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Friday Wrap Up: 6 February 2026

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Another week, another supply chain nightmare. 🎢

This week’s cybersecurity roundup features everything from compromised software updates (yes, even Notepad++) to record-breaking DDoS attacks that would make your infrastructure cry. We’ve got nation-state actors playing Olympics spoiler, fintech firms losing millions of records, and AI agents getting their own social network (because apparently they need friends too).

Whether you’re defending against WinRAR exploits or wondering if your antivirus just became your biggest threat, this week had something for everyone.

Friday Wrap Up: 19 December 2025

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The Friday Wrap Up is taking a holiday break 🎄

After 50 weeks of doom-scrolling through CVEs, data breaches, and supply chain incidents, the FWU is officially logging off until 2026.

Yes, 2026. The FWU will be back with more threat intelligence, more zero-days, and probably another ransomware group with a questionable naming convention.

What to expect during the FWU break:

• Threat actors will continue working (they don’t believe in work-life balance)

Friday Wrap Up: 30 January 2025

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Another week, another avalanche of cyber chaos! From dating apps getting breached (swipe left on that security posture) to 1.5 million devs accidentally installing code-stealing VS Code extensions, it’s been a wild ride.

This week’s highlights: ShinyHunters went on a shopping spree, North Korean hackers are forming splinter groups like a K-pop band, and apparently 175,000 AI servers are just… out there… exposed. Also, half your employees are using shadow AI tools, and your C-suite is leading the charge.

Friday Wrap Up: 24 January 2025

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

It’s been a busy week in cybersecurity and time for a Friday Wrap Up. Here are some of the interesting stories from this past week.

🚨 Cybersecurity Breaches & Attacks

🛠️ HPE investigates breach as a hacker claims to have stolen sensitive documents from its developer environments. (Published on 1/20/2025, BleepingComputer). Read More
🔓 PowerSchool data breach exposes students’ and educators’ personal information in a December 2024 cyberattack. (Published on 1/21/2025, SecurityWeek). Read More

Friday Wrap Up: 4 October 2024 (Audio Version)

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Two AI hosts start up a lively “deep dive” discussion based on the content of the 4 October Friday Wrap Up. They summarize the stories, make connections between topics, and banter back and forth.

This audio file was created using Google’s NotebookLM, a tool to turn your documents into engaging audio discussions.

It’s important to remember that this AI generated discussion is not a comprehensive or objective view of the content of the Friday Wrap Up, but simply a reflection of the news stories that the Friday Wrap Up contains.

Friday Wrap Up: 27 September 2024 (Audio Version)

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Don’t feel like reading the 27 September version of the Friday Wrap Up? Maybe you want to listen to it read to you in the form of a conversation between two AI hosts?

Well, thanks to Google and AI, here you go. Two AI hosts start up a lively “deep dive” discussion based on the content of the Friday Wrap Up. They summarize the stories, make connections between topics, and banter back and forth.

Friday Wrap Up: 16 May 2024

Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Stay informed and secure in the tech and cybersecurity world. Have a great weekend, and remember to patch and protect your systems!

Friday Wrap Up: 19 April 2024

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

It’s been a busy week in cybersecurity and time for a Friday Wrap Up. Here are some of the interesting stories from this past week.

🔐 Roku steps up security with mandatory 2FA after a credential-stuffing incident, assuring no financial data was compromised. (Published on 4/15/2024, Dark Reading). Read More

🔒 Palo Alto Networks releases hotfixes for a zero-day exploit targeting PAN-OS firewalls since March 26. (Published on 4/15/2024, BleepingComputer). Read More

The start of my 'Friday Wrap Up' newsletter

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Each Friday, I will post here on LinkedIn through this newsletter, a recap of cybersecurity and technology news stories from the previous week.

In case you missed it, I posted my first “Friday Wrap Up” as a post on Friday, 23 February. That post is an example of what you’ll find in this newsletter starting Friday, 1 March..

Why this weekly newsletter, you ask? Because we’re all busy professionals. Time is a luxury, and sifting through endless news feeds isn’t the best use of it. Staying updated can often feel like trying to drink from a firehose. There’s a deluge of news, insights, and breakthroughs pouring in daily, making it challenging to catch every ripple and wave.

Friday Wrap Up: 17 January 2024

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

It’s been a busy week in cybersecurity and time for a Friday Wrap Up. Here are some of the interesting stories from this past week.

🔐 Cybersecurity Threats & Vulnerabilities

The latest cybersecurity developments highlight ongoing threats and vulnerabilities across various sectors.

🚨 A Microsoft MFA outage is preventing users from accessing Microsoft 365 apps. (Published on 1/13/2025, BleepingComputer). Read More
🛑 Over 4,000 web backdoors were hijacked by registering expired domains, exposing compromised systems to further risks. (Published on 1/12/2025, The Hacker News). Read More