen and how can we make use of sales tools to hit that bullseye for our goals this year? https://blog.lighthousesol.com/how-has-covid-19-influenced-security-and-changed-our-marketing-efforts

Check out the video version here! We cover a lot of great deals that you may have missed, but we would really enjoy getting you setup with some free and discounted offerings. It’s been a strange trip. Throughout this pandemic, everyone we know has been trying to adjust and find their new path. Thank your friends and clients, staff, vendors, and any supporters. And to those not directly linked to Lighthouse IT, thank you too.

In this episode of the Lighthouse IT Podcast, Matt and Griffin (with special guest Spike, Matt's cat) go over: Governor DeWine's decision last Friday, what we are doing internally and externally to meet those requirements, and review what the new normal will probably look like for many businesses. We are offering, at no charge, assistance with email marketing and automating employee health assessments! And if you want to get notified when we release more business insights, sign up here! https://content.lighthousesol.com/podcast-notifications-signup This Friday will be a very special video podcast! So stay tuned for that!

In this episode of the Lighthouse IT Podcast, Matt joins Griffin to go over Growing Your Business during COVID-19 (and beyond) then to discuss why building momentum now will be crucial during the next few weeks. We cover a lot, but we hope this demystifies digital marketing for you. And if you want to get notified when we release more, sign up here! https://content.lighthousesol.com/podcast-notifications-signup Stay tuned as we have a very special video podcast coming at the end of next week!

Within this podcast, Matt joins Marketing Specialist, Griffin. Together they reflect on ways Lighthouse IT Solutions has adapted during this crisis. Using their IT knowledge and personal experience, they brainstorm how other businesses can adapt as well as grow at this time. 

Join Lighthouse IT's new Podcast as Matt takes, from a business owner's perspective, a look at the current state of affairs. In this short episode, we want to reassure that you are not alone and there are always new business opportunities.  Join as he steps back to alleviate concerns you may have during COVID-19. Lighthouse IT Solutions will now be releasing podcasts to keep you informed every week! We will be bringing on specialists in many industries to share their insights as well, so stay tuned for information on how your business can adapt in this time of concern.

Lighthouse IT Solutions will now be releasing podcasts to keep you informed every week! We will be bringing on specialists in many industries to share their insights as well, so stay tuned for information on how your business can adapt in this time of concern.