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Jun 2026

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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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June 10, 202635 min

AI Just Killed 123,000 Tech Jobs and Did AI Play a Role in June's 200 Windows Vulnerabilities?

AI is claiming hundreds of thousands of tech jobs, but is it also playing a role in discovering vulnerabilities? This week, we dive into Microsoft's chaotic June 2026 Patch Tuesday, which addressed an astronomical 200 flaws including 3 active zero-days. Plus, we break down Apple's massive AI pivot at WWDC 2026, Microsoft's driver update disaster, and the latest accusations of an Edge browser monopoly plus much more. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/ai-just-killed-123000-tech-jobs-and-did-ai-play-a-role-in-junes-200-windows-vulnerabilities/

June 3, 202626 min

Microsoft BUILD 2026 Announcements! NVIDIA Taking On the PC Market! Japan Hits 6G Milestone!

On the podcast this week, I cover my highlights from the various announcements made during Microsoft BUILD, I provide a follow up on the recently published exploit by a disgruntled security researcher, discuss a European search engine move and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/microsoft-build-2026-announcements-nvidia-taking-on-the-pc-market-japan-hits-6g-milestone/

May 29, 202622 min

Defender Vulnerabilities Disclosed! New Issue on Server 2016! Updates Coming to Windows 11!

On the podcast this week, I cover a whole lot of security related stories including concerning Defender, Drupal and UniFiOS vulnerability, a tone deaf comment from a Finance CEO regarding AI and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/defender-vulnerabilities-disclosed-new-issue-on-server-2016-updates-coming-to-windows-11/

May 21, 202638 min

Google I/O 2026 Announcements! California May Put New Tax on SaaS! Windows Update Issues!

On the podcast this week, I cover several issues caused by recent Windows updates, my highlights from the Google I/O announcements, changes for Microsoft Teams and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/google-i-o-2026-announcements-california-may-put-new-tax-on-saas-windows-update-issues/

May 13, 202629 min

Citrix Flex Platform Announced! Patch Tuesday Roundup! Critical Linux Zero Day!

On the podcast this week, I cover Patch Tuesday news, a worrying Linux vulnerability, an interesting survey result about employees thoughts on selling credentials and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/citrix-flex-platform-announced-patch-tuesday-roundup-critical-linux-zero-day/

May 6, 202624 min

Modern Print Architecture Change! Huge Move to Zoho Mail! Microsoft Vows to Win Back Customers!

On the podcast this week, I cover news of an April Windows Update causing issues, a story about a government moving 1.2 million mailboxes to Zoho Mail, enforcement of a laptop standard by the European Commision and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/modern-print-architecture-change-huge-move-to-zoho-mail-microsoft-vows-to-win-back-customers/

April 27, 202627 min

Bitwarden Security Incident! New Apple CEO Announced! Employee Buyout Expected at Microsoft!

On this episode, I cover news on the latest LLMs by DeepSeek and OpenAI, I also provide an update on the UK case against Microsoft over Windows Server licensing for cloud providers and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/bitwarden-security-incident-new-apple-ceo-announced-employee-buyout-expected-at-microsoft/

April 20, 202619 min

Issues with April Windows Updates! Server 2025 for AVD! New Citrix NetScaler Concerns!

On this episode, I cover some fallout from issues caused by the recent Windows Updates, the general availability of Server 2025 support on AVD, a story about Microsoft providing a security assist to Apple and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/issues-with-april-windows-updates-server-2025-for-avd-new-citrix-netscaler-concerns/

April 15, 202627 min

Microsoft Paused Developer Accounts! Patch Tuesday News! Employees Admit to Actively Sabotaging AI!

On this episode, I cover the recent Windows Updates released for April Patch Tuesday, a lot more AI news, an update on a recent security breach at Rockstar Games, concerns for certain Citrix customers and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/microsoft-paused-development-accounts-patch-tuesday-news-employees-admit-to-actively-sabotaging-ai/

April 8, 202620 min

Exploit Published for Unpatched Windows Flaw! Claude Code Leaked! AWS Regions Still Down!

On this episode, I cover recent issues caused by updates, unfortunate news of industry layoffs, worry vulnerabilities and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/exploit-published-for-unpatched-windows-flaw-claude-code-leaked-aws-regions-still-down/