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• Java 9
• Hackers Threaten to Wipe More Than 300 Million Apple Devices Remotely
• DoubleAgent: Unpatchable Windows Vulnerability Discovered
• Free Software Makes Computers Knowable
• Ubuntu with ownCloud

Java 9 tempts programmers with innovations intended to facilitate the development and operation of Java applications. (more)

A group of hackers claim to hold hostage millions of Apple devices and are demanding a ransom from Apple. (more)

The vulnerability affects everything between Windows 10 and Windows XP (more)

Locally hosted collaboration servers are an alternative to letting employees swap files in a public cloud. We show you how to set up an ownCloud 9 environment on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (more)

A good monitoring solution must provide information about applications and their performance. We show you how to monitor a database using openITCOCKPIT. (more)

Simple backup strategies cannot protect files encrypted by ransomware, because they can be affected as well. A PowerShell script can ensure that your files are okay before sending them to backup. (more)

The program is now set for the 2017 OSDC conference taking place in Berlin on 16-18 May: Promising highlights include Monica Sabu (Elastic), James Shubin (RedHat), and Casey Callendrello (CoreOS). Furthermore, the conference tickets GOLD and SILVER can be supplemented with hands-on workshops on May 16.

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Be in Frankfurt, Germany, from 18 to 22 June for ISC High Performance – Europe's most exciting high-performance computing conference and exhibition.

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Further Reading

• Ransomware Storm
• Serious Bug Found in Ubuntu
• FBI Refuses to Release the Tool Used to Hack Terrorist’s iPhone
• $10 Raspberry Pi Zero Goes Wireless
• Google Discloses Serious Security Flaws in Microsoft Products

SNIA's Storage Developer Conference (SDC) is the only event created BY storage developers FOR storage developers. Taking place in Santa Clara, California, from September 11 to 14, SDC 2017 is now seeking storage development professionals willing to share their knowledge and experience by submitting a presentation proposal.

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