On Call Sysadmin

On Call Sysadmin

di Brett Patterson and Brett Lemoine - Harvest IT Solutions
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On Call Sysadmin Podcast #6: Outlook Features, GPT-6, Hugging Face
Contact Brett and Brett at HarvestITSolutions.com Outlook Feature - Change meeting organizer [Admin Droid] Microsoft to bounce email from outdated Exchange Servers [The Register] New ClickFix attack for copy-paste malware [Cybersecurity News] ChatGPT-6 rolling out to users [Wired] Nvidia to buy Hugging Face AI repository [Nvidia] New Nvidia RTX Spark devices coming in October [Windows Central] AMD AI Development box coming soon [Tech Radar] Microsoft developer OS edition coming soon [Windows] Apple Vision Pro improves Surgery [Mac Rumors] [Stryker] 153 million IDs leaked on the dark web [Engadget]
On Call Sysadmin Podcast #5: Copilot+ PCs, New Macs, AI Slop
Contact Brett and Brett at HarvestITSolutions.com CoPilot+ PCs features - what do you get? [Microsoft] School district uses AI to make $10 agenda. It does not go well. [NYPost] LinkedIn AI slop button used 1M+times in 3 weeks [TheRegister] Botnet uses TVs and other Android devices [Google] Google buys Spirit Air's Data to train AI [TheRegister] Mail limits for new Exchange Accounts to combat SPAM [LazyAdmin] New Apple Mac Mini and Mac Studio [Apple]
On Call Sysadmin Podcast #4: End of SMS MFA, AI Murder, and Authorized Hackers
Contact Brett and Brett at HarvestITSolutions.com Retirement of SMS and Voice MFA for Microsoft 365 [Microsoft] Password Management and Security Incident at PageLoot [The Register] Microsoft Patch Tuesday and Security Updates [The Register] Windows 10 LTSC End of Support and Extended Security Updates [The Register] [Windows Latest] OEM Windows License Price Increases [Windows Central] Microsoft’s Maya AI Accelerator Chips [Tech Times] AI-Driven Agricultural Failure in China [Independent] Gunra Ransomware Attacks [CISA] White House Proposal for Licensed Hacking [White House]
On Call Sysadmin Podcast #3: AI Bubble, Sketchy WiFI, and RIP Publisher
Contact Brett and Brett at HarvestITSolutions.com Microsoft Publisher End of Life and File Migration [Microsoft] [GitHub] CaptiveCrunch Public Wi-Fi Attack Campaign [Microsoft] AI Bubble and Tech Stock Volatility [The Register] Floating Data Center Innovation [The Register] Off-Prem Corporate IT Trend [The Register] Healthcare Data Breach by ShinyHunters [HaveIBeenPwned] Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Cyber Attacks [FBI] Exchange Server Zero-Click Exploit [ProofPoint] More AI Model Attack Incidents [Gizmodo] [The Register] AI Hardware Developments [The Register] Windows 11 Memory Optimization [The Register] Windows and Mac Dictation Feature Tip [Microsoft] [Apple]
On Call Sysadmin Podcast #2: AI Crackdown, Compliance, and Price Hikes
Contact Brett and Brett at HarvestITSolutions.com Microsoft 365 Price Increases and Feature Upgrades [Microsoft] Claude AI Private Chat Leak and Data Security Concerns [Fortune] LinkedIn AI Content Detection and Reporting Feature [LinkedIn] [Pangram] FCC Ban on Foreign-Made Routers and Robots [Engadget] [PC-Mag] Microsoft Cybersecurity AI Model [Microsoft] More AI Gone Rogue [The Register] [The Register] CMMC Phase 2 Suspension and Risk Shift to Subcontractors [ChannelPro] Ransomware Attacks and Importance of Cybersecurity Hygiene [The Register] AI Solving Decades-Old Math Problems [New Scientist] [Erdos Problems] Apple Genius Bar AI Summarization Pilot [Gizmodo] Amazon Leo Satellite Network Expansion [Amazon]
On Call Sysadmin Podcast #1: AI, Security, and the Future of IT
In the debut episode of the On Call Sysadmin Podcast, Brett Patterson and Brett Lemoine dive into some of the biggest stories shaping the IT industry today. Episode Highlights AI Data Centers on Residential Homes NVIDIA and SPAN explore placing AI compute at residential properties, potentially helping meet growing AI demand while raising questions about power, cooling, networking, security, and homeowner adoption. [SPAN] LG Monitor Adware Controversy Reports of software associated with certain LG monitors displaying advertisements on users' systems and what this means for consumer privacy and hardware ownership. [LG Spyware] AI Safety and Model Containment Reports of an AI model interacting with external systems spark a conversation about sandbox security, AI governance, and the challenges of controlling increasingly capable models. [OpenAI attack] Windows 10 End of Life Organizations continue running Windows 10 due to application and hardware dependencies. [Windows 10] Record-Breaking Patch Tuesday Microsoft's large-scale vulnerability fixes lead to a discussion about whether AI is accelerating vulnerability discovery for both security researchers and attackers. [Patchpocalypse] [Patch Tuesday] [Microsoft cancels Patch Tuesday for some Dell users] Emerging Cybersecurity Threats Malware campaigns that leverage email, command-and-control activity hidden in Microsoft 365 calendars, credential theft, and advanced data exfiltration. [Russian attacks] The Economics of AI and Security AI makes creating attacks cheaper and faster, while defenders face the costly challenge of inspecting every email, file, and communication channel. How local AI processing could help shift the balance. [HOLLOWGRAPH]