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This week on Cloud Unplugged: AI goes local, Google Cloud breaks the internet, and the DOJ turns up the heat on Google's $32B Wiz acquisition.We're breaking down the biggest stories in cloud and AI:Context & Qualcomm are teaming up to move AI agents off the cloud and onto your device. What does this mean for the future of local-first AI?A major Google Cloud outage caused chaos across Cloudflare, Shopify, and Discord. We explain what went wrong and what it tells us about the risks of centralised cloud infrastructure.The DOJ is investigating Google's acquisition of Wiz, raising questions about cloud security competition and antitrust concerns.Plus: Andrej Karpathy's Software 3.0 vision, is natural language the new programming interface?Hosted by Lewis and Jon, two cloud-native veterans covering the real stories behind the hype in cloud, AI, and dev infrastructure.
Service delivery chains are often made up of a longer string of dependencies than you might expect. When an outage happens, the root cause might not be in your systems or even with a third-party provider you depend on. It could actually trace back to yet another third-party provider they rely on.We saw this phenomenon in action recently when some Cloudflare services were affected by an outage ultimately caused by Google Cloud issues.Tune in to hear more about what happened at Google Cloud and Cloudflare, and also explore takeaways from a recent OpenAI outage.———CHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:50 Google Cloud Outage04:20 Google Cloud & the Cloudflare Outage08:26 OpenAI Outage12:45 Outage Trends: By the Numbers16:46 Get in Touch———For additional insights, check out the links below:- Explore the Google Cloud outage further on the ThousandEyes platform (no login required): https://alksjqkoqpogyviwdqlukavercvlzlsi.share.thousandeyes.com/- Google Cloud Outage Analysis: June 12, 2025: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/google-cloud-outage-analysis-june-12-2025?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q4_internetreport_q4fy25ep4_podcast- The Guide to Next-generation Assurance: https://www.thousandeyes.com/resources/guide-to-next-generation-assurance-ebook?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q4_internetreport_q4fy25ep4_podcast———Want to get in touch?If you have questions, feedback, or guests you would like to see featured on the show, send us a note at InternetReport@thousandeyes.com. Or follow us on LinkedIn or X: @thousandeyes
Host David Shipley discusses several critical cybersecurity incidents and developments. WestJet, Canada's second-largest airline, faced a cybersecurity breach impacting its mobile app and internal systems. The airline is working with law enforcement to investigate while emphasizing the integrity of its flight operations. Additionally, the Anubis ransomware has evolved, now incorporating a file-wiping function to heighten victim pressure and destruction. The episode also covers a novel malware campaign exploiting Discord's vanity invite system to deliver remote access trojans and info stealers, highlighting platform trust vulnerabilities. Lastly, a significant multi-hour Google Cloud outage caused by an API quota misconfiguration affected numerous services globally, emphasizing the fragility of our interconnected digital infrastructure. The episode underscores the need for robust disaster recovery plans and cautious digital practices. 00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:30 WestJet Cybersecurity Incident 02:15 Anubis Ransomware Evolution 05:35 Discord Vanity Link Hijack 08:35 Google Cloud Outage 10:50 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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AP's Lisa Dwyer reports on a massive Google Cloud outage.
This week on Cyber Frontiers we catch up on some of the latest exploitations and availability drops on the web. We kick off with a discussion of the release of the TCP SACK panic as a new mechanism for DDoS via TCP protocol. We then cover a spectrum of relevant security news with the Microsoft OS product line to round off our security deep dives. On the availability side, we recap the Target outage and the Google Cloud Outage and what it means for consumers. We round things off with some healthy skepticism of Facebook’s new Libra crypto-currency. And as
This week on Cyber Frontiers we catch up on some of the latest exploitations and availability drops on the web. We kick off with a discussion of the release of the TCP SACK panic as a new mechanism for DDoS via TCP protocol. We then cover a spectrum of relevant security news with the Microsoft OS product line to round off our security deep dives. On the availability side, we recap the Target outage and the Google Cloud Outage and what it means for consumers. We round things off with some healthy skepticism of Facebook’s new Libra crypto-currency. And as
This week on Cyber Frontiers we catch up on some of the latest exploitations and availability drops on the web. We kick off with a discussion of the release of the TCP SACK panic as a new mechanism for DDoS via TCP protocol. We then cover a spectrum of relevant security news with the Microsoft OS product line to round off our security deep dives. On the availability side, we recap the Target outage and the Google Cloud Outage and what it means for consumers. We round things off with some healthy skepticism of Facebook’s new Libra crypto-currency. And as
Google's Cloud Platform suffers an outage, and iPhones in India get owned after a very specific attack. Plus how a malware author built a massive 18,000 strong Botnet in one day, and Cisco finds more "undocumented" root passwords.