It's April 5th, 2024, and time for your weekly cybersecurity and open-source news updates. We have news updates from Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Julie Chatman in Washington, DC, Katy Craig in San Diego, California, Edwin Kwan in Sydney, Australia, and Olimpiu Pop in Transylvania, Romania. We'll start with Julie Chatman Resources and 300+ episodes, all free, all ungated: https://505updates.com/

It's March 29th, 2024 and time for Point of View Friday, where we cover a single topic from multiple perspectives. Today's point of discussion is around low-code/no-code solutions and their implications. Today we have perspectives from Julie Chatman in Washington, DC, Katy Craig in San Diego, California, Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Edwin Kwan in Sydney, Australia, and Olimpiu Pop reporting from KubeCon Paris. We'll start with Katy Craig. Resources and 300+ episodes, all free, all...

It's March 15th, 2024, and time for Point of View Friday, where we cover a single topic from multiple perspectives. Today's point of discussion is around the recent Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency hack, and it's suspected perpetrators and implications. We have perspectives from Julie Chatman in Washington, D.C., Katy Craig in San Diego, California, Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, and Olimpiu Pop from Transylvania, Romania. We also have a couple of interviews from last...

It's March 8th, 2024, International Women's Day, and time for Point of View Friday, where we cover a single topic from multiple perspectives. Today's point of discussion is around the risk of backdoored AI. We have perspectives from Julie Chatman in Washington, D.C., Katy Craig in San Diego, California, Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, and Olimpiu Pop from Transylvania, Romania. We also have a couple of news stories at the end, and some interviews from the annual AFCEA conference held...

It's March 1st, 2024 and time for Point of View Friday, where we cover a single topic from multiple perspectives. Today's point of discussion is around the anticipation of advancements in quantum computing and the massive overhauls of technology taking place. We have perspectives from Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Olimpiu Pop from Transylvania, Romania, and Katy Craig in San Diego, California. We'll start with Trac Bannon. Resources and 300+ episodes, all free, all...

It's February 23rd, 2024 and time for point of view Friday, where we cover a single topic from multiple perspectives. Today's point of discussion is around the increasing threat of deepfakes to democracies worldwide. We have perspectives from Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Olimpiu Pop from Transylvania, Romania, Hillary Coover in Washington, DC, and Katy Craig in San Diego, California. We'll start with Katie Craig. Resources and 300+ episodes, all free, all...

It's February 16th, 2024 and time for Point of View Friday, where we cover a single topic from multiple perspectives. Today's point of discussion is the Securities and Exchange Commission's change in cybersecurity disclosure rules. We have perspectives today from Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Olimpiu Pop from Transylvania, Romania, and Katy Craig in San Diego, California. We'll start with Trac Bannon  Resources and 300+ episodes, all free, all ungated: https://505updates.com/

It's February 9, 2024 and time for Point of View Friday where we cover a single topic from multiple perspectives. Today's point of discussion is the recent large-scale Microsoft breach. We have perspectives from Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Olimpiu Pop in Transylvania, Romania and Shannon Lietz in San Diego, California. We'll start with Katy Craig also in San Diego, connecting the dots between the HPE breach and Microsoft. Resources and 300+ episodes, all free, all...

 It's January 12th, 2024, and time for Point of View Friday, where we cover a single topic from multiple perspectives. Today's point of discussion is what does the future look like for AI and cyber legislation? We have perspectives from Edwin Kwan in Sydney, Australia, Trac Bannon and Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Olympia Pop from Transylvania, Romania. We'll begin with Shannon Lietz in San Diego, California on the Win, Lose or Draw when considering cyber legislation. Resources and 300+ episodes,...

From @Sourced Network Productions, It's 5:05!, the Podcast , with your daily cybersecurity and opensource news headlines. 🎙️ Free, ungated access to 300+ episodes of “It’s 5:05!” on your favorite podcast platforms: bit.ly/505-updates It’s January 5, 2024, and time for Point of View Friday, where we cover a single topic from multiple perspectives. Today’s point of discussion is “What does the near future look like for AI, what should you consider when utilizing AI for your personal use or...

Free, ungated access to all 300+ episodes of “It’s 5:05!” on your favorite podcast platforms: https://bit.ly/505-updates. You’re welcome to 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 if your followers will find this of value. The stories we’re covering today. Marcel Brown: December 31st, 1999. The world waits in anticipation of the year 2000 and the potential disasters that might be brought about by the Y2K bug. Just for fun, I set up my home with a remote control to turn off all the lights in my house and the TV our friends...

Free, ungated access to all 300+ episodes of “It’s 5:05!” on your favorite podcast platforms: https://bit.ly/505-updates. You’re welcome to 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 if your followers will find this of value. The stories we’re covering today. Marcel Brown: December 28th, 1895. The world's first projected movie screening takes place at the Salon Indien du Grand Café in Paris, France. 33 people attend at the admission price of 1 franc each to view 10 films at about 50 seconds each. Edwin Kwan: Three malicious...

Free, ungated access to all 300+ episodes of “It’s 5:05!” on your favorite podcast platforms: https://bit.ly/505-updates. You’re welcome to 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 if your followers will find this of value. The stories we’re covering today. Marcel Brown: December 27th, 1968. Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first manned orbit of the moon. When the spacecraft hit the water, the parachutes dragged it over and left it upside down. Because they were being buffeted by 10 foot swells,...

