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5bytespodcast

Rory Monaghanwww.5bytespodcast.com
5 Bytes Podcast features some of the highlights in enterprise IT for the last week as well as some useful resources for IT Pros and more!
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Episodes

October Patch News, Sophos to be Acquired, The Death of Mark Hurd & More

On this week's episode there is news on the unfortunate passing of Mark Hurd at the age of 62. I also cover a lot of news related to October patch Tuesday including Windows NTLM vulnerabilities, Cisco vulnerabilities and more. The Scripts, Tricks and Tips segment is also very full this week and there's a return of the Hot Job segment plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-94-october-patch-news-sophos-to-be-acquired-the-death-of-mark-hurd-more/

Oct 18, 201927 min

Win10 Patches Break Start Menu & Printing, New Legacy TLS Feature, Linux Kernel Lockdown & More

On this week's episode there is new info on issues with printing and the start menu on Windows 10 after installing certain patches. I cover some follow up news regarding Windows Virtual Desktop. I talk a Linux Lockdown module and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-93-win10-patches-break-start-menu-printing-new-legacy-tls-feature-linux-kernel-lockdown-more/

Oct 09, 201923 min

Windows Virtual Desktop is GA, IE Patch Update, Ransomware Stories & More

On this week's episode of the Podcast, I cover the official release of Windows Virtual Desktop. I also give an update on the Out-of-Band IE patch, cover patches from Cisco, info on uncertainty at Docker and a cover a lot of Ransomware stories plus more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-92-windows-virtual-desktop-is-ga-ie-patch-update-ransomware-stories-more/

Oct 02, 201920 min

Out-of-Band Microsoft Patches, AppDNA to be Deprecated, New CentOS Release & More

On this week’s episode of the Podcast, I cover news of a couple of out of band Microsoft patches that you’ll want to deploy ASAP. There’s also news on multiple VMware patches, info on the next LTSR version of CVAD plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-91-out-of-band-microsoft-patches-appdna-to-be-deprecated-new-centos-release-more/

Sep 25, 201914 min

Big Releases by VMware & Citrix, HP Acquires Bromium, Teams Vulnerability & More

On this week's episode, for the third week in a row there is a lot of information about Windows Updates causing issues and some useful info on some of the 79 fixes rolled out in September. I cover the exciting news of HP's acquisition of Bromium. I get into details of the latest VMware Horizon and Citrix Virtual Apps Desktops releases and much, much more! In fact, so much this week that it's one of the longest episodes in the history of the Podcast. Enjoy! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.co...

Sep 21, 201929 min

More Windows 10 Updates News, App-V Support Extended, DNS Over HTTPS & More

On this week's episode, there is more news related to Windows Updates issues on Windows 10. Surprisingly, App-V get supported extended further, info on a cool new Mozilla Firefox security feature and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-89-more-windows-10-updates-news-app-v-support-extended-dns-over-https-more/

Sep 11, 201919 min

Windows 10 Update Bug, AWS Disruption, PolicyPak Demos & More

On this week's episode, I welcome the podcast's new sponsor PolicyPak! I also cover news on a nasty Windows 10 bug created by a patch that spikes CPU usage and get into details of an AWS disruption plus more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-88-windows-10-update-bug-aws-disruption-policypak-demos-more/

Sep 05, 201919 min

VMworld 2019 Highlights, Droplet Computing, VPN Vulnerabilities & More

On this week's episode of the podcast, I focus mainly on the highlights from the 10th annual VMworld conference that was held in San Francisco. I also cover some security related news including a story about Malware getting installed by a popular Android app with over 100 million downloads and some serious vulnerabilities in a couple of popular VPN products. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-87-vmworld-2019-highlights-droplet-computing-vpn-vulnerabilities-more/

Aug 29, 201918 min

VMware 6.7 CU3 Details, Container Security, New Microsoft Acquisition & More

On this week's episode of the podcast there is a story about a vulnerability discovered in Kuberenetes and the timely acquisition of a container security vendor by McAfee. I cover some of the highlights of the VMware vSphere 6.7 CU3 and more! Reference Link: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-86-vmware-6-7-cu3-details-container-security-new-microsoft-acquisition-more/

Aug 22, 201914 min

20 Year Old Windows Vulnerability, Another RDP Flaw, August Patch News & More

On this week's episode of the podcast there is a lot news regarding August patches from Microsoft as well as from Intel. I talk a little about Windows Virtual Desktop and MSIX and cover a fascinating tale of a 20 year old vulnerability that exists in Windows as discovered by Google's Project Zero team. For that and much more check out this episode. Reference links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-85-20-year-old-windows-vulnerability-another-rdp-flaw-august-patch-news-more/...

