MSP Dispatch (Audio‪)‬ MSP Media Network

MSP Dispatch is your source for news, community events, and commentary in the MSP channel.  



Hosted by: Tony Francisco and Matthew F. Fox



Give us your feedback by emailing news@mspmedia.tv   



On this episode of MSP Dispatch featuring special guest Sharon Martin of Huntress we cover, Outlook’s newest CVE-2023-23397, how google won’t honor medical leave during layoffs, and Microsoft announcing Copilot: The AI-Powered future of office documents.



Story Links: 




Everything We Know About CVE-2023-23397



https://www.huntress.com/blog/everything-we-know-about-cve-2023-23397



Google Won’t Honor Medical Leave During Its Layoffs, Outraging Employees



https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/employees-say-google-is-botching-those-12000-layoffs/ 



Microsoft Announces Copilot: The AI-Powered Future of Office Documents



https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/16/23642833/microsoft-365-ai-copilot-word-outlook-teams




Notable Mentions:




Google Workspace Launches Annual Plans, 20% Price Increase for Monthly Users

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/google-workspace-launches-annual-plans-20-price-increase-for-monthly-users/?fbclid=IwAR1pbUQhADEjyO2LU5TCz4ZN9IOFjh8b8rBoq6CiOgtjSYBcS1IiytjcvQA





Google Chrome Now Lets You Disable All Extensions with a Single Click

https://mspoweruser.com/google-chrome-now-lets-you-disable-all-extensions-with-a-single-click/





Microsoft Testing a New Setting To Let You Try New Windows 11 Features Early

https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-testing-a-new-setting-to-let-you-try-new-windows-11-features-early/ 





Microsoft Releases Edge Stable 111.0.1661.44 With New Features

https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-releases-edge-stable-111-0-1661-44-with-new-features/






Resource of the Week:




7 New Features in Microsoft Outlook 365

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH5RcG_1vTI






Banter Story:




Austinites Get ‘Rickrolled’ by 600 Drones

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/600-drones-will-light-up-the-sky-friday-night-over-downtown-austin-texas-school-for-the-deaf






Community Events:




3/20 - 3/21 In Person Event | MES Xchange Security: Indianapolis, IN



3/22 - 3/23 In Person Event | ASCII MSP Success Summit: Buckhead, GA



3/24 @ 12:00 pm ET | Channel Engage: Incorporating Open AI into Managed Services: Opportunities and Challenges




MSP Media Network:




ICYMI | The Tech Bar Podcast Ep. 54 with Emilio Garcia of Tier2Technologies



3/22 @ 1:00 pm ET | Partner First: Connecting the Dots: A Holistic Approach to Resolving Network and SaaS Issues



Tuesdays and Fridays @ 10:00 am ET | MSP Dispatch Presented by The MSP Media Network




Connect with our hosts:  



- Tony Francisco: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyjfrancisco/



- Matthew F. Fox: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewffox/ 



Connect with our guest:



- Sharon Martin, Cybersecurity Product Ninja, Huntress: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aspenscythe/ 



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0:00 Teaser



0:56 Intro Banter



4:07 Everything We Know About CVE-2023-23397



14:35 Google Won’t Honor Medical Leave During Its Layoffs, Outraging Employees



21:11 Microsoft Announces Copilot: The AI-Powered Future of Office Documents



27:44 Notable Mentions



30:59 Resource of the Week



32:11 Feedback



33:15 Community Events



34:14 Sign-off



36:55 Outtakes

MSP Dispatch is your source for news, community events, and commentary in the MSP channel.  



Hosted by: Tony Francisco and Matthew F. Fox



Give us your feedback by emailing news@mspmedia.tv   



On this episode of MSP Dispatch featuring special guest co-host Matthew Fl. Fox we cover, 6 Reasons Silicon Valley Bank Failed and What Business Leaders Should Do About It,  Google Joins the Generative AI Parade With New Previews, and Has Amazon’s Ring Been Hacked? Ransomware Gang Posts Threat to Leak Data.



