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Protocol Analysis on New Age Networks
Virtual networks and server structures require additional mechanisms to ensure visibility of data streams. We show how to monitor and analyze network functions, even when virtualization is involved.
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ProtonMail Endures Massive DDoS Attack
Takedown of secure email service indicates many more mail vendors might be at risk.
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Ransomware Reaches Linux
New attack grabs Linux server data and demands 1 Bitcoin.
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Custom Keybindings in the Atom Editor
The Atom editor has keybindings for practically all commands, but some of them may have trouble working with international keyboard layouts.
(more)PowerShell 5 Innovations
Windows 10 brings an updated, fifth release of PowerShell that vastly simplifies the task of managing modules and software packages. The scripting language now also handles various formatted output from commands and selection lists.
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Docker Security
The focus for container solutions such as Docker is increasingly shifting to security. Some vulnerabilities have been addressed, with plans to take further steps in the future to secure container virtualization.
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Ubuntu 15.10 “Wily Werewolf”
Focus is on cloud and OpenStack as Canonical plugs away at the Unity desktop and adds the 4.2 kernel
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The Seduction of the New
Christiann MacAuley's cartoon, “An Upgrade Is Available for Your Computer” has been making the uncredited rounds of social media sites for the last few years. The cartoon shows the reactions of users on different computers to the news of an upgrade: The Linux user is enthusiastic, the Windows user groans, and the Mac user is glad it will only cost him $99.
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