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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

Microsoft Acquisition, Windows 365, PVS on Azure & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I go pretty deep into Windows 365, I cover some Ransomware stories, the preview of Citrix PVS in Azure and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-185-microsoft-acquisition-windows-365-pvs-on-azure-more/

Jul 17, 202129 min

PrintNightmare Vulnerability Patch Available, CloudPC Teaser & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover the saga around the PrintNightmare patches from Microsoft, a major ransomware attack that through Managed Service Providers and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-184-printnightmare-vulnerability-patch-available-cloudpc-teaser-more/

Jul 09, 202118 min

PrintNightmare Vulnerability, SMB Compress Feature, HPE to Acquire Zerto & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover a serious PrintSpooler vulnerability impact Windows Domain Controllers, the acquisition of Zerto from HPE and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-183-printnightmare-vulnerability-smb-compress-feature-hpe-to-acquire-zerto-more/

Jul 02, 202119 min

Windows 11 Details, New Visio for o365, PowerShell Updates via Windows Updates & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I dive into some of the "leaked" info regarding a potential Windows 11, I talk about the upcoming release of Visio for Office 365 customers, I cover a worrying attack surface in enterprise for ransomware gangs you may not have thought about and more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-181-windows-11-details-new-visio-for-o365-powershell-updates-via-windows-updates-more/

Jun 17, 202125 min

Patch Tuesday News, Major Internet Disruption, ExtraHop Acquisition & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover some news about the June patches, discuss the major Internet disruption that occurred on Tuesday, the announcement of the acquisition of ExtraHop, my highlights from the WWDC event plus more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-180-patch-tuesday-news-major-internet-disruption-extrahop-acquisition-more/

Jun 11, 202122 min

Stack Overflow Acquired, WVD Update, Norton Crypto & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover an exciting Microsoft event due to take place at the end of June, the news of yet another large company that got hit with Ransomware and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-179-stack-overflow-acquired-wvd-update-norton-crypto-more/

Jun 04, 202115 min

Major vCenter Vulnerability, WinRM Vulnerability, SysInternals Updates & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover some highlights from Microsoft BUILD and Google IO. I also get into multiple stories about vulnerabilities and Ransomware attacks plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-178-major-vulnerabilities-published-sysinternals-updates-more/

May 28, 202121 min

HSE Ransomware Attack, FlexApp Feature Teaser, IE EoL Update & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I have an update on the Colonial Pipeline ransomware story, details of an attack on the Irish healthcare system, a statement on the impending End of Life for Internet Explorer plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-177-hse-ransomware-attack-flexapp-feature-teaser-ie-eol-update-more/

May 21, 202125 min

Lots of Patch Tuesday News, ControlUp v8.5 Launch, Outlook Bugs Details & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover many of the patches released by various vendors on Patch Tuesday. I also dive into some of the highlights of the latest version of ControlUp, the upcoming RDAnalyzer and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-176-lots-of-patch-tuesday-news-controlup-v8-5-launch-outlook-bugs-details-more/

May 13, 202120 min

iOS and macOS Vulnerability, Office to get new Default Font & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover stories about Apple releasing patches for vulnerabilities currently being exploited in the wild and Dell releasing a firmware upgrade that works on machines as far back as 2009 models. There is info on the final push to remove Flash Player on Windows 10 and much more. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-175-ios-and-macos-vulnerability-office-to-get-new-default-font-more/

May 08, 202118 min

Passing of a Security Legend, Password Manager Breached, Turbonomic Acquisition & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover the sad news of Security Legend, Dan Kaminsky. I also cover a story about a Password Manager getting breach, the acquisition of Turbonomic and a story about possibly the worst software of all time plus much more. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-174-passing-of-a-security-legend-password-manager-breached-turbonomic-acquisition-more/

May 02, 202122 min

Another Supply Chain Hack, Linux GUI Apps for Windows & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover the news that Linux GUI Apps are now working in the latest Inside Preview of Windows 10, I also discuss multiple security related stories including details of a new supply chain hack uncovered and much more. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-173-another-supply-chain-hack-linux-gui-apps-for-windows-more/

Apr 25, 202127 min

Microsoft Acquires Nuance, MSIX App Attach for Azure Portal is GA & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover the news that Microsoft has acquired Nuance Communications, that VMware is going to become an independent company plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-172-microsoft-acquires-nuance-msix-app-attach-for-azure-portal-is-ga-more/

Apr 18, 202118 min

Linkedin Data Scraped, Edge Increases Market Share, E2EVC Return Announced & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover a lot of InfoSec related news, reports of data that was scraped from both Facebook and Linkedin, standardization attempts for C# and the surprising return in popularity of an older programming language plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-171-linkedin-data-scraped-edge-increases-market-share-e2evc-return-announced-more/

