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Episode Synopsis
John and Glen sort through what we know about the ransomware attack that knocked 60 small (under $100 million) credit unions offline, including why it should be neither a surprise nor a sign of small CU weakness. Also- updates to last week's OpenAI coverage. Links related to this episode: CU Today's coverage of the ransomware attack: https://www.cutoday.info/THE-feature/Agency-Frustrated-Over-Early-Info-Delays Ongoing Operations' latest update (as of Dec 11): https://ongoingoperations.com/incident-status/ A cybersecurity view of the attack: https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/02/ransomware_infection_credit_unions/ More on CirtixBleed: https://doublepulsar.com/what-it-means-citrixbleed-ransom-group-woes-grow-as-over-60-credit-unions-hospitals-47766a091d4f Glen's blog post detailing OpenAI's board room drama: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media?p=detangling-openais-palace-intrigue Last week's BIGCast discussion of OpenAI's boardroom coup: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media?p=open-ais-messy-first-birthday-party Follow the Best Innovation Group on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/best-innovation-group/ Connect with Glen on LinkedIn or X (@154Advisors) Connect with John on LinkedIn or X (@jbfintech)
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