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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 72 – Surveillance Facepalm

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Imagine needing to ask your government permission in order to perform tasks such as installing a security patch, implementing an Intrusion Detection System, updating firmware or upgrading your operating system? If this sounds too ridiculous to be true, then you’re right – it is ridiculous, but unfortunately it’s a real proposal. In the U.K., Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA) has had an adjustment proposed that could potentially make securing your systems more difficult than it’s ever been. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss how these potential changes will complicate pretty much everything.

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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 70 – The Red Hat Saga Continues

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The ongoing saga with Red Hat continues, and now that some time has passed since their controversial announcement, we now have statements from other distributions, including (but not limited to) Oracle and SUSE. In this episode, Jay and Joao talk about the recent developments on this story, and also touch on some trouble that Fortigate has been having nowadays.

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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 69 – Red Hat vs Enterprise IT

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When it comes to Linux in the Enterprise, we have quite a few challenges we have to overcome on a day to day basis to ensure we can depend on our technology. We never thought Red Hat themselves would some day become our opponent, but here we are. In this episode, Jay and Joao will discuss discuss the latest impulsive and irresponsible decision Red Hat has made – as well as how that decision results in the company undermining their own customer base, while alienating the Linux Community at the same time.

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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 68 – The Barracuda Vulnerability

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Don’t you just love e-mail? It’s the gift that keeps on giving, and this time managing e-mail is even more annoying for Barracuda’s customers, with CVE-2023-2868. This isn’t just any CVE, this is a complete system own by the threat actors. In fact, it’s so bad that the situation isn’t as simple as installing a patch. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss this vulnerability and just how big of a deal it is.

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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 66 – Job Security

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In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss another form of security, job security! Throughout the series, we’ve advised and educated on enhancing the security of your enterprise network, but in this episode the focus is on YOU. Specifically, how to safeguard yourself from turnover, raise awareness of your importance to your organization, and how to navigate potential “awkward” conversations that System Administrators may find themselves having with their boss. Don’t miss this episode!

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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 64 – FIPS

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There are many security certifications that an organization can utilize to prove compliance with one or more standards, and being in compliance can bring additional benefits and opportunities. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) is one of these certifications, and in this episode, Jay and Joao are joined by Nikos from Tuxcare to discuss FIPS and why your organization might consider it.

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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 63 – Their Cloud

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According to several sources, and confirmed by Western Digital themselves, there’s been a breach regarding the company’s cloud related offerings, such as “My Cloud” and various cloud-enabled storage products. Many of the details have yet to be revealed, but considering that Western Digital filed a 10-K form with the SEC, it’s very possible that it could be serious. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss this story so far, with more specific details sure to come.

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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 62 – Operation: Cookie Monster

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A multi-national effort took down a leading market for ill-gotten credentials, resulting in well over 100 arrests. This initiative was dubbed “Operation: Cookie Monster”, and while that certainly sounds like satire – it’s totally not. Genesis, the marketplace in question, was seized by a law enforcement team consisting of personnel from multiple countries. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss this story. But not only that, what are some of the ramifications of this? Could this have lasting impacts on the industry in general? Definitely don’t miss this episode!

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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 61 – The Principle of Least Privilege

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With the recent takeover of the “Linus Tech Tips” YouTube channel, what can we learn? In this episode, Jay and Joao will discuss some of the ways you can prevent such an event from happening to you (and it’s not just YouTube that’s a target).

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    Enterprise Linux Security Episode 60 – AI Enhanced Security

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    When it comes to Enterprise IT (and especially the security sector) we have our work cut out for us. As the workload increases, we look for tools and utilities to help us keep up with the demand. But what about artificial intelligence? As we discussed in a previous episode, AI is here to stay and will be making waves in security. In this episode, Jay and Joao dive in to just a few of the ways this tech might transform the security field and those that work within it (directly or indirectly).

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