Miscellaneous Tech News
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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
If you haven’t patched Vim or NeoVim text editors, you really, really should
If you haven’t patched Vim or NeoVim text editors, you really, really should
A recently patched vulnerability in text editors preinstalled in a variety of Linux distributions allows hackers to take control of computers when users open a malicious text file.Also
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/06/13/vim-devs-fix-system-pwning-text-editor-bug -
KDE Plasma 5.16 Desktop Environment Officially Released, Here's What's New
The KDE Project released today the KDE Plasma 5.16 desktop environment, a major release that adds a plethora of new features and enhancements.
The KDE Plasma 5.16 has been in development for the past few months and it's now the latest version of the acclaimed graphical desktop environment for Linux-based operating systems. -
Windows 10 Preview Build 18917 Shows Off New Linux Integration
Microsoft's latest Windows 10 "fast-ring" preview release is showcasing a coming Delivery Optimization enhancement
along with the ability to try the newly emerged Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2. -
Ubuntu Devs Testing Chromium Browser Transition From Deb To Snap Package
Ubuntu will soon offer Chromium browser as a snap package instead of a regular deb package.
For a fist step, the Chromium deb package in Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine) has been updated to install the stable snap on both upgrade or a new install. -
Debian GNU/Linux 10 "Buster" Operating System to Be Released on July 6th, 2019
The Debian Project announced the proposed release date of their long-anticipated Debian GNU/Linux 10 "Buster" .
Work on the Debian GNU/Linux 10 "Buster" operating system series started two years ago, since early July 2017 -
RAMBleed Side-Channel Attack Method Disclosed by Researchers
Academic researchers this week published information about another side-channel attack method, called "RAMBleed," that can expose information from memory chips, including encryption key information.
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Cable companies can save money now that DOCSIS 3.1 upgrade is mostly done
Broadband investment happens in cycles—despite what the FCC tells you.
Cable-company spending on network equipment is dropping as major providers like Comcast and Charter finish up their nationwide DOCSIS 3.1 rollouts. -
Hackers behind dangerous oil and gas intrusions are probing US power gridst
Group responsible for safety tampering Triconex malware has expanded, researchers say.
Group responsible for safety tampering Triconex malware has expanded, researchers say. -
Samsung TVs should be regularly virus-checked, the company says
Samsung has advised owners of its latest TVs to run regular virus scans.
A how-to video on the Samsung Support USA Twitter account demonstrates the more than a dozen remote-control button presses required to access the sub-menu needed to activate the check. -
@hobbit666 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Samsung TVs should be regularly virus-checked, the company says
Samsung has advised owners of its latest TVs to run regular virus scans.
A how-to video on the Samsung Support USA Twitter account demonstrates the more than a dozen remote-control button presses required to access the sub-menu needed to activate the check.Seems like they could have made that a simply thing to do, and to have automated it.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@hobbit666 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Samsung TVs should be regularly virus-checked, the company says
Samsung has advised owners of its latest TVs to run regular virus scans.
A how-to video on the Samsung Support USA Twitter account demonstrates the more than a dozen remote-control button presses required to access the sub-menu needed to activate the check.Seems like they could have made that a simply thing to do, and to have automated it.
I simply don't connect my TV to the internet. That's what my Roku is for.
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Microsoft Releases Hyper-V Server 2019 After Long Delay
Microsoft on Monday announced that Hyper-V Server 2019 is now available for download from the Microsoft Evaluation Center page.
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Microsoft Deprecating Windows To Go
Microsoft plans to put an end to its Windows To Go product in the near future, according to a Friday support article.
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Cloudflare aims to make HTTPS certificates safe from BGP hijacking attacks
Free service prevents BGP hijackers from fraudulently obtaining browser-trusted certs.
Content delivery network Cloudflare is introducing a free service designed to make it harder for browser-trusted HTTPS certificates to fall into the hands of bad guys who exploit Internet weaknesses at the time the certificates are issued. -
Google Calendar scam adds malicious links to your schedule
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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Microsoft Releases Hyper-V Server 2019 After Long Delay
Microsoft on Monday announced that Hyper-V Server 2019 is now available for download from the Microsoft Evaluation Center page.
Whoa, I'd almost forgotten about it!
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Nearly 12 million Quest Diagnostics patients affected by data breach
Not Quest's own systems, but their data. Financial and personal data for loads of customers. Really damaging stuff like socials and credit card info.
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AMD says its Ryzen 3000 isn’t just cheaper—it’s better
AMD's Travis Kirsch says there's no reason to buy an Intel CPU anymore.
AMD's new line of Ryzen 3000 desktop CPUs will benefit from the same 7nm manufacturing process as the company's new Navi-powered GPUs. -
Veeam Backup and Replication v10 Sneak peek: Cloud Tier Copy Mode
https://www.veeam.com/blog/v10-sneak-peek-cloud-tier-copy-mode.html
"Copy Mode is an additional policy you can set against the Capacity Tier extent of the Scale Out Backup Repository (SOBR), which is backed by an Object Storage repository. Once selected, any backup files that are created as part of any standard backup or backup copy job will be copied to the Capacity Tier. This fully satisfies the 3-2-1 rule of backup, which asks for one full copy of your data off site." -
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Nearly 12 million Quest Diagnostics patients affected by data breach
Not Quest's own systems, but their data. Financial and personal data for loads of customers. Really damaging stuff like socials and credit card info.
LabCorp was affected too, 7.7M customer records exposed.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/06/labcorp-7-7m-consumers-hit-in-collections-firm-breach/