Aug 15, 201920 min

VBScript Disabled in IE11, Major Change to Microsoft Licensing, MongoDB Ransomware & More

On this week's episode of the podcast there is some pretty major news on changes coming to Microsoft's Licensing that could impact organizations who use their existing product licenses in the cloud. I also cover multiple stories of security breaches (AGAIN), a report on Cisco settling a lawsuit and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-84-vbscript-disabled-in-ie11-major-change-to-microsoft-licensing-mongodb-ransomware-more/

Aug 08, 201927 min

Skype for Business Retirement, Windows 10 Boot Issue, Biggest Bank Breach Ever & More

On this week's episode of the podcast there is news of the biggest breach of a large bank ever!...to date, a story on the retirement of Skype for Business Online, the news that Google Cloud Platform will partner with VMware and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-83-skype-for-business-retirement-windows-10-boot-issue-biggest-bank-breach-ever-more/

Aug 01, 201918 min

Lots of Slack News, Citrix App Layering Update, Potential Apple Acquisition & More

On this week's episode of the podcast there are a lot of stories of more security breaches and follow up on a couple of previous breaches. There's also info on the latest version Citrix App Layering and Maurice Daly's excellent Driver Automation Tool and much, much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-82-lots-of-slack-news-citrix-app-layering-update-potential-apple-acquisition-more/

Jul 26, 201923 min

CloudJumper Updates, Desktop Analytics, Cloudflare Post-mortem & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I follow up on some of the stories from last week's episode and get into some of the big announcements from CloudJumper at Microsoft Inspire. I talk about new releases from BIS-F and Master Packager, as well a great community tool called PowerScale plus much more! References Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-81-cloudjumper-updates-desktop-analytics-cloudflare-post-mortem-more/

Jul 18, 201917 min

Zoom Vulnerability Saga, July Patch Tuesday News, SysTrack 9 & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I go through the saga that was the Zoom vulnerability exposed earlier this week. I also talk about some other security related stories including the Sodin ransomware Patch Tuesday highlights and a crazy story about an IT admin who wiped company data when he got fired. It's not really all that crazy, I'm sure we've all heard similar stories but damn it, it's fun! For that and more check out this week's episode! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/ep...

Jul 10, 201925 min

VMware Horizon 7.9, Office 365 for Server 2019, FSLogix Download & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I talk about a major Cloudflare disruption, give details on the new VMware Horizon 7.9 release, an official statement from Microsoft on Office 365 ProPlus support for Server 2019, the official Microsoft version of FSLogix available for download and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-79-vmware-horizon-7-9-office-365-for-server-2019-fslogix-download-more/

Jul 03, 201916 min

Citrix Receiver Vulnerability, Major Internet Disruption, Raspberry Pi 4 & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover even more stories of Ransomware attacks, as well as a major disruption for a lot of sites and services on the internet, the launch of Raspberry Pi 4, a serious Citrix Receiver vulnerability and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-78-citrix-receiver-vulnerability-major-internet-disruption-raspberry-pi-4-more/

Jun 27, 201914 min

Macbook Pro Recall, Win10 1809 CU, App Delivery Decision Matrix & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover news of a MacBook Pro recall for the 15 inch 2015 model with information on how to check if your MBP is affected, I also talk quite a lot about browsers this week with a Firefox ZeroDay, some Chrome controversy and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-77-macbook-pro-recall-win10-1809-cu-app-delivery-decision-matrix-more/

