Rory Monaghan

5bytespodcast

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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Latest episode

Oct 5, 2026

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Episodes

VBScript Disabled in IE11, Major Change to Microsoft Licensing, MongoDB Ransomware & More 08.08.2019

On this week's episode of the podcast there is some pretty major news on changes coming to Microsoft's Licensing that could impact organizations who use their existing product licenses in the cloud. I also cover multiple stories of security breaches (AGAIN), a report on Cisco settling a lawsuit and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-84-vbscript-disabled-in-ie11-major-...

Skype for Business Retirement, Windows 10 Boot Issue, Biggest Bank Breach Ever & More 01.08.2019

On this week's episode of the podcast there is news of the biggest breach of a large bank ever!...to date, a story on the retirement of Skype for Business Online, the news that Google Cloud Platform will partner with VMware and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-83-skype-for-business-retirement-windows-10-boot-issue-biggest-bank-breach-ever-more/

Lots of Slack News, Citrix App Layering Update, Potential Apple Acquisition & More 26.07.2019

On this week's episode of the podcast there are a lot of stories of more security breaches and follow up on a couple of previous breaches. There's also info on the latest version Citrix App Layering and Maurice Daly's excellent Driver Automation Tool and much, much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-82-lots-of-slack-news-citrix-app-layering-update-potential-apple-acquisiti...

CloudJumper Updates, Desktop Analytics, Cloudflare Post-mortem & More 18.07.2019

On this week's episode of the podcast I follow up on some of the stories from last week's episode and get into some of the big announcements from CloudJumper at Microsoft Inspire. I talk about new releases from BIS-F and Master Packager, as well a great community tool called PowerScale plus much more! References Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-81-cloudjumper-updates-desktop-analytics-c...

Zoom Vulnerability Saga, July Patch Tuesday News, SysTrack 9 & More 10.07.2019

On this week's episode of the podcast I go through the saga that was the Zoom vulnerability exposed earlier this week. I also talk about some other security related stories including the Sodin ransomware Patch Tuesday highlights and a crazy story about an IT admin who wiped company data when he got fired. It's not really all that crazy, I'm sure we've all heard similar stories but damn it, it's fu...

VMware Horizon 7.9, Office 365 for Server 2019, FSLogix Download & More 03.07.2019

On this week's episode of the podcast I talk about a major Cloudflare disruption, give details on the new VMware Horizon 7.9 release, an official statement from Microsoft on Office 365 ProPlus support for Server 2019, the official Microsoft version of FSLogix available for download and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-79-vmware-horizon-7-9-office-365-for-server-2019...

Citrix Receiver Vulnerability, Major Internet Disruption, Raspberry Pi 4 & More 27.06.2019

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover even more stories of Ransomware attacks, as well as a major disruption for a lot of sites and services on the internet, the launch of Raspberry Pi 4, a serious Citrix Receiver vulnerability and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-78-citrix-receiver-vulnerability-major-internet-disruption-raspberry-pi-4-more/

Macbook Pro Recall, Win10 1809 CU, App Delivery Decision Matrix & More 22.06.2019

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover news of a MacBook Pro recall for the 15 inch 2015 model with information on how to check if your MBP is affected, I also talk quite a lot about browsers this week with a Firefox ZeroDay, some Chrome controversy and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-77-macbook-pro-recall-win10-1809-cu-app-delivery-decision-matrix-more/

Salesforce Acquires Tableau, UberAgent for macOS, Security Nightmares & More 13.06.2019

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover key acquisitions made by Salesforce and VMware, the announcement of UberAgent for macOS and multiple security nightmares that will you awake at night! For this and much more, be sure to check out this episode! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-76-salesforce-acquires-tableau-uberagent-for-macos-security-nightmares-more/

Google Cloud Platform Outage, BIG Apple Announcements, Yet Another RDP Vulnerability & More 06.06.2019

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover some of the Apple announcements from WDDC 2019, I talk about a significant Google Cloud Platform Outage and news of another RDP vulnerability. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-75-google-cloud-platform-outage-big-apple-announcements-yet-another-rdp-vulnerability-more/

Windows 10 v1903 Update Issues, New NVIDIA Platform, AMD Ryzen 3000 CPU Specs & More 01.06.2019

On this week's episode of the podcast I cover some Windows 10 v1903 update issues seen in the wild! I also go over some of the specs of AMD's new range of Ryzen 3000 Processors and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-74-windows-10-v1903-update-issues-new-nvidia-platform-amd-ryzen-3000-cpu-specs-more/

Citrix Synergy 2019 Highlights, ControlUp 7.4, App Delivery Matrix & More 23.05.2019

In this week's episode I cover some of the highlights from Citrix Synergy 2019 that was just held in Atlanta Georgia, I also cover some major security news including a significant vulnerability that is currently seen in many of the top used Docker containers on the Docker Hub. This week also happened to feature the launch of ControlUp 7.4 which I also cover plus much more! Reference Links: https:/...

