Unpacking Software Livestream and Podcast, Episode 3

We have just published episode 3 of our livestream, and podcast, Unpacking Software.

On the third Thursday of each month, at 5pm UTC, we livestream to Twitch and YouTube, Unpacking Software. Each month we chat about the latest news & opinion on the world of software focusing on packaging, software deployment & lifecycle management. We also publish a podcast of our stream, for you to save and enjoy using your favorite podcast manager.

Where do we get our news? In short, everywhere. As a technical team with decades of experience we practice what we preach and ensure we are up-to-date in the software world. Our customers and community often pass us links to articles, blog or forum posts they find relevant or interesting. The resources we used for this month’s livestream, and podcast, are below.

1. JetBrains doubles down on process, fixes 26 security problems with no details, initially.
   • Release notes.
   • Security bulletin.
2. Over 170K users caught up in poisoned Python package ruse.
   • Analysis of the malware - Detecting and removing the pypi hosted malware.
3. PyPI suspends new user registration to block malware campaign.
   • 2023 suspension.
4. AI hallucinates software packages and devs download them – even if potentially poisoned with malware.
   • Alibaba GitHub code where the fake package is included.
5. PuTTY vulnerability in versions before 0.80.
6. Microsoft is silently installing Copilot onto Windows Server 2022.
   • Microsoft Learn.
   • Twitter.
   • Mastodon.
   • Lemmy.
7. Adobe patches 9 vulnerabilities..
   • Krebs on Security.
8. PowerShell Conference Europe 2024 on June 24 to 27, 2024 in Antwerp, Belgium
   • Chocolatey Software is a sponsor.
   • Stop by for giveaways and to chat with some of the Chocolatey Team!

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