Tue Mar-5-2024: Super Tuesday Vigilance, GitHub's Malware Onslaught, and GDPR's Unexpected Savings

In today's episode of the Business of Tech, Dave Sobel covers the intersection of politics and technology on Super Tuesday, highlighting the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) efforts to secure the voting process against nation-state hackers and domestic threats. CISA has launched the Election Operations Center and an election resources page to tackle potential security issues. Additionally, the episode discusses the massive malware attack GitHub is currently battling, which involves millions of code repositories. We also touch upon the cost-saving benefits of GDPR compliance in reducing data storage and processing expenses. Lastly, we look forward to the Threads API release this summer and its implications for developers.Three things to know today 00:00 Super Tuesday plus GitHub Battles Massive Malware Attack05:10 Cost Savings in Compliance: How GDPR Reduced Data Storage and Processing Expenses07:45 Threads API coming this summer  Supported by:  Https://huntress.com/mspradio/https://coreview.com/msp/   💼 All Our SponsorsSupport the vendors who support the show:👉 https://businessof.tech/sponsors/ 🚀 Join Business of Tech PlusGet exclusive access to investigative reports, vendor analysis, leadership briefings, and more.👉 https://businessof.tech/plus 🎧 Subscribe to the Business of TechWant the show on your favorite podcast app or prefer the written versions of each story?📲 https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe 📰 Story Links & SourcesLooking for the links from today’s stories?Every episode script — with full source links — is posted at:🌐 https://www.businessof.tech 🎙 Want to Be a Guest?Pitch your story or appear on Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights:💬 https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/businessoftech 🔗 Follow Business of Tech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079YouTube: https://youtube.com/mspradioBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/businessof.techInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradioTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessoftechFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.