Jun 22, 201919 min

Salesforce Acquires Tableau, UberAgent for macOS, Security Nightmares & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover key acquisitions made by Salesforce and VMware, the announcement of UberAgent for macOS and multiple security nightmares that will you awake at night! For this and much more, be sure to check out this episode! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-76-salesforce-acquires-tableau-uberagent-for-macos-security-nightmares-more/

Jun 13, 201922 min

Windows 10 v1903 Update Issues, New NVIDIA Platform, AMD Ryzen 3000 CPU Specs & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover some Windows 10 v1903 update issues seen in the wild! I also go over some of the specs of AMD's new range of Ryzen 3000 Processors and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-74-windows-10-v1903-update-issues-new-nvidia-platform-amd-ryzen-3000-cpu-specs-more/

Jun 01, 201919 min

Citrix Synergy 2019 Highlights, ControlUp 7.4, App Delivery Matrix & More

In this week's episode I cover some of the highlights from Citrix Synergy 2019 that was just held in Atlanta Georgia, I also cover some major security news including a significant vulnerability that is currently seen in many of the top used Docker containers on the Docker Hub. This week also happened to feature the launch of ControlUp 7.4 which I also cover plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-73-citrix-synergy-2019-highlights-controlup-7-4-app-delivery-decision-...

May 23, 201918 min

Major Windows Worm Discovered, Intel Vulnerability, VMware Acquisition & More

In this week's episode I cover a lot of major security news including a nasty Windows RDS Worm that has resulted in patches for XP and 2003, as well as patched for Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. There is news of another Intel vulnerability which could hit Mac performance by up to 40%. VMware have acquired an application focused company and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-72-major-windows-worm-discovered-intel-vulnerability-vmware-acquisition-more/

May 16, 201918 min

Highlights from Microsoft Build, MMSMOA, Nutanix .Next & More

In this week's episode I cover some of the highlights from Microsoft Build, MMS and Nutanix .Next. The episode also features a cool weekly webinar for PolicyPak and a nifty SCCM pre-req check GUI script plus more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-71-highlights-from-microsoft-build-mmsmoa-nutanix-next-more/

May 08, 201917 min

Dell Technologies World Highlights, Win10 1903 Considerations, Docker Breach & More

In this week's episode I cover some of the highlights from Dell Technologies World, I cover a couple of stories worth considering when upgrading to Windows 10 1903 and cover an update on the Citrix internal network breach and news of a Docker breach plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-70-dell-technologies-world-highlights-win10-1903-considerations-docker-breach-more/

May 01, 201915 min

Microsoft Acquires Express Logic, Google Sites Malware, Chrome Dark Mode for Win10 & More

This week's episode of the podcast features news on the case of the man who stopped the spread of WannaCry, info on 297 vulnerabilities patched by Oracle, Malware discovered in Google Sites, the Microsoft acquisition of Express Logic and the launch of Dark Mode for Google Chrome on Windows plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-69-microsoft-acquires-express-logic-google-sites-malware-chrome-dark-mode-for-win10-more/

Apr 25, 201922 min

Internet Explorer Vulnerability, Droplet Computing, Google Cloud AD & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I talk about a unique new product by Droplet Computing and dive into several worrying vulnerabilities uncovered including a pretty serious unpatched IE flaw. Tune in for this and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-68-internet-explorer-vulnerability-droplet-computing-google-cloud-ad-more/

Apr 17, 201912 min

April Patch Tuesday Warning, HPE Nutanix Alliance, Wi-Fi 6 & More

This week's episode of the podcast feature news on a major issue with April's Windows patches for some Sophos customers, a new alliance between HPE and Nutanix, an update on the Citrix internal network breach, some info on a new Wi-Fi capable router and much more! Resource Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-67-april-patch-tuesday-warning-hpe-nutanix-alliance-wi-fi-6-more/

Apr 11, 201918 min

Windows 10 Patching Change, Phishing Tales, Intel Launch & More

This week's episode of the podcast feature news on a major change to Windows 10 Updates management, the release of PowerShell Core 6.2 and Visual Studio 2019, highlights from Okta Oktane and much more! Episode 66 Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-66-windows-10-patching-change-phishing-tales-intel-launch-more/

Apr 04, 201914 min
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