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.

China Cyberwar Coming? Versa’s Vice: Volt Typhoon’s Target

Richi Jennings | August 28, 2024 | CenturyLink, china, china espionage, China-linked Hackers, China-nexus cyber attacks, China-nexus cyber espionage, CVE-2024-39717, Lumen, Lumen Technologies, Peoples Republic of China, SB Blogwatch, Versa Director, Versa Neworks, VersaMem, Volt Typhoon

Xi whiz: Versa Networks criticized for swerving the blame ... Read More

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‘Terrorgram’ Telegram Terrorists Trash Transformers — Grid in Peril

Should’ve listened to Edison: After the arrest of Pavel Durov—the Telegram CEO—comes news of domestic extremists using the chat app to organize ... Read More

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Pig Butchering at Heart of Bank Failure — CEO Gets 24 Years in Jail

Richi Jennings | August 23, 2024 | #PigButchering, Crypto, crypto cons, crypto crime, crypto currency, cryptocurrency, Heartland Tri-State Bank, online romance scam, pig butchering, Pig Butchering Scams, romance, romance fraud, romance scam, romance scammers, romance scams, SB Blogwatch, Shan Hanes

Oink, oink, FAIL—you’re in jail: Kansas bank chief exec Shan Hanes stole money from investors, a church and others to buy cryptocurrency to feed a scam ... Read More

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Patch Tuesday not Done ’til LINUX Won’t Run?

Richi Jennings | August 21, 2024 | CVE-2022-2601, Dual boot, GRUB2 Bootloader Secure Boot Bypass, Linux, Microsoft, Microsoft Patch Tuesday August 2024, Microsoft Windows, Patch Tuesday, SB Blogwatch, SBAT, secure boot, Secure Boot Advanced Targeting, Windows

Redmond reboot redux: “Something has gone seriously wrong.” You can say that again, Microsoft ... Read More

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Don’t Mess With Texas Privacy: AG Sues GM for $18 BILLION

Richi Jennings | August 15, 2024 | Consumer IoT, Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, vehicle cybersecurity

KP♡TX PII: “General Motors has engaged in egregious business practices that violated Texans’ privacy … in unthinkable ways,” rants state attorney general Ken Paxton (pictured) ... Read More

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August Patch Pileup: Microsoft’s Zero-Day Doozy Dump

Richi Jennings | August 14, 2024 | Adobe patch, august patch tuesday, CVE-2024-21302, CVE-2024-38106, CVE-2024-38107, CVE-2024-38178, CVE-2024-38189, CVE-2024-38193, CVE-2024-38199, CVE-2024-38200, CVE-2024-38202, CVE-2024-38213, Microsoft patch tuesday, Microsoft Patch Tuesday August 2024, Patch Tuesday, SB Blogwatch

See These CVEs: Patch Tuesday—ten zero-days, seven Critical vulns, zero time to waste ... Read More

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WTH? DPRK WFH Ransomware Redux: 3rd Person Charged

Richi Jennings | August 13, 2024 | Andrew M., DPRK, Korea, Korean military, Korean ransomware, Matthew Isaac Knoot, North Korea, North Korean Hacking, North Korean Threat Actors, northkorea, Noth Korea, SB Blogwatch

North Korean army of remote IT workers enabled by Matthew Isaac Knoot, alleges DoJ ... Read More

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Student Devices Wiped — Mobile Guardian Hacked AGAIN

Richi Jennings | August 7, 2024 | Blackmail, cybersecurity education, Cybersecurity in education, DevOps Education, DevSecOps Education, MDM, Mobile Device Management (MDM), Mobile Guardian, Ransomware, SB Blogwatch, singapore

Hackers ate my homework: MDM software for schools is breached for second time this year—13,000 devices wiped in Singapore alone ... Read More

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TikTok Abuses Kids, say DoJ and FTC

Richi Jennings | August 5, 2024 | Bytedance, children, Children and smartphones, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), china, chinese government, Coppa, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, , spyware, TikTok, TikTok Ban, Won’t somebody think of the children?

For You Plague: U.S. Justice Dept. and Federal Trade Commission file lawsuit, alleging TikTok broke the COPPA law, plus a previous injunction ... Read More

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