MSP Dispatch is your source for news, community events, and commentary in the MSP channel.  

Hosted by: Tony Francisco and guest co-host Jason Slagle

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On this episode of MSP Dispatch we cover a new critical unpatched Cisco Zero-Day bug, CIOs prioritizing Cybersecurity, and Microsoft introducing their new Cloud-Native application platform ‘Radius’

Story Links: 

• Critical, Unpatched Cisco Zero-Day Bug Is Under Active Exploit
  • https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/critical-unpatched-cisco-zero-day-bug-active-exploit 
• CIOs Prioritize Cybersecurity, Data Analytics: Gartner
  • https://www.channele2e.com/news/cios-prioritize-cybersecurity-data-analytics-gartner 
• Microsoft Introduces Cloud-Native Application Platform
  • https://www.infoworld.com/article/3709128/microsoft-introduces-cloud-native-application-platform.html#tk.rss_all

Notable Mentions:

• Attackers Are Hiding Malware in ‘Browser Updates’
  • https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/watch-out-attackers-hiding-malware-browser-updates 
• After ChatGPT Disruption, Stack Overflow Lays Off 28 Percent of Staff
  • https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/after-chatgpt-disruption-stack-overflow-lays-off-28-percent-of-staff/ 
• Malicious Notepad++ Google Ads Evade Detection for Months
  • https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/after-chatgpt-disruption-stack-overflow-lays-off-28-percent-of-staff/ 
• X, Formerly Twitter, Tests Charging New Users $1 per Year in Select Markets
  • https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/17/x-starts-experimenting-with-a-1-per-year-fee-for-new-users/

Community Events:

• 10/24 – 10/26 In-Person Event | 7 Figure MSP Live: Fort Lauderdale, FL
• 10/24 @ 1:00 pm ET | The Huntress Product Lab
• 10/24 @ 3:00 pm ET | How is Cybersecurity Different from Managed IT? Presented by Phin

MSP Media Network Events:

• 10/20 @ 11:00 am ET | MSP Community Live Ep. 16
• 10/24 @ 1:00 pm ET | Partner First – MSP Helpdesk Phishing; Lessons Learned from the MGM Attack
• 10/25 @ 10:00 am ET | AI Roundup Ep. 33
• 10/27 @ 11:00 am ET | MSP Community Live Ep. 17
• 10/27 @ 12:00 pm ET | Bits and Books Episode 3: Leaders Eat Last

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0:00 Teaser

1:02 Intro Banter

3:50 Critical, Unpatched Cisco Zero-Day Bug Is Under Active Exploit

8:56 CIOs Prioritize Cybersecurity

14:47 Microsoft Introduces Cloud-Native Application Platform

Notable Mentions

22:15 Attackers Are Hiding Malware in ‘Browser Updates’

23:14 After ChatGPT Disruption, Stack Overflow Lays Off 28 Percent of Staff

24:09 Malicious Notepad++ Google Ads Evade Detection for Months

25:03 X, Formerly Twitter, Tests Charging New Users $1 per Year in Select Markets

25:41 AI Roundup

29:48 Community Events

31:19 Sign-off

33:53 Outtakes