MSP Dispatch is your source for news, community events, and commentary in the MSP channel.
Hosted by: Ray Orsini and Tony Francisco
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On this episode of MSP Dispatch we cover Microsoft’s new guidance in response to the recent ‘Midnight Blizzard’ cyberattack which hacked corporate leadership accounts, NSA admitting to purchasing Americans’ sensitive data to spy on them and SolarWinds seeking dismissal of the SEC Cybersecurity lawsuit.
Story Links:
- Microsoft Shares New Guidance in Wake of ‘Midnight Blizzard’ Cyberattack
- NSA Finally Admits to Spying on Americans by Purchasing Sensitive Data
- SolarWinds Seeks Dismissal of ‘Unfounded’ SEC Cybersecurity Suit
Notable Mentions:
- Blackwood Hackers Hijack WPS Office Update To Install Malware
- OpenAI Drops Prices and Fixes ‘Lazy’ GPT-4 That Refused To Work
- Cisco Unified Communications Flaw Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code
- Beeper’s Push for iMessage on Android Is Really Over
Resource of the week:
- The Top Five RSS Readers for Keeping Up With Your News Feeds
Community Events:
- 2/1 @ 9:30 am ET | Join Global Thought Leaders for SonicWall Channel Forecast 2024
- 2/1 @ 11:00 am ET | Pineapple Danger 2024 Presented by ThreatLocker
- 2/1 @ 1:00 pm ET | Top 2023 Cyberthreats to Watch for in 2024 Presented by Barracuda MSP
MSP Media Network:
- 1/31 @ 10:00 am ET | AI Roundup Episode 58
- 1/31 @ 1:00 pm ET | MSP Community Live Special | The Basic Requirements to Provide Service as an MSP
- 2/2 @ 5:00 pm ET | 38 at 38 Episode 21 with Chris Kinman of RexMD
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0:00 Teaser
0:53 Intro Banter
2:33 Microsoft Shares New Guidance in Wake of ‘Midnight Blizzard’ Cyberattack
8:09 NSA Finally Admits to Spying on Americans by Purchasing Sensitive Data
14:06 SolarWinds Seeks Dismissal of ‘Unfounded’ SEC Cybersecurity Suit
19:00 Blackwood Hackers Hijack WPS Office Update To Install Malware
19:47 OpenAI Drops Prices and Fixes ‘Lazy’ GPT-4 That Refused To Work
20:36 Cisco Unified Communications Flaw Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code
21:30 Beeper’s Push for iMessage on Android Is Really Over
22:08 Resource of the week
22:24 Feedback
24:48 Community Events
26:22 Sign-off
27:55 Outtakes