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How ASLR protects Linux systems from buffer overflow attacks

Network World

ASLR is used today on Linux, Windows, and MacOS systems. It was first implemented on Linux in 2005. It helps to ensure that the memory addresses associated with running processes on systems are not predictable, thus flaws or vulnerabilities associated with these processes will be more difficult to exploit.

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Eleven-year-old root flaw found and patched in the Linux kernel

Network World

Linux system administrators should be on the watch for kernel updates because they fix a local privilege escalation flaw that could lead to a full system compromise.

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A hack nearly gained access to millions of computers. Here’s what we should learn from this.

Vox

He — along with a number of other accounts — was apparently part of a campaign to compromise nearly every Linux-running computer in the world. Linux is an open source operating system — as opposed to closed systems from companies like Apple — that runs on tens of millions of devices.) The security ramifications would have been huge.

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What CIOs need to know about SQL Server 2016

Network World

With SQL Server 2005 now out of support, if you haven’t already started migrating your older databases onto a newer, supported release to stay in compliance with regulations like PCI DSS, that’s now urgent. Plus, this is the version that Microsoft will be bringing to Linux, giving you a new option for moving off Oracle.

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Cloud Storage 2.0 Set To Dominate Market

Cloud Musings

Even though the daily news greeted everyone with multiple high profile data breaches and data loss incidents , fines were minimal and very few mandatory notification laws existed.

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MOBI to ePUB Conversion Made Easy with These 7 Converters

Kitaboo

Works well with different operating systems including Windows, macOS, and Linux. After being bought by Amazon in 2005, no other eBook reader except Kindle is able to read MOBI files as the support for MOBI files discontinued with the AZW