MSP Dispatch 3/10/23: The AI Bubble, Ransomware’s Top Target, Data Breach Impacts U.S. House Members (Audio)

MSP Dispatch (Audio)

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On this episode of MSP Dispatch we cover if AI looks like a bubble, the FBI investigating a data breach impacting U.S. House members and staff, and ransomware’s favorite target: Critical Infrastructure and its industrial control systems.

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Story Links:

AI Looks Like a Bubble
- https://every.to/napkin-math/ai-looks-like-a-bubble?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
- GetThread: https://www.loom.com/share/9e7b60cb1b2743b1b6bfbc7802eb6d70
FBI Investigates Data Breach Impacting U.S. House Members and Staff
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-investigates-data-breach-impacting-us-house-members-and-staff/
Ransomware’s Favorite Target: Critical Infrastructure and Its Industrial Control Systems
- https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot/ransomware-s-favorite-target-critical-infrastructure-and-its-industrial-control-systems

Notable Mentions:

Microsoft Makes Outlook for Mac Free To Use
- https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/6/23626922/microsoft-outlook-mac-free-app
Vulnerability CVE-2023-27532 in a Veeam Backup & Replication Component
- https://www.veeam.com/kb4424?ad=in-text-link
Facebook, Microsoft, Google Most Targeted by Phishing Impersonation
- https://www.channelfutures.com/security/facebook-microsoft-google-most-targeted-by-phishing-impersonation
IceFire Ransomware Now Encrypts Both Linux and Windows Systems
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/icefire-ransomware-now-encrypts-both-linux-and-windows-systems/

AI Round Up:

Grammarly expands beyond proofreading with AI-powered writing
- https://www.engadget.com/grammarly-expands-beyond-proofreading-with-ai-powered-writing-140052437.html
AI Roundup Ep. 1:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E-QXxOowno

Banter Story:

Remote workers are adopting a new practice called ‘body doubling,’ in which they watch strangers work online
- https://fortune.com/2023/03/05/body-doubling-parallel-working-tiktok-trend/amp/

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