Apr 10, 202118 min

Cisco Live Highlights, WVD Updates, Jabber Vulnerability & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover my highlights from this year's Cisco Live event, some InfoSec related news, updated for WVD and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-170-cisco-live-highlights-wvd-updates-jabber-vulnerability-more/

Apr 03, 202116 min

VMware Acquisition, File Explorer Facelift, App Layering Updates & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover the possible acquisition of Mesh 7 by VMware, announcement of a cosmetic change for Windows 10 plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-169-vmware-acquisition-file-explorer-facelift-app-layering-updates-more/

Mar 27, 202117 min

March Update Printing Issues Saga, Azure Outage & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover the on-going saga of the printing issues and false starts with fixes for said issues, I discuss an interesting new wrinkle in the Exchange vulnerability stories plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-168-march-update-printing-issues-saga-azure-outage-more/

Mar 22, 202127 min

Deep Dive on Exchange Vulnerability, Chrome to Block Port 554 & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover a whole lot of info about the Exchange vulnerability and some of the fallout related to it, I cover Google dropping a killer feature and blocking port 554 in Chrome plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-167-deep-dive-on-exchange-vulnerability-chrome-to-block-port-554-more/

Mar 13, 202117 min

Ignite 2021 Announcements, Exchange and Chrome Zero Days Under Active Attack & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover a whole bunch of great announcements from Microsoft's Ignite conference, I tell you about a couple of Zero Days you'll want to patch right away, some cool automation products plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-166-ignite-2021-announcements-exchange-and-chrome-zero-days-under-active-attack-more/

Mar 06, 202123 min

Major VMware Vulnerability, AWS Workspaces on IGEL, Ransomware Horror Stories & More

On this week’s episode of the podcast there is another update from Microsoft and the CEO of Solarwinds on the Solarwinds hack and a whole lot of ransomware horror stories plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-165-major-vmware-vulnerability-aws-workspaces-on-igel-ransomware-horror-stories-more/

Feb 28, 202124 min

M1 Chip Malware, Flash Nightmare, OS Battle Heats Up & More

On this week's episode of the podcast there is an update from Microsoft on the Solarwinds hack and how it effects their product line, some interesting figures on OS market growth for the big players in 2020 plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-164-m1-chip-malware-flash-nightmare-os-battle-more/

Feb 21, 202125 min

IGEL Have Been Acquired, Slack Vulnerability, TCP Vulnerabilities & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I talk about the recent acquisition of IGEL, a pretty serious bug in Slack for Android that may have exposed passwords in plain text and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-163-igel-have-been-acquired-slack-vulnerability-tcp-vulnerabilities-more/

Feb 13, 202113 min

WVD Cert Exam, VPN Connection Manager, A Gross Breach of Privacy & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover a story of a very disturbing breach of privacy from a security system vendor employee, I talk about numerous InfoSec related topics, get into the weeds on some app related topics, cover the release of PolicyPak's new VPN Connection Manager product plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-161-wvd-cert-exam-vpn-connection-manager-a-gross-breach-of-privacy-more/

Jan 30, 202123 min

Citrix Acquisition, MSIX News, macOS Malware & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover the new Citrix acquisition, a report on a hefty fine for a GDPR violation, a story about a macOS malware that has been going around for 5 years plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-160-citrix-acquisition-msix-news-macos-malware-more/

Jan 22, 202121 min

Patch Tuesday News, Ubiquiti Breach, Win10 NTFS Vulnerability & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover some information about the January Patch Tuesday patches, some FSLogix issues and fixes, a pretty serious NFTS vulnerability and much more. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-159-patch-tuesday-news-ubiquiti-breach-win10-ntfs-vulnerability-more/

Jan 16, 202116 min

Solarwinds Hack Updates, MSIX Packaging Extension, Slack Outage & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover a few brief updates on the Solarwinds hack plus I get into some other Ransomware attacks plus much more. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-158-solarwinds-hack-updates-msix-packaging-extension-slack-outage-more/

Jan 09, 202118 min

3 Year Anniversary, Apple Cloud Services Issue, Sunburst Updates & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover even more details on the Solarwinds hack, including some info disclosed by Microsoft about potential ramifications for themselves and something they discovered when researching within their own network. There are a couple of Apple related stories plus a special extended Scripts, Tricks and Tips section to celebrate 3 years of the Podcast and the New Year! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-157-3-year-anniversary-apple-cloud-service...

Jan 02, 202129 min

Update on Solarwinds Hack, Citrix ADC DDoS, New Edge Efficiency & More

On this week's episode of the podcast I dive even deeper into the Solarwinds hack! There is also a lot more security related stories including a DDoS attack against Citrix NetScaler ADCs, Dell Wyse Thin Clients with a serious vulnerability and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-156-update-on-solarwinds-hack-citrix-adc-ddos-new-edge-efficiency-more/

Dec 23, 202033 min
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