Rory Monaghan

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5 Bytes Podcast features some of the highlights in enterprise IT for the last week as well as some useful resources for IT Pros and more!

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Rory Monaghan

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Technology

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Latest episode

Oct 5, 2026

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Episodes

Microsoft Anti-Competition Accusation, Workspace App Vulnerability, VPN Data Leaks & More 24.07.2020

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover a couple of Slack related stories including them recently filing a complaint in the EU about Microsoft bundling Teams with Microsoft 365, I also talk about on a Citrix Workspace app vulnerability and get into multiple other stories related to other vulnerabilities out there too plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-134-m...

Major DNS Vulnerability, Global Outlook Issue, TLS Cert Change for Chrome & More 18.07.2020

On this week's episode of the podcast I get into details on a major DNS vulnerability that the US Government was insisting on it's agencies patching within 24 hours, I also talk about a new partnership between Microsoft and Citrix plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-133-major-dns-vulnerability-global-outlook-issue-tls-cert-change-for-chrome-more/

New Citrix ADC Vulnerability, 433 Vulnerabilities Published by Oracle & More 12.07.2020

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover many disclosed vulnerabilities including from Citrix and Oracle, as well as an unfortunate update regarding last week's vulnerability disclosure and failed mitigation attempt from F5 plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-132-new-citrix-adc-vulnerability-433-vulnerabilities-published-by-oracle-more/

F5 BIG-IP Vulnerability, Ransomware Hitting macOS Users, New Win10 Start Menu & More 05.07.2020

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover many disclosed vulnerabilities including from F5 Networks, Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft and more! There's also info on changes to the Windows 10 Start Menu in the latest Insiders Build plus much more. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/f5-big-ip-vulnerability-ransomware-hitting-macos-users-new-win10-start-menu-more/

Windows 10 June Update Issue, Apple Highlights from WWDC, Microsoft Acquisitions & More 27.06.2020

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover some of my highlights from this week's WWDC, I talk a little about a Windows 10 issue causing crashes and reboots plus info on a couple of Microsoft acquisitions and more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/7980-2/

Flash EoL Date Announced, Change to Win10 Versioning, DDos That Never Was & More 21.06.2020

On this week's episode I have a couple of updates on previous stories covered including the issue some were experiencing with launching applications on Windows 10 and the Zoom encryption feature for free version users. I also get into info on this week's assumed DDoS attack plus much more. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-129-flash-eol-date-announced-change-to-win10-versioning...

Lots of June Patching News, Better Battery Life for Macs & More 14.06.2020

On this week's episode I cover news relating to Windows patches for June plus patches from the likes of Adobe, Citrix and VMware too. There's some info on a new feature to help improve the batter life of your Mac plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-128-lots-of-june-patches-news-better-battery-life-for-macs-more/

Amazon and Slack Team Up, Edge Rollout Begins, VMware Extends vSphere Support & More 07.06.2020

On this week's episode I cover news of a new partnership between Amazon and Slack, the beginning of the rollout of Edge to Windows 10 users, VMware extends vSphere 6.7 support plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-127-amazon-and-slack-team-up-edge-rollout-begins-vmware-extends-vsphere-support-more/

Cisco to Acquire ThousandEyes, VMware Fusion Supports Containers, May Updates Issues & More 30.05.2020

On this week's episode I cover news of some issues caused for Windows 10 users by the May Windows Updates, I cover details of an acquisition by Cisco and always I feature some great community scripts, tricks and tips plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/7892-2/

Microsoft BUILD Announcements, Storage Supply Issues, New Microsoft Acquisition & More 24.05.2020

On this week's episode I cover many of the announcements made during the Microsoft BUILD event that was held this week, I get into some of the new security details in Chrome, I talk a little about some new security vulnerability and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-125-microsoft-build-announcements-storage-supply-issues-new-microsoft-acquisition-more/

Slack Disappears, Microsoft's Project STAMINA, New VMWare Acquisition & More 17.05.2020

On this week’s episode I cover they mysterious disappearance of Slack! My discovery of the amazing joint effort between Microsoft and Intel on Project Stamina, I share details of a new acquisition by VMware which will be sure to increase their security prowess plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-124-slack-disappears-microsofts-project-stamina-new-vmware-acquisitio...

