ThirdTier Amy✓
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Followers
70
Account age
3 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$40 – $65 / sponsored post
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📊 Post engagement
1
Avg engagement / post
1.4%
Engagement vs followers
Dec 2022
On Mastodon since
🔥 Top post: The mismanagement of data is alarming. Most MSPs ignore data com · 1 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
2.5 / week
Posts several times a week.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 8 text · 4 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
0.7×
Follows 103 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
Recent posts
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No opting out. Passkeys are mandatory and One-time passcodes are dead too. So long SMS - it was good to know ya.
https://link.publicate.it/pub/f17f29e1bad946
𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸
𝟰 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄: No opting out. Passkeys are manda…
First a summary of MS Partner program updates. Plenty of opportunities there!
Then, In the Newsletter this week: https://link.publicate.it/pub/f4bc3a81ebb25c
𝟰 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄: Microsoft uses AI to approve Expenses by risk level; Sadly Cow…
I now have an author page over at Petri.com If you're looking for one of my articles, this will be the link to save.
https://petri.com/author/amy-babinchak/
This week there's a lot of high level security content. IT teams should be working on protecting the networks from AI proactively. What ever else they are doing should be de-prioritized.
If your team isn't ready for that, get them into ou…
𝟰 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄: If you were looking for AI for Excel, get it in Copilot using Anthropic/Claud with a single license; Managing cloud has gotten complex. Microsoft introduces Observability within automated healing coming soon; Looking to h…
Speak to your client about Shadow AI
Here's what to say about shadow AI and why it matters for your client’s security. Then adjust your MSP package to include the solution.
https://www.thirdtier.net/2026/06/25/speak-to-your-client-about-sh…
Next in the series of redesigning your MSP for the next 10 years.
https://www.thirdtier.net/2026/06/21/taming-shadow-ai-before-it-tames-you/
Blog series on speaking to clients. Don't let the opportunity pass to have a conversation.
https://www.thirdtier.net/2026/06/16/speak-to-your-clients-about-insecure-usb-drives/
Examples for using AI effectively; Cowork GA's; Another client talker; Securing Claud AI and Shadow Admins; and KnowBe4 tops Microsoft's chart and more
Taming Shadow AI Before It Tames You
Discover how automation can be misleading. Understand the true needs for the MSP of the future and the role of Shadow AI.
https://www.thirdtier.net/2026/06/21/taming-shadow-ai-before-it-tames-you/
Speak to Your Clients About Insecure USB Drives
How to talk to your client about the problem with cheap USB drives: USB keys, AKA thumb drives, are being hacked during manufacturing in China. We're recommending that anyone who doesn't need…
First a summary of MS Partner program updates. Plenty of opportunities there!
Then, In the Newsletter this week: https://link.publicate.it/pub/f4bc3a81ebb25c
𝟰 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄: Microsoft uses AI to approve Expenses by risk level; Sadly Cow…
I now have an author page over at Petri.com If you're looking for one of my articles, this will be the link to save.
https://petri.com/author/amy-babinchak/
This week there's a lot of high level security content. IT teams should be working on protecting the networks from AI proactively. What ever else they are doing should be de-prioritized.
If your team isn't ready for that, get them into ou…
𝟰 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄: If you were looking for AI for Excel, get it in Copilot using Anthropic/Claud with a single license; Managing cloud has gotten complex. Microsoft introduces Observability within automated healing coming soon; Looking to h…
Speak to your client about Shadow AI
Here's what to say about shadow AI and why it matters for your client’s security. Then adjust your MSP package to include the solution.
https://www.thirdtier.net/2026/06/25/speak-to-your-client-about-sh…
Next in the series of redesigning your MSP for the next 10 years.
https://www.thirdtier.net/2026/06/21/taming-shadow-ai-before-it-tames-you/
Blog series on speaking to clients. Don't let the opportunity pass to have a conversation.
https://www.thirdtier.net/2026/06/16/speak-to-your-clients-about-insecure-usb-drives/
Examples for using AI effectively; Cowork GA's; Another client talker; Securing Claud AI and Shadow Admins; and KnowBe4 tops Microsoft's chart and more
Taming Shadow AI Before It Tames You
Discover how automation can be misleading. Understand the true needs for the MSP of the future and the role of Shadow AI.
https://www.thirdtier.net/2026/06/21/taming-shadow-ai-before-it-tames-you/
Speak to Your Clients About Insecure USB Drives
How to talk to your client about the problem with cheap USB drives: USB keys, AKA thumb drives, are being hacked during manufacturing in China. We're recommending that anyone who doesn't need…
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
infosec.exchange
A cybersecurity & infosec server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
✅ Link-verified
Verified link
Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.
On Mastodon since
Dec 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 1 views per post.
📤Posts about 2.5× per week.
🛡️ Audience credibility
76/100
Good
- Est. 85% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Content engagement (~1.4% of followers) is around typical for Mastodon.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
85%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Heuristic estimate from view-through, engagement vs size and recent growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Lover of all things SMB IT. Blog, writer, speaker, trainer, peer groups, papers and Microsoft 365. Owner of Third Tier and Sell My MSP. Microsoft MVP for 18 years - so far. When I'm not doing that, it's sailing, gardening, hiking, photography and just generally being outdoors.
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