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Suricata

If you're looking for an intrusion detection and prevention system, it pays to shop around. Suricata offers scalable performance and an impressive set of features – it even supports Snort rulesets. (more)

Linux Foundation and Docker Announce Open Container Project

New project will create and manage container standards. (more)

New Adobe Flash Problem

Researchers discover a zero-day attack already in use in the wild. (more)

How to Enter Unicode Characters

It has been a while since I needed to enter a Unicode character into a text document, so when I recently had to use the Greek alpha character in an article I was working on, I paused for a minute to recall how this is done. 

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Performance Data with PowerShell

The software market offers numerous solutions for tracking the status of Windows computers. However, if you only need to monitor individual computers outside the domain, you can use PowerShell to collect basic health and performance data. (more)

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More Secure Email

Encryption and server locations in Germany and Switzerland are sought-after attributes in the search for a more secure and reliable email service. We compare four providers who promise to protect your privacy. (more)

Windows 10 Arrives on July 29

Redmond offers a free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8 users. (more)

Turn Your Chromebook into a Lightweight Backup Station

A Chromebook excels at all things that require an Internet connection, but its usability is somewhat limited when it comes to mundane computing tasks like backup.

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Open Source Backup Conference

On September 29 and 30, 2015, an international audience will meet in Cologne, Germany, at the Open Source Backup Conference on Bareos.

Among the speakers this year is Philipp Storz. As one of the minds behind the Bareos project, his talk will deal with Bareos snapshot-based VMware image backups.

Additionally, Niels de Vos (Red Hat), Alberto Giménez (CAPSiDE), Marco Weiss (Kessler GmbH), and Daniel Neuberger (dass IT GmbH) will be speaking.

View the full program on the conference website.

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