Citrix Hypervisor Vulnerability, ControlUp News, Love Bug 20th Anniversary & More 10.05.2020

On this week’s episode I cover a vulnerability in XenServer, I get into details on two significant data leaks plus I cover a really interesting interview with the creator of the Love Bug virus on it’s 20th anniversary, as well as much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-123-citrix-hypervisor-vulnerability-controlup-news-love-bug-20th-anniversary-more/

Sign into Windows w/ G Suite Account, 3rd Party Patch News, WFH Struggles & More 03.05.2020

On this week's episode I cover a few quick hits about some third party patches for April 2020, I get into details on G Suite's enrollment for Windows 10 devices and talk about the exciting acquisition of CloudJumper plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-122-sign-into-windows-w-g-suite-account-3rd-party-patch-news-wfh-struggles-more/

Windows 10 Update Issues, Google Remote Access, Edge Milestone & More 25.04.2020

On this week’s episode I covered info on a slew of issues caused by a recent Windows 10 patch in v1903 and 1909. There’s some interesting statistics on VPN usage, details of a new Google remote access feature and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-121-windows-10-update-issues-google-remote-access-edge-milestone-more/

April Patch Tuesday, GitHub Goes Free, Windows App Containers for ChromeOS & More 18.04.2020

On this week's episode I run through some of the big security vulnerabilities patched in the April Windows Updates, I also discuss the changes to GitHub, the fact Droplet Computing's ChromeOS support goes GA and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-120-april-patch-tuesday-github-goes-free-windows-app-containers-for-chromeos-more/

Zoom Rights Some Wrongs, Uptick in Phishing Campaign Success, Azure Active Directory Change & More 11.04.2020

This week's episode features info on Zoom tackling some of the security concerns raised by the community and it's users. I cover stories of Coronavirus related phishing attempts and targeting of work from home users, there is some good news from Microsoft with significant changes to Azure Active Directory capabilities for a large number of customers, there are also many community scripts and tips...

Windows Zero Day Mitigation, Bad Week for Zoom, Windows VPN Related Patch & More 05.04.2020

This week’s episode features info on a patch that has been released to the Windows Update Catalog to address some issues being experienced with VPN products on Windows, I also follow up on a previous story about a Windows Zero Day that will not be patched until this month’s Patch Tuesday but is now said to have a mitigation as a temporary workaround, I also get into Zoom’s rough week and much more...

Windows Zero Day, CVAD 2003 Released, Further COVID-19 Impact & More 28.03.2020

This week's episode features info on a couple of newly exposed Windows Zero Day vulnerabilities, I also share some details on the release of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2003 plus more information about COVID-19's continuing impact on enterprise IT including significant delays to product release roadmaps and much more. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-117-windows-zero-day-...

Visual Basic Deprecated, Major Trend Micro Vulnerabilities, Virtual Synergy & More 22.03.2020

This week’s episode features a lot of info on newly disclosed vulnerabilities in Trend Micro products, a brief discussion about the departure of Bill Gates from Microsoft’s board of directors and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-116-visual-basic-deprecated-major-trend-micro-vulnerabilities-virtual-synergy-more/

AMD Vulnerabilities, SMBv3 Vulnerability, Citrix Public Cloud Support Change & More 12.03.2020

This week's episode features a lot of info on newly disclosed vulnerabilities including some from AMD, an issue with Microsoft's RDCMan, issues patched with the March patches and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-115-amd-vulnerabilities-smbv3-vulnerability-citrix-public-cloud-support-change-more/

Coronavirus Hitting Enterprise IT, Cisco WebEx Vulnerabilities, TMEdit Update & More 07.03.2020

This week's episode features a lot of info on how the Coronavirus has been impacting enterprise IT thus far, there's news about some significant vulnerabilities, particularly with Cisco WebEx and Intel processors that are 5 years old or older. There's some great FSLogix related community content plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-114-coronavirus-hitting-enterpris...

Microsoft Patchin' EoL Products Again, Print Servers to the Cloud & More 28.02.2020

This week's episode features news of a Microsoft patchin' EoL version of Internet Explorer, a preview of print server management in Azure, Apple putting lifetime certificates on their naughty list and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-113-microsoft-patchin-eol-products-again-print-servers-to-the-cloud-more/

Microsoft Pulls a Patch, DoH to the Rescue, Cisco Predictions & More 21.02.2020

This week's episode features news of a Windows Update pulled from the catalog by Microsoft. There's some really interesting predictions shared by Cisco around networking trends for the next 3 years. I provide an update on cloud.com being blocked in China and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-112-microsoft-pulls-a-patch-doh-to-the-rescue-cisco-predictions-more/

Feb Patches Overview, Corp.com for Sale, Published App Issue on Server 2019 & More 14.02.2020

This week's episode features news on issues on the February 2020 Windows patches, info on a fix to a strange issue with published application on Windows Server 2019, an interesting story about the worrying Corp.com domain that is up for grabs and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-111-feb-patches-overview-corp-com-for-sale-published-app-issue-on-server-2019-more/

Teams Outage, Win10 Woes, LDAPS Delay & More 08.02.2020

This week’s episode features news on issues with a Windows 10 patch causing BSODs for some users plus other issues like slower boot times for others, there’s also news on a Teams outage and what the cause was (It was not DNS). As well as info on MSIX, Citrix WEM, recent Ransomware and Trojan samples plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-110-teams-outage-win10-woes-l...

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