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On this episode of MSP Dispatch we cover, Ransomware Prevention – Are Meeting Password Security Requirements Enough? Montana Is the First State to Ban TikTok Over National Security Concerns and BT to Cut Up to 55,000 Jobs by 2030 as Fibre and AI Arrive.
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Story Links:
- Ransomware Prevention – Are Meeting Password Security Requirements Enough
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-prevention-are-meeting-password-security-requirements-enough/
- Montana Is First State to Ban TikTok Over National Security Concerns
- https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/05/montana-is-first-state-to-ban-tiktok-over-national-security-concerns/
- BT to Cut Up to 55,000 Jobs by 2030 as Fibre and AI Arrive
- https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/bt-meets-expectations-with-5-rise-full-year-earnings-2023-05-18/
Notable Mentions:
- LayerZero Launches Record-Breaking $15M Crypto Bug Bounty Program
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/layerzero-launches-record-breaking-15m-crypto-bug-bounty-program/
- Malicious Microsoft VSCode Extensions Steal Passwords, Open Remote Shells
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-microsoft-vscode-extensions-steal-passwords-open-remote-shells/
- Google Will Start Deleting Inactive Accounts After Two Years
- https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/google-will-start-deleting-inactive-accounts-after-two-years/
- Microsoft Pulls Defender Update Fixing Windows LSA Protection Bug
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-pulls-defender-update-fixing-windows-lsa-protection-bug/
AI Roundup:
- Your Google One Premium Subscription Could Get You Priority Access to Search Labs
- https://www.androidpolice.com/google-one-premium-subscription-priority-access-search-labs/?newsletter_popup=1
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0:00 Teaser
0:46 Intro Banter
4:59 Ransomware Prevention – Are Meeting Password Security Requirements Enough
11:00 Montana Is First State to Ban TikTok Over National Security Concernserns/
16:38 BT to Cut Up to 55,000 Jobs by 2030 as Fibre and AI Arrive
22:46 LayerZero Launches Record-Breaking $15M Crypto Bug Bounty Program
23:51 Malicious Microsoft VSCode Extensions Steal Passwords, Open Remote Shells
24:48 Google Will Start Deleting Inactive Accounts After Two Years
25:41 Microsoft Pulls Defender Update Fixing Windows LSA Protection Bug
26:42 AI Roundup: Your Google One Premium Subscription Could Get You Priority Access to Search Labs
28:35 Community Events
29:54 Sign-off
32:15 Outtakes