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S2E32 Are CEOs Using AI as an Excuse? | Patch Chaos & Why Sora Was Shut Down
In this episode of IT SPARC Cast – News Bytes, John Barger and Lou Schmidt break down the latest enterprise IT headlines with sharp insight and zero fluff.Are tech CEOs using AI as cover for layoffs?…
S2E31 Axios Supply Chain Attack: 45M Weekly Downloads Turned Into a RAT
In this episode of IT SPARC Cast – CVE of the Week, John Barger and Lou Schmidt break down a massive supply chain attack targeting Axios, one of the most widely used JavaScript libraries in the…
S2E31 Musk Builds a Chip Empire, Zuckerberg’s AI CEO, and Arm Enters the AI Chip War
In this episode of IT SPARC Cast – News Bytes, John Barger & Lou Schmidt break down three major moves reshaping the future of AI infrastructure, chip design, and enterprise automation.Elon Musk…
S2E30 Router Supply Chain Risks: The Hidden Security Threat in Your Home Network
In this episode of IT SPARC Cast – CVE of the Week, John Barger and Lou Schmidt break from a single CVE to tackle a broader and increasingly critical issue: router supply chain security.From botnets…
S2E1 Computers Built From Living Neurons?! Inside Final Spark’s Bio-AI Future
📄 Episode DescriptionIn this episode of IT SPARC Cast – Interview, John Barger sits down with Dr. Ewelina Kurtys of Final Spark to explore one of the most futuristic ideas in computing: building…
S2E30 Pokémon Trained Robots?! Stargate Canceled, Nvidia Goes to Space & SaaS Is Dying
In this episode of IT SPARC Cast – News Bytes, John Barger & Lou Schmidt break down four major stories reshaping enterprise IT, AI infrastructure, and the future of software.Millions of Pokémon…
S2E29 North Korea’s Fake IT Workers: The Insider Threat Hiding in Plain Sight
In this episode of IT SPARC Cast – CVE of the Week, John Barger and Lou Schmidt break down a rapidly growing cybersecurity threat: North Korean operatives posing as remote IT workers inside…
S2E29 Redux - Node.js Security Crisis, Meta’s AI Agent Network, Nvidia’s Open Agent Platform & Oracle’s Data Center Bet
Oooops. We uploaded the wrong audio. It's been fix now.In this episode of IT SPARC Cast – News Bytes, John Barger & Lou Schmidt explore four major stories shaping enterprise IT, open-source…
S2E29 Node.js Security Crisis, Meta’s AI Agent Network, Nvidia’s Open Agent Platform & Oracle’s Data Center Bet
In this episode of IT SPARC Cast – News Bytes, John Barger & Lou Schmidt explore four major stories shaping enterprise IT, open-source software, AI infrastructure, and the future of data…
S2E28 14,000 ASUS Routers Infected: KadNap Botnet Creates Nearly Untouchable Malware Network
A new malware campaign has compromised more than 14,000 ASUS routers, creating a resilient botnet that security researchers say is unusually difficult to dismantle.In this episode of IT SPARC Cast –…
S2E28 Google Quantum-Proofs HTTPS, 6G Hits 1 Tbps, and Internet Over LASERS?! | IT SPARC Cast
In this episode of IT SPARC Cast – News Bytes, John Barger & Lou Schmidt break down three major developments shaping the future of networking and internet infrastructure.Google begins testing a…
S2E27 Android CVE-2026-21385: The IoT Devices IT Forgot to Patch
In this episode of IT SPARC Cast – CVE of the Week, John Barger and Lou Schmidt dive into a newly exploited Android vulnerability that many IT teams may be overlooking.The issue centers around…
S2E27 Anthropic Drops Safety Pledge, Open Source Security Crisis & OpenAI’s Compute Crunch
In this episode of IT SPARC Cast – News Bytes, John Barger and Lou Schmidt break down three major stories shaping the future of AI, enterprise infrastructure, and software security.Anthropic revises…
S2E26 Conduent Ransomware Breach Hits 25 Million – HR & Benefits Data Exposed
In this episode of IT SPARC Cast – CVE of the Week, John Barger and Lou Schmidt break down a massive ransomware-driven data breach impacting Conduent, a major business process services provider that…
S2E26 Anthropic vs. The Pentagon, HDD Sellout 2026, and Copilot’s Confidential Email Bug
In this episode of IT SPARC Cast – News Bytes, John Barger & Lou Schmidt unpack three stories that expose the real friction points in enterprise IT: AI ethics in defense contracts, looming…
S2E25 Apple iOS/iPadOS/MacOS CVE-2026-20700 Zero-Day: Sandbox Escape & RCE Explained
In this episode of IT SPARC Cast – CVE of the Week, John Barger and Lou Schmidt examine a critical Apple security vulnerability patched in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS 26.3.The…
S2E25 UniFi 10.1, AI Data Centers Go Nuclear, and SpaceX Eyes Orbital Compute
In this episode of IT SPARC Cast – News Bytes, John Barger & Lou Schmidt break down a week where enterprise IT collided with energy policy, nuclear power, and outer space. UniFi Network 10.1…
S2E24 Windows Notepad RCE?! CVE-2026-2841 Exposes Windows 11 Users
In this episode of IT SPARC Cast – CVE of the Week, John Barger and Lou Schmidt break down a shocking vulnerability: CVE-2026-2841, a Remote Code Execution (RCE) flaw in the modern Windows 11 Notepad…
S2E24 Quantum Breakthroughs, AI Cloud Billions, and Apple’s Margin Squeeze
In this episode of IT SPARC Cast – News Bytes, John Barger and Lou Schmidt explore three stories reshaping enterprise IT strategy. From a quantum cooling breakthrough that could accelerate real-world…
S2E23 Why OpenClaw on Work PCs Puts Enterprise Data at Risk
Agentic AI systems like OpenClaw represent the future of automation, productivity, and intelligent workflows — but today, they also represent a serious and underappreciated enterprise security…
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