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Hosted by: Tony Francisco and Ray Orsini

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On this episode of MSP Dispatch we cover, how an ‘Ethical Hacker’ was among Ransomware suspects cuffed by Dutch cops, Google has gotten so cheap, employees now have to share desks, and Stanford University discloses data breach affecting PhD applicants.

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Story Links: 

• ‘Ethical Hacker’ Among #Ransomware Suspects Cuffed by Dutch Cops
  • https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2023/02/25/dutch_ransomware_arrest_hacker/
• #Google Has Gotten So Cheap, Employees Now Have To Share Desks
  • https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/google-has-gotten-so-cheap-employees-now-have-to-share-desks
• #Stanford University Discloses Data Breach Affecting PhD Applicants
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stanford-university-discloses-data-breach-affecting-phd-applicants/

Notable Mentions:

• #Microsoft Will Pay You if You Use Edge Instead of Chrome on Windows 11, Windows 10
  • https://www.windowslatest.com/2023/02/26/microsoft-will-pay-you-if-you-use-edge-instead-of-chrome-on-windows-11-windows-10/

• Microsoft Fixes a Bug Offering Windows 11 Upgrades to Unsupported PCs
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-bug-offering-windows-11-upgrades-to-unsupported-pcs/
• More Layoffs at Twitter, and Loyalist Esther Crawford Isn’t Spared
  • https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/26/more-layoffs-at-twitter-and-loyalist-esther-crawford-isnt-spared
• #TikTok Ban Hits EU Commission Phones As #Cybersecurity Worries Mount
  • https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/tiktok-ban-hits-eu-commission-phones-cybersecurity-worries-mount

Resource of the week:

• Right Of Boom Takeaways
  • Right of Boom conference was amazing – key takeaways : msp (reddit.com)

Community Events:

• 2/27 – 3/2 In Person Event | Nerdiocon: Cancun, MX
• 2/28 @ 1:00 pm ET | Creds and the Kill Chain Webinar Presented by SaaS Alerts
• 3/1 @ 12:00 pm ET | Build IT Better Discussion Presented by Everything MSP

MSP Media Network Events:

• 3/2 @ 1:00 pm ET | Technical Deficit Ep.7: Solving The Top 5 CyberDrain SysAdmin CTF Challenges with Kelvin Tegelaar
• 3/2 @ 6:30 pm ET | The Tech Bar Podcast Ep. 53 with Paco Lebron and Rick Smith of MSP Unplugged
• 3/3 @ 5:00 pm ET | 38 at 38 Ep.10 with Matthew F. Fox

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0:00 Teaser

0:46 Intro Banter

2:21 Ethical Hacker’ Among #Ransomware Suspects Cuffed by Dutch Cops

8:47 Google Has Gotten So Cheap, Employees Now Have To Share Desks

15:31 Stanford University Discloses Data Breach Affecting PhD Applicants

22:21 Notable Mentions

25:29 Resource of the Week

25:59 Community Events

27:25 Sign-off

29:58 Outtakes