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via the superlative - and economical - developer level programmatical humor of Daniel Stori at turnoff.us


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January 31, 2019 by Marc Handelman in Linux, UNIX, Unix-like OS, Pipes
January 31, 2019 /Marc Handelman
Linux, UNIX, Unix-like OS, Pipes

Username? That'll Be RM - RF / →

April 08, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Oops!, Unix-like OS, UNIX, Linux, CLI

If Sean Gallagher's screed detailing an ICS/SCADA hardware flaw, at our go-to site of popular intelligence - Ars Technica) wasn't brimmed-up full of schadenfreude, I'd be crying in outrage (specifically, at the vendor stupidity illuminated by the bright and shiny light of Mr. Gallagher's magical prose) instead of howling happily on a similarly bright, yet cloudy Sunday morn... Anyhow, to the point; into SCADA / ICS security foible's? This one's' for youse!

April 08, 2018 /Marc Handelman
Oops!, Unix-like OS, UNIX, Linux, CLI

Ubuntu, The Collector →

February 17, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Data Leakage, Linux, Linux Security, Must Read, Information Security, Demise of Privacy, Privacy

Martin Brinkmann, writing at gHacks, illuminates the questionable data gathering efforts by Canonical, producers of Ubuntu Linux. Read Martin's concise examination of the issue, of which - most certainly - is Today's Must Read.

February 17, 2018 /Marc Handelman
Data Leakage, Linux, Linux Security, Must Read, Information Security, Demise of Privacy, Privacy

Ghost →

May 16, 2017 by Marc Handelman in Command Line, UNIX, Unix-like OS, Linux, Humor, Sarcasm

via the singular mind of Daniel Stori at TurnOff.us.

May 16, 2017 /Marc Handelman
Command Line, UNIX, Unix-like OS, Linux, Humor, Sarcasm

Torvald's →

May 12, 2017 by Marc Handelman in Humor, Linux, Sarcasm

via the singular mind of Daniel Stori at TurnOff.us.

May 12, 2017 /Marc Handelman
Humor, Linux, Sarcasm

Linus Holds Forth →

February 22, 2017 by Marc Handelman in OpenSource, Linux
February 22, 2017 /Marc Handelman
OpenSource, Linux

Linux Security, The Litany of Failure →

December 16, 2016 by Marc Handelman in Accountability, All is Information, Information Security, Operating System Security, Linux Security, Linux

Well-wrought thought piece on the failure of Red Hat and Ubuntu to secure their respective distros utilizing standardization in the form of reproducible builds (and other means).

Damn kids apparently have forgotten their lessons whilst in kindergarten regarding safe and fair play. In this case, however, we have the added component of organizations, companies and individuals suffering due to the ineptitude of the big names in Linux... Astounding.

h/t

December 16, 2016 /Marc Handelman
Accountability, All is Information, Information Security, Operating System Security, Linux Security, Linux

Rooted →

October 27, 2016 by Marc Handelman in Android, Linux, All is Information, Linux Security, Root

Via the eponymous Dan Goodin, writing at ArsTechnica, comes news of the latest flaw in Android,  this time, based on DirtyCow code. Our take? Be prepared to mitigate this flaw ASAP.  The timeline for exploit mitigation on Android? Unknown, due to the lack of established patch management planning by the major manufacturers.... Astonishing.

"Now that the Dirty Cow hole has been patched in the Linux kernel, it's only a matter of time until the fix makes its way into Android, too...." "Of course, that's not available for a large number of devices, mostly because of limitations set by manufacturers and carriers." - via ArsTechnica's Dan Goodin
October 27, 2016 /Marc Handelman
Android, Linux, All is Information, Linux Security, Root

Quote of the Day - Regarding VIM →

October 17, 2016 by Marc Handelman in Linux, Monday Humor, Uptime

@iamdevloper - I've been using Vim for about 2 years now, mostly because I can't figure out how to exit it.

via FreeCode Camp

October 17, 2016 /Marc Handelman
Linux, Monday Humor, Uptime

Found Wanting... →

October 09, 2016 by Marc Handelman in Kernel Cracks, Security Flaws, Operating System Security, Operating Systems, Unix-like OS, Linux, Android, Linux Security, Kernel Security

J.M. Porup -  an Ars Technica UK writer - examines the security posture of the Linux kernel, and finds it somewhat wanting...

October 09, 2016 /Marc Handelman
Kernel Cracks, Security Flaws, Operating System Security, Operating Systems, Unix-like OS, Linux, Android, Linux Security, Kernel Security