VW CEO Fired for Dev Fails | Fiber Shortage Hits | Google Fires Blake Lemoine - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: Sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ @Herbert_Diess is out at @VWGroup because #software is hard (yo),
2⃣ #FiberOptic cable is hard to find, and
3⃣ the guy who said #LaMDA was #sentient is dumped by @Google.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/UsJlgcmTHI #DevOps

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) July 26, 2022

Finally! Windows to Block Password Guessing — by Default - Security Boulevard

PSA: Keep RDP off the Net Brute-force guessing of Windows credentials is a common entry point for ransomware scrotes and other hackers. After almost 30 years, Microsoft is finally fixing the dumb default that allows criminals to try to log in again and again and again.

… It’s about time.

But why are IT departments STILL exposing the #RDP service to the internet?

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we fear #SecurityTheater.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/0wN3f5qekd

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) July 25, 2022

MiCODUS Car Trackers are SUPER Vulnerable and Dangerous - Security Boulevard

$20 GPS IoT Garbage: An add-on vehicle tracker is incredibly insecure—to the point it’s dangerous to use. The MV720 and other products sold by MiCODUS are full of easily exploited bugs.

The advice: Remove it from your car—NOW.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we wonder how many people have one and don’t even know.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/6LAbmqgPGl

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) July 21, 2022

AI ethics for DevOps: Diversity and ‘Kill All Humans’ - ReversingLabs

Game’s over, losers! AI has a big ethics problem. And it’s down to Dev and Ops to fix it.

Biased #training data is just the start.

In this week’s #SSBlogwatch we mourn mortal meatbags.

For @ReversingLabs’ @SecuredSoftware: https://t.co/R6upb7tPSV #DevOps #ML

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) July 21, 2022

3 New WFH and Hybrid Work Trends That YOU Need to Grok - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: Many a true word hath been spoken in jest

In this week’s #TheLongView, a #WFH/#HybridWork special:
1⃣ Bribes to #relocate you,
2⃣ #Fridays are forgotten, and
3⃣ big tech firms stop building #offices.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/w4tVGujZ0C #DevOps

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) July 19, 2022