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• Linux Filesystem Admin
• Zero Day UEFI Exploit Affecting Lenovo, HP, and Gigabyte Laptops
• Millions of Android Devices Affected by Chinese Malware
• Block Ads on Android with Block This
• HyperV Virtual Network

Linux filesystems range from block-based network filesystems, to temporary filesystems in RAM, to pseudo filesystems. We explain how filesystems are set up and how to manage them. (more)

There is no fix for the vulnerability yet. (more)

China-based advertising firm has close ties with the group behind this malware. (more)

Microsoft provides some interesting virtualization features in current and future versions of Windows Server. You can connect or isolate virtual machines, and Windows Server 2016 even supports virtual switches. (more)

Live migration of virtual machines is necessary when you need to achieve high-availability setups and load distribution. (more)

Containers are an essential ingredient for various DevOps concepts, but used incorrectly, they do more harm than good. (more)

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With an easy setup you will be scheduling your first virtual machine backups in a matter of minutes. Replicate backups offsite and restore files and Exchange emails directly from your backups. One management console to manage all backup jobs and hosts.

Further Reading

• Another Flash Security Hole
• Automation with Ansible
• Spiceworks: Keep Track of Your Network
• Windows 10 Pro Loses Critical Features
• Linux Backdoor Doesn’t Need Root Privileges

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First Talks of the OSBConf 2016 Confirmed

The Open Source Backup Conference takes place on September 26 and 27 in Cologne, Germany, and the first talks have been chosen, including “The Database Backup is Done – What Next?”, “Building a Business Continuity Plan with Bareos and Rear,” and “The Backup Report of Friedrich-Schiller-University”

Information about the conference is available at: http://www.osbconf.org

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