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Zero days without someone telling IT "I didn't change anything." The sign never makes it to one.
SonicWall patched a CVSS 10 SMA1000 flaw on Oct 6. Exploit attempts showed up two days later.
If you run a 6210, 7210 or 8200v, get to 12.5.0-03082 or 12.4.3-03670 today. Pre-auth SSRF on the Work Place interface is not a Friday change-window item.
Patch, then check what logged
🚨 SonicWall released patches. Two days later, exploitation attempts began.
A critical pre-auth SSRF flaw in SMA 1000 (CVE-2026-102255, CVSS 10.0) has drawn 135 exploitation attempts from just two U.S. IP addresses.
https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/critical-sonicwall-sma-1000-flaw.html
A user's favorite troubleshooting step is clicking the same button harder.
Brad Smith says a washing machine faces more safety rules than AI. The piece I'd sign today: if a rogue AI agent breaks into your network, you get told, just like a data breach. Vendors already have to disclose breaches. Why would agents get a pass?
Microsoft President Brad Smith calls for urgent AI regulation, saying milk and washing machines have more oversight than AI companies.
https://spr.ly/6011BH8kCc
Monday ticket queue: fourteen that say "it's broken," and one with a screenshot of the actual error. That person deserves a parade.
Monday's first ticket is always "it worked Friday." Weekends are when computers quietly decide who they really are.
30-day warning: Windows 11 23H2 Enterprise, Education and IoT get their last security update in November. Home and Pro already lost it last year. If you haven't moved to 26H2, inventory your fleet this week, not Thanksgiving week.
Microsoft: Windows 11 23H2 reaches end of support in 30 days
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-11-23h2-reaches-end-of-support-in-30-days/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-11-23h2-reaches-end-of-support-in-30-days/
Midnight is when the brain finally has its best idea and zero intention of remembering it by morning.
Forty-five minutes on hold, or a forum post from 2014 written by a stranger who fixed it in two. The internet's real heroes have no names.
Nothing humbles a confident typist like entering a password while someone watches.
A Northeastern University study found 19 of 21 vehicles contacted at least one third party, including advertising and tracking domains.
Your car is a connected device now. Check its privacy settings like you would a phone.
According to the Northeastern University study, 19 of 21 vehicles contacted at least one third party, including advertising and tracking domains.
A ransomware negotiator who self-published a book on handling cyber extortion is now charged with conspiring to commit it. Reports tie the case to ShinyHunters.
Vet your incident response vendors like you vet your firewall.
Cyber Extortion Expert Charged With Cyber Extortion Amid FBI Website Hack Manhunt https://gizmodo.com/cyber-extortion-expert-charged-with-cyber-extortion-amid-fbi-website-hack-manhunt-2000824622
Life is short. Buy the good ergonomic chair. Your back will outlive whatever you saved by skipping it.
The weekend's last hour is like a phone at 9% battery. Every minute suddenly feels very important.