Unpacking Software Livestream and Podcast, Episode 7

We have just published episode 7 of our livestream, and podcast, Unpacking Software. You can watch it now on YouTube.

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. Revolver Rabbit gang registers 500,000 domains for malware campaigns.
   • RDGAs: The New Face of DGAs.
2. Signal downplays encryption key flaw, fixes it after X drama.
3. Russia Blocks Signal App Citing Violation Of Laws.
4. Meta to pay $1.4 billion over unauthorized facial recognition image capture.
5. X accused of unlawfully using personal data of 60 million+ users to train its AI.
6. Microsoft’s global sprawl under fire from regulators after Windows outage.
7. Microsoft points finger at the EU for not being able to lock down Windows.

CrowdStrike News

1. CrowdStrike reveals final report on July’s botched update with plans to prevent those issues.
2. We finally know what caused the global tech outage - and how much it cost.
3. CrowdStrike pursuing deal to buy patch management specialist Action1.
4. CrowdStrike representatives issue trademark infringement notice to ClownStrike.

Open-Source News

1. Google brings AI agent platform Project Oscar open source.

Honorable Mentions

1. Microsoft found OpenVPN bugs that can be chained to achieve RCE and LPE.
2. Microsoft patched 102 vulnerabilities, including 9 critical, 6 of which are being actively exploited and the other 3 are 0-days. Adobe has issued 11 security advisories addressing 72 vulnerabilities.

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