Major Windows Worm Discovered, Intel Vulnerability, VMware Acquisition & More 16.05.2019

In this week's episode I cover a lot of major security news including a nasty Windows RDS Worm that has resulted in patches for XP and 2003, as well as patched for Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. There is news of another Intel vulnerability which could hit Mac performance by up to 40%. VMware have acquired an application focused company and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/ep...

Highlights from Microsoft Build, MMSMOA, Nutanix .Next & More 08.05.2019

In this week's episode I cover some of the highlights from Microsoft Build, MMS and Nutanix .Next. The episode also features a cool weekly webinar for PolicyPak and a nifty SCCM pre-req check GUI script plus more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-71-highlights-from-microsoft-build-mmsmoa-nutanix-next-more/

Dell Technologies World Highlights, Win10 1903 Considerations, Docker Breach & More 01.05.2019

In this week's episode I cover some of the highlights from Dell Technologies World, I cover a couple of stories worth considering when upgrading to Windows 10 1903 and cover an update on the Citrix internal network breach and news of a Docker breach plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-70-dell-technologies-world-highlights-win10-1903-considerations-docker-breach-mo...

Microsoft Acquires Express Logic, Google Sites Malware, Chrome Dark Mode for Win10 & More 25.04.2019

This week's episode of the podcast features news on the case of the man who stopped the spread of WannaCry, info on 297 vulnerabilities patched by Oracle, Malware discovered in Google Sites, the Microsoft acquisition of Express Logic and the launch of Dark Mode for Google Chrome on Windows plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-69-microsoft-acquires-express-logic-goo...

Internet Explorer Vulnerability, Droplet Computing, Google Cloud AD & More 17.04.2019

On this week's episode of the podcast I talk about a unique new product by Droplet Computing and dive into several worrying vulnerabilities uncovered including a pretty serious unpatched IE flaw. Tune in for this and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-68-internet-explorer-vulnerability-droplet-computing-google-cloud-ad-more/

April Patch Tuesday Warning, HPE Nutanix Alliance, Wi-Fi 6 & More 11.04.2019

This week's episode of the podcast feature news on a major issue with April's Windows patches for some Sophos customers, a new alliance between HPE and Nutanix, an update on the Citrix internal network breach, some info on a new Wi-Fi capable router and much more! Resource Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-67-april-patch-tuesday-warning-hpe-nutanix-alliance-wi-fi-6-more/

Windows 10 Patching Change, Phishing Tales, Intel Launch & More 04.04.2019

This week's episode of the podcast feature news on a major change to Windows 10 Updates management, the release of PowerShell Core 6.2 and Visual Studio 2019, highlights from Okta Oktane and much more! Episode 66 Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/episode-66-windows-10-patching-change-phishing-tales-intel-launch-more/

ShadowHammer Malware Patched, SCCM Updates, Importance of MFA & More 28.03.2019

This week's episode of the podcast feature news on ASUS patching the ShadowHammer Malware, F5 launching a cloud service on the AWS Marketplace, the episode of MFA and much more!

Windows Virtual Desktop Preview Launched, Huge FSLogix Update, GTC 2019 & More 21.03.2019

On this week's podcast, I cover the huge news of the launch of Windows Virtual Desktop public preview and FSLogix. I talk a little bit about NVIDIA GTC 2019 and much more!

Citrix Internal Network Breach, Chrome Zero Day, NGINX Acquisition & More 15.03.2019

In this week's episode I cover a lot of Windows 10 related news but also some important security news including an internal network breach at Citrix and a Google Chrome Zero Day. Listen to this episode for all that and much more!

Windows Lite, Preview of Chromium Based Edge, USB 4 & More 09.03.2019

In this episode of the podcast I cover stories about Windows Lite, USB 4, a preview of the Chromium based Edge browser & more!

HoloLens 2 & Azure Kinect Reveal, RDSH Sizing Tips, Old Vulnerability Patched & More 01.03.2019

This week's episode features the unveiling of the HoloLens 2 and Azure Kinect devices that were reveal at the EWC event in Barcelona. I also talk about a 19 year vulnerability patched in WinRAR and much more!

Important Windows 7 Update, Apple's Project Marzipan, Teams Disruptions & More 21.02.2019

On this episode of the podcast I cover the news on an interesting deviation from Microsoft for a future Windows 10 release. I also discuss a critical Windows 7 patch, if you do not take this patch you will not receive future patches. Apple makes the news with the reported project Marzipan and much more!

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