Unpacking Software Livestream and Podcast, Episode 6

We have just published episode 6 of our livestream, and podcast, Unpacking Software. You can watch it now on YouTube and LinkedIn.

On the third Thursday of each month we livestream to Twitch, YouTube and LinkedIn 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.

Security and Privacy News

1. Polyfill supply chain attack hits 100K+ sites.
   • 384,000 sites pull code from sketchy code library recently bought by Chinese firm
   • Lemmy discussion.
   • History on Hacker News, Internet Archive and important context.
2. Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission.
3. Microsoft’s Weather app now shows more ads .
4. For advertising, Firefox now collects user data by default (site is in German).
   • Hacker News discussion.
   • Post from Mozilla CEO on Reddit.

Software News

1. PowerShell Pro Tools are no longer going to be a paid and supported product and will be open sourced.

Package, Software Deployment and Lifecycle Management News

1. Automating Chocolatey Package Updates, the Next Step in Your Packaging Journey!.
2. Recapping the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2024.

Open-Source News

1. Dev rejects CVE severity, makes his GitHub repo read-only.
   • GitHub ‘node-ip’ project.
   • Mastodon Toot from maintainer.
   • Removing the stigma of a CVE blog post from GitHub.

Miscellaneous News

1. GitLab explores sale.

Honorable Mentions

1. Critical Windows licensing bugs – plus two others under attack.
2. iPhone users in 98 countries warned about spyware by Apple.
3. TeamViewer Hacked: Attackers Accessed Internal Corporate IT Environment.
   • Lemmy discussion.
   • Remote access giant TeamViewer says Russian spies hacked its corporate network.
4. Signal’s desktop apps are doing interesting things with the encryption keys.
5. ‘RockYou2024’: Nearly 10 billion passwords leaked online.
6. Authy Users’ Phone Numbers Compromised via Twilio API Vulnerability.
   • Lemmy discussion.

Events

1. Nebraska.Code() on 17 to 19 July in Lincoln, Nebraska.
   • Chocolatey Software is a sponsor.
   • Stop by for a chat with Stevie or Tyler.

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