ADMIN Update – Hottest Links

• SystemRescueCd
• Intel Releases Spectre Patches for Skylake
• Mind the Gap
• An Interview with SUSE CEO Nils Brauckmann
• Windows 10 SSD Optimization

The patch addresses only one Spectre vulnerability. (more)

Your air-gapped computer is not as secure as you originally thought (more)

This month we talk with SUSE CEO Nils Brauckmann. (more)

Not all PC settings – traditionally optimized for magnetic hard disks – are suitable for solid state drives. We show you how to configure Windows 10 for optimal operation with SSDs. (more)

From industry metaphors, to agile processes, to DevOps, software development is evolving into a mature enterprise. We point out some missteps in the adoption of the DevOps methodology. (more)

Intel is asking users to stop deploying the patches (more)

Proxmox has been working for years on their virtualization manager that does not require a cloud. We look at the improved reliability and new features in version 5.0. (more)

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Further Reading

• Windows Subsystem for Linux
• Brotli
• First Malware for macOS in 2018
• SSH Tricks
• AMT Flaw in Intel Chips Allows Attacker to Create a Backdoor

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