Free, ungated access to all 300+ episodes of “It’s 5:05!” on your favorite podcast platforms: https://bit.ly/505-updates. You’re welcome to 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 if your followers will find this of value. The stories we’re covering today. Marcel Brown: December 25th, 1990. Merry Christmas, everyone. Tim Berners Lee, a British scientist working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, otherwise known as CERN, along with his associate, Robert Kaliau, were operating the first web server,...

Free, ungated access to all 300+ episodes of “It’s 5:05!” on your favorite podcast platforms: https://bit.ly/505-updates. You’re welcome to 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 if your followers will find this of value. The stories we’re covering today. Marcel Brown: December 22nd, 1882. Edward Johnson, an associate of Thomas Edison, has walnut sized bulbs made specifically for him to wire his Christmas tree with electric light. The eighty red, white, and blue bulbs formed the first set of electric Christmas tree lights...

Free, ungated access to all 295+ episodes of “It’s 5:05!” on your favorite podcast platforms: https://bit.ly/505-updates. You’re welcome to 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 if your followers will find this of value. The stories we’re covering today. Edwin Kwan:  A former cloud engineer at a bank was terminated for violating company policies, including inappropriate laptop use. After he was fired, the employee went home and used a company issued laptop to launch attacks on the bank's network. Hillary Coover: Database...

Free, ungated access to all 295+ episodes of “It’s 5:05!” on your favorite podcast platforms: https://bit.ly/505-updates. You’re welcome to 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 if your followers will find this of value. The stories we’re covering today. Marcel Brown: December 20th, 1996. In a surprise move at the time, Apple Computer announces their intention to purchase Steve Jobs' company, NeXT, and bring Steve Jobs on board as an advisor to CEO Gil Amelio. Along with the leadership of future CEO Steve Jobs, the...

From @Sourced Network Productions, @It's 5:05!, the Podcast , with your daily #cybersecurity and #opensource news headlines. 🎙️ Free access to 280+ episodes of “It’s 5:05!” on your favorite #podcast platforms: bit.ly/505-updates In this episode: Marcel Brown: This day in Tech History December 19th, 1974. Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems, otherwise known as MITS, begins selling the Altair 8800 microcomputer kit. It is one of the most important computers in history, for it inspired...

Free, ungated access to all 295+ episodes of “It’s 5:05!” on your favorite podcast platforms: https://bit.ly/505-updates. You’re welcome to 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 if your followers will find this of value. The stories we’re covering today. Marcel Brown: December 17th, 1903. Orville and Wilbur Wright make their famous first controlled and sustained flights with a heavier than air, powered aircraft. Orville made the very first flight, which lasted about 12 seconds. Edwin Kwan: It's been almost three years...

From Sourced Network Productions, It's 5:05!, the Podcast , with a special report on the EU AI Act. It’s Point of View Friday, featuring Trac Bannon, Katy Craig, Shannon Leitz, and Olimpiu Pop, with their perspectives on the release of the EU AI Act. We’ll start with Katy Craig. Katy Craig: Today, we’re diving into a significant milestone in AI regulation: the European Union’s recent passing of the AI Act. This legislation is set to shape how AI is used across industries, but it also raises...

Free, ungated access to all 295+ episodes of “It’s 5:05!” on your favorite podcast platforms: https://bit.ly/505-updates. You’re welcome to 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 if your followers will find this of value. The stories we’re covering today. Marcel Brown: December 16, 2003. The CAN SPAM Act of 2003 is signed into United States law. Passed in an attempt to control the growing deluge of junk email, the law's effectiveness is dubious at best. Especially considering political spam is exempt from the law. Edwin...

Free, ungated access to all 290+ episodes of “It’s 5:05!” on your favorite podcast platforms: https://bit.ly/505-updates. You’re welcome to 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 if your followers will find this of value. The stories we’re covering today. Marcel Brown: December 14th, 1902. The cable ship Silvertown begins laying the first Transpacific telegraph cable from San Francisco, destined for Honolulu, Hawaii. On January 1st, 1903, the connection between Hawaii and San Francisco was established. Edwin Kwan: A...

Free, ungated access to all 290+ episodes of “It’s 5:05!” on your favorite podcast platforms: https://bit.ly/505-updates. You’re welcome to 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 if your followers will find this of value. The stories we’re covering today. Marcel Brown: December 16, 2016. After a long delay, Apple finally releases their new wireless earbuds, the Apple AirPods. Within two years, they became Apple's most popular accessory, and today are some of the most popular and well recognized earbuds in the market....

Free, ungated access to all 290+ episodes of “It’s 5:05!” on your favorite podcast platforms: https://bit.ly/505-updates. You’re welcome to 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 if your followers will find this of value. The stories we’re covering today. Mark Miller: December 12th, 1980. Apple computer holds their initial public offering selling 4.6 million shares at $22 per share, and turning more than 40 Apple employees and investors into instant millionaires. Edwin Kwan: A set of 14 security vulnerabilities named...