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Richi Jennings
Richi Jennings is a foolish independent industry analyst, editor, and content strategist. A former developer and marketer, he’s also written or edited for Computerworld, Microsoft, Cisco, Micro Focus, HashiCorp, Ferris Research, Osterman Research, Orthogonal Thinking, Native Trust, Elgan Media, Petri, Cyren, Agari, Webroot, HP, HPE, NetApp on Forbes and CIO.com. Bizarrely, his ridiculous work has even won awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, ABM/Jesse H. Neal, and B2B Magazine.

Satya Nadella and President Xi Jinping

‘China’ Azure Breach: MUCH Worse Than Microsoft Said

| | Active Directory, Authentication, azure, Azure Active Directory, Azure AD, Entra ID, Exchange, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Azure Security, OpenID, Outlook.com, SB Blogwatch, Storm-0558, Wiz
Storm-0558 Breaks: Satya and Pooh, sitting in a tree, K.I.S.S.I.N.G ... Read More
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Kevin Mitnick

R.I.P. Kevin Mitnick, 1963–2023

| | Kevin Mitnick, SB Blogwatch
Kevin is Free: Hackers’ hacker dies, aged 59 ... Read More
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Biden Admin. Adds ‘Mercenary Spyware’ Firms to Ban List

Biden Admin. Adds ‘Mercenary Spyware’ Firms to Ban List

| | android spyware, Biden administration, Commerce Department, Cytrox, Department of Commerce, Entity List, eu, Europe, European Union, European Union (EU), Intellexa, iOS spyware, Malware Spyware, Predator spyware, SB Blogwatch, spyware
European cousins Intellexa and Cytrox essentially banned by Commerce Dept. — Predator/ALIEN not welcome in U.S ... Read More
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OPSEC FAIL: US Military Email Going to Mali — via Typo

OPSEC FAIL: US Military Email Going to Mali — via Typo

| | defense department, Department of Defense, DoD, E-mail, email, Johannes Zuurbier, Mali, military, Military Communications, mxrecords, pentagon, Russia, SB Blogwatch, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. military, United States Department of Defense, US DOD, US Military
MX Mixup: Russian-allied government can intercept “highly sensitive information”—because there’s no “I” in .ML ... Read More
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PRC flag

China Breaches Microsoft Cloud — Spied on US Govt. Email

| | Active Directory, Authentication, Azure Active Directory, Azure AD, Exchange, Microsoft, Outlook.com, SB Blogwatch, Storm-0558
Storm-0558 Brewing: Multiple Microsoft failures cause data leaks at State and Commerce depts., plus 23 other orgs ... Read More
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StackRot: Linux Bug so bad Linus Dives Into Code to Fix It

StackRot: Linux Bug so bad Linus Dives Into Code to Fix It

| | Linus Torvalds, Linux, SB Blogwatch, StackRot, Use After Free
Maple Tree Side Effects: Torvalds feels the pressure, fixes lazy locks ... Read More
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Solar array, ground mounted in field, under blue sky

Contec SolarView: Critical Bug Unpatched After 14 MONTHS

| | Contec, CVE-2022-29303, CVE-2022-44354, CVE-2023-23333, ICS, ICS/SCADA, iot, Mirai, Mirai botnet, OT, SB Blogwatch, SCADA, SolarView
PV OT: VPN PDQ! 9.8 CVSS known since May 2022—but still exploitable on 400+ net-connected OT/ICS/SCADA systems ... Read More
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running

Fortinet Bug: RUN — Don’t Walk — to Patch Critical RCE

| | CVE-2023-27997, Fortigate, FortiNAC, Fortinet, Fortinet VPN, Fortiphyd, FortiSIEM, Heap Overflow, rce, SB Blogwatch
Or just get it off the internet, stat ... Read More
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Communications satellite

‘Wagner Mercenary’ Hackers Destroy Russian Satellite Comms

| | Dozor-Teleport, false flag, Russia, Russia-Ukraine, russia-ukraine conflict, Russia's War on Ukraine, Satellite Attacks, Satellite Communications, Satellite Hacking, Satellites, SB Blogwatch, Ukraine, ukraine conflict, Ukraine Cyber War, Ukraine cyberattack, Ukraine-Russia War
Dozor-Teleport hack, vandalism and data breach. But is it a Ukrainian false flag op? ... Read More
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a woman laying in the grass

Ironic: LetMeSpy Spyware Hackers Were Hacked (by Hackers)

| | android spyware, cyberstalking, Data breach, Data Leaks, iOS spyware, LetMeSpy, maia arson crimew, Malware Spyware, Parental Control, parental controls, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, spyware, Stalkerware, Stalking, Stalkware
Content warning: Abuse, stalking, controlling behavior, Schadenfreude, irony, doxxing ... Read More
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