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Story Links: 




6 Reasons Silicon Valley Bank Failed and What Business Leaders Should Do About It



https://www.inc.com/peter-cohan/6-reasons-silicon-valley-bank-failed-what-business-leaders-should-do-about-it.html



Google Joins the Generative AI Parade With New Previews



https://www.infoworld.com/article/3690279/google-joins-the-generative-ai-parade-with-new-previews.html#tk.rss_all



Has Amazon’s Ring Been Hacked? Ransomware Gang Posts Threat to Leak Data



https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2023/03/14/has-amazons-ring-been-hacked-ransomware-gang-posts-threat-to-leak-data/?sh=971b0ae6130c




Notable Mentions:




Fortinet: New Fortios Bug Used as Zero-Day to Attack Govt Networks



https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fortinet-new-fortios-bug-used-as-zero-day-to-attack-govt-networks/



UK Bans TikTok From Government Devices With Immediate Effect



thttps://www.engadget.com/uk-bans-tiktok-from-government-devices-with-immediate-effect-142516712.html?src=rss







Microsoft March 2023 Patch Tuesday Fixes 2 Zero-Days, 83 Flaws



https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-march-2023-patch-tuesday-fixes-2-zero-days-83-flaws/



Outlook for Android, iOS to Get Own Multi-Factor Authentication Capability This Month



https://mspoweruser.com/outlook-multifactor-authentication-authenticator-lite/




AI Roundup:




GPT4



https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/14/23638033/openai-gpt-4-chatgpt-multimodal-deep-learning 



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=outcGtbnMuQ&ab_channel=OpenAI 



Midjourney V5



https://www.ghacks.net/2023/03/16/midjourney-v5-is-out-how-to-use-it/ 



https://twitter.com/midjourney/status/1636130389365497857 




Community Events:




3/20 - 3/21 In Person Event | MES Xchange Security: Indianapolis, IN



3/22 - 3/23 In Person Event | ASCII MSP Success Summit: Buckhead, GA



3/24 @ 12:00 pm ET | Channel Engage: Incorporating Open AI into Managed Services: Opportunities and Challenges




MSP Media Network Events:




ICYMI | The Tech Bar Podcast Ep. 54 with Emilio Garcia of Tier2Technologies



3/22 @ 1:00 pm ET | Partner First: Connecting the Dots: A Holistic Approach to Resolving Network and SaaS Issues



Tuesdays and Fridays @ 10:00 am ET | MSP Dispatch Presented by The MSP Media Network




Connect with our hosts:  



- Tony Francisco: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyjfrancisco/



- Matthew F. Fox: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewffox/ 



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0:00 Teaser



0:58 Intro Banter



4:59 6 Reasons Silicon Valley Bank Failed and What Business Leaders Should Do About It



10:49 Google Joins the Generative AI Parade With New Previews



16:52 Has Amazon’s Ring Been Hacked? Ransomware Gang Posts Threat to Leak Data



21:42 Notable Mentions



26:06 AI Roundup



29:27 Sign-off



31:27 Outtakes

MSP Dispatch is your source for news, community events, and commentary in the MSP channel.  



Hosted by: Tony Francisco and Ray Orsini



Give us your feedback by emailing news@mspmedia.tv   



On this episode of MSP Dispatch, Ray and Tony sit down with VP of Cybersecurity Programs & Executive Director and Chris Johnson, Cybersecurity & Compliance Strategist at CompTIA and writer, podcast, owner of Simplex-IT Bob Coppedge for a special report from the CompTIA Communities & Councils forum in Chicago, IL as well as additional notable mentions presented by Matthew F. Fox, Simon Escobar, and Phil Buck.



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Notable Mentions:




GitHub 2FA begins March 13

https://github.blog/2023-03-09-raising-the-bar-for-software-security-github-2fa-begins-march-13/





GM explores using ChatGPT in vehicles

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/gm-explores-using-chatgpt-vehicles-2023-03-10





Microsoft OneNote to get enhanced security after recent malware abuse

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-onenote-to-get-enhanced-security-after-recent-malware-abuse/





Microsoft finally fixes Windows 11 slow file copy issues over SMB

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-finally-fixes-windows-11-slow-file-copy-issues-over-smb/






Resource of the week:




8 Things to Do with the Extra Hour of Daylight that Will Make You a Better Entrepreneur

https://www.entrepreneur.com/growing-a-business/8-ways-to-take-advantage-of-the-extra-daylight/446175






Community Events:




3/13 - 3/15 In Person Event | CompTIA Communities & Councils Forum: Chicago, IL



3/15 @ 12:00 pm ET | Build IT Better MSP Discussion Group Presented by Everything MSP



3/16 @ 1:00 pm ET | Practice Makes Perfect: How To Run a Tabletop Exercise Presented by Huntress




MSP Media Network Events:




ICYMI | Technical Deficit Ep.7: Solving The Top 5 CyberDrain SysAdmin CTF Challenges with Kelvin Tegelaar



3/16 @ 6:30 pm ET | The Tech Bar Podcast Ep. 54 with Emilio Garcia of Tier2Technologies



Tuesdays and Fridays @ 10:00 am ET | MSP Dispatch Presented by The MSP Media Network




Connect with our hosts:  



- Tony Francisco: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyjfrancisco/



- Ray Orsini: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rayorsini/ 



Connect with our guests:




Chris Johnson, Cybersecurity & Compliance Streategist, at CompTIA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisjohnson1337msp/ 



Bob Coppedge, Owner Simplex-It: simplex-it.com




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0:00 Intro



1:18 Chris Johnson Interview



9:05 Bob Coppedge Interview



15:35 Notable Mentions



19:20 Resource of the Week



19:59 Community Events



21:24 Sign-off



23:10 Outtakes

MSP Dispatch is your source for news, community events, and commentary in the MSP channel.  



Hosted by: Tony Francisco and Ray Orsini



Give us your feedback by emailing news@mspmedia.tv   



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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MSPGeekCon: https://mspgeekcon.com/ 



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/






Community Events:




3/13 - 3/15 In Person Event | CompTIA Communities & Councils Forum: Chicago, IL



3/15 @ 12:00 pm ET | Build IT Better MSP Discussion Group Presented by Everything MSP



3/16 @ 1:00 pm ET | Practice Makes Perfect: How To Run a Tabletop Exercise Presented by Huntress




MSP Media Network Events:




ICYMI | Technical Deficit Ep.7: Solving The Top 5 CyberDrain SysAdmin CTF Challenges with Kelvin Tegelaar



3/16 @ 6:30 pm ET | The Tech Bar Podcast Ep. 54 with Emilio Garcia of Tier2Technologies



Tuesdays and Fridays @ 10:00 am ET | MSP Dispatch Presented by The MSP Media Network




Connect with our hosts:  



- Tony Francisco: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyjfrancisco/



- Ray Orsini: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rayorsini/ 



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0:00 Teaser



0:47 Intro Banter



6:00 AI Looks Like a Bubble



12:03 FBI Investigates Data Breach Impacting U.S. House Members and Staff



17:11 Ransomware's Favorite Target: Critical Infrastructure and Its Industrial Control Systems



22:34 Notable Mentions



26:02 Feedback



26:36 AI Roundup



28:10 Community Events



29:34 Sign-off



31:30 Outtakes

MSP Dispatch is your source for news, community events, and commentary in the MSP channel.  



Hosted by: Tony Francisco and Ray Orsini



Give us your feedback by emailing news@mspmedia.tv   



On this episode of MSP Dispatch we cover, Biden's Cybersecurity strategy which calls for software liability, tighter critical infrastructure security, scammers exploit interest in ChatGPT with sophisticated investment scams, and why companies can’t stop using open source.



Learn from our sponsor:



MSPGeekCon: https://mspgeekcon.com/ 



Story Links: 




Biden's Cybersecurity Strategy Calls for Software Liability, Tighter Critical Infrastructure Security

https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot/bidens-cybersecurity-strategy-calls-for-software-liability-tighter-critical-infastructure-security



https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/03/02/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-national-cybersecurity-strategy/





Scammers Exploit Interest in ChatGPT With Sophisticated Investment Scams

https://siliconangle.com/2023/03/06/scammers-exploit-interest-chatgpt-highly-sophisticated-investment-scams/





Companies Can’t Stop Using Open Source

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3689882/companies-cant-stop-using-open-source.html#tk.rss_all





BidenCash Market Leaks Over 2 Million Stolen Credit Cards for Free

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bidencash-market-leaks-over-2-million-stolen-credit-cards-for-free/





New TPM 2.0 Flaws Could Let Hackers Steal Cryptographic Keys

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-tpm-20-flaws-could-let-hackers-steal-cryptographic-keys/





Microsoft Releases Windows Security Updates for Intel CPU Flaws

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-windows-security-updates-for-intel-cpu-flaws/





Java 21 Set To Include Sequenced Collections, String Templates

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3689880/java-21-set-to-include-sequenced-collections-string-templates.html#tk.rss_all






Resource of the Week:




What’s New in Microsoft 365 | February 2023

https://tminus365.com/whats-new-in-microsoft-365-february-2023/






Banter Story:




Family raises 250-pound ‘dog’ for 2 years — then realizes it’s a bear

https://nypost.com/2023/03/01/family-raises-dog-for-2-years-then-realizes-its-a-bear/ 






Community Events:




3/8 @ 12:00 pm ET | Build IT Better MSP Discussion Group Presented by Everything MSP





3/8 - 3/9 In Person Event | ChannelPro SMB Forum: Washington, D.C.



3/8 In Person Event | Next Gen MSP Local: Pittsburgh, PA




MSP Media Network Events:




ICYMI | 38 at 38 Ep. 10 with Matthew F. Fox



3/8 @ 1:00 pm ET | Technical Deficit Ep.7: Solving The Top 5 CyberDrain SysAdmin CTF Challenges with Kelvin Tegelaar



Tuesdays and Fridays @ 10:00 am ET | MSP Dispatch Presented by The MSP Media Network




Connect with our hosts:  



- Tony Francisco: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyjfrancisco/



- Ray Orsini: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rayorsini/ 



Be sure to follow us on social media:  



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0:00 Teaser



0:48 Intro Banter



4:32 Biden's Cybersecurity Strategy Calls for Software Liability, Tighter Critical Infrastructure Security



10:22 Scammers Exploit Interest in ChatGPT With Sophisticated Investment Scams



16:37 Companies Can’t Stop Using Open Source



22:18 Notable Mentions



26:00 Resource of the Week



26:45 Community Events



28:08 Sign-off



30:26 Outtakes

MSP Dispatch is your source for news, community events, and commentary in the MSP channel.  



Hosted by: Tony Francisco and Ray Orsini



Give us your feedback by emailing news@mspmedia.tv   



On this episode of MSP Dispatch we cover, LastPass says an employee’s home computer was hacked and corporate vault was taken, Microsoft already working on Windows 12 despite struggles pushing users to embrace Windows 11, and Dish networks confirms ransomware attack behind multi-day outage.



Learn more from our sponsor:



MSPGeekCon: https://mspgeekcon.com/ 



Story Links: 




LastPass Says Employee’s Home Computer Was Hacked and Corporate Vault Taken

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/lastpass-hackers-infected-employees-home-computer-and-stole-corporate-vault/





Microsoft Is Already Working on Windows 12 Despite Struggles Pushing Users To Embrace Windows 11

https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-is-already-working-on-windows-12/





Dish Network Confirms Ransomware Attack Behind Multi-Day Outage

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dish-network-confirms-ransomware-attack-behind-multi-day-outage/






Notable Mentions:




Microsoft PowerToys Adds ‘Paste As Plain Text’ and Mouse Jump Tools

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-powertoys-adds-paste-as-plain-text-and-mouse-jump-tools/





OpenAI Launches APIs for ChatGPT and Whisper

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3689868/openai-launches-apis-for-chatgpt-and-whisper.html#tk.rss_all





Aruba Networks Fixes Six Critical Vulnerabilities in ArubaOS

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/aruba-networks-fixes-six-critical-vulnerabilities-in-arubaos/





Apple Doubles Investment in Its European Silicon Design Center

https://9to5mac.com/2023/03/02/european-silicon-design-center






AI Round-Up:




Snapchat is releasing its own AI chatbot powered by ChatGPT

https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/27/23614959/snapchat-my-ai-chatbot-chatgpt-openai-plus-subscription 






Banter Story:




Microsoft Now Lets You Change Bing’s Chatbot Personality To Be More Entertaining

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/2/23621772/microsoft-bing-ai-chatbot-personality-toggle






Community Events:




3/5 - 3/7 In Person Event | Xchange: Orlando, FL



3/8 - 3/9 In Person Event | ChannelPro SMB Forum: Washington, D.C.



3/8 In Person Event | Next Gen MSP Local: Pittsburgh, PA




MSP Media Network Events:




ICYMI | 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



Tuesdays and Fridays @ 10:00 am ET | MSP Dispatch Presented by The MSP Media Network




Connect with our hosts:  



- Tony Francisco: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyjfrancisco/



- Ray Orsini: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rayorsini/ 



Be sure to follow us on social media:  



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0:00 Teaser



0:51 Intro Banter



3:45 LastPass Says Employee’s Home Computer Was Hacked and Corporate Vault Taken



11:19 Microsoft Is Already Working on Windows 12 Despite Struggles Pushing Users To Embrace Windows 11



17:37 Dish Network Confirms Ransomware Attack Behind Multi-Day Outage



24:54 Notable Mentions



29:15 AI Round Up



30:35 Community Events



32:45 Sign-off



 34:41 Outtakes