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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 101 – Ransomware Health Risks

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In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss a recent decision made by VMWare, CISA security requirements, and more about how ransomware can be especially problematic in health care.

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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 94 – regreSSHion

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In this episode, Jay and Joao will discuss the recent regreSSHion vulnerability, which claims to be a path to root – although it might take a while. Also, recent developments with Teamviewer are also discussed.

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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 93 – Ticketmaster’s Weakest Link

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In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss the recent breach suffered by Ticketmaster. Also, several new or updated news stories will be discussed.

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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 90 – Dude, Where’s My Cloud?

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In this episode, Jay and Joao talk about a story that’s every cloud administrator’s worst nightmare – your entire environment, backups, everything – gone. That’s exactly what happened to UniSuper, a customer of Google Cloud. In this cautionary tale, we’ll explore the case of the missing cloud.

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Note: The video version of this episode was edited and re-uploaded, in order to fix audio issues.

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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 81 – The VMware Graveyard

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Here we are, yet again, with an industry problem caused by the decision of just one software vendor. This time it’s VMware that’s causing a ruckus. In recent news, it’s been reported that VMware will be killing off 56 (yes, 56) of their stand-alone products, and that’s on top of the news that broke late last year regarding changes in their licensing model. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss these recent VMware-related shenanigans.

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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 80 – Stop Paying Threat Actors!

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In this episode, Jay and Joao will discuss an update on the GTA source code theft, how much threat actors are making from ransomware, and more!

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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 57 – Record Breaking DDoS Attacks

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DDoS (Denial of Service) attacks are incredibly common, and apparently, are breaking records. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss a recent blog post from Cloudflare regarding how popular this attack vector is becoming nowadays, as well as a quick refresher on Denial of Service attacks in general.

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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 56 – Undercover Crypto Leaking

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Ransomware is one of the absolute worst things that can happen to your organization, often resulting in weeks of downtime. We discussed Ransomware recently, and now we have an interesting and time-appropriate story – a popular ransomware group apparently had an imposter within their ranks.

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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 51 – Samba in the Kernel, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?!

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Adding unnecessary components to the Kernel is generally a bad idea, as it increases its threat surface. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss a recent story that’s a perfect example of why it’s important to keep this under control. A vulnerability was recently discovered in the Linux kernel that scored the highest possible rating, and it all started when ksmbd was added.

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