IT Horror Stories, Binance Security and AI Workers’ Demands
Techstrong Gang
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45m
Halloween is just another day in enterprise IT. Alan Shimel’s list of 13 operational nightmares includes ownerless servers, untested restores, risky Friday changes and overprivileged AI agents. The panel considers the practical controls that keep familiar problems from becoming business emergencies. Reuters reports a $6.3 billion theft from Binance, with blockchain analysts attributing the attack to North Korean actors. Binance says it will cover losses and is investigating the breach. The panel examines custody, endpoint security and recovery, while distinguishing analyst attribution from the exchange’s own findings.
The United Tech and Allied Workers union is calling for a legal right to refuse AI tools at work. Its inquiry raises concerns about workload, surveillance, training and accountability. The panel considers worker consultation and the difference between a proposed right and an existing legal protection.
Host: Mike Vizard
Guests: Jack Poller, Tracy Ragan, Jon Swartz, Jeff Reich and Jiewen Wang
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Happy IT Halloween
The 13 Scariest Things in IT: Halloween Is Just Another Day at the Office
https://techstrong.it/featured/the-13-scariest-things-in-it-halloween-is-just-another-day-at-the-office/
Binance Breach
Hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in record heist blamed on North Korea
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/tether-circle-freeze-2-38-222607515.html
AI Workers United
Tech Workers Must Have Right to Refuse AI on the Job, Union Demands
https://techstrong.ai/agentic-ai/tech-workers-must-have-right-to-refuse-ai-on-the-job-union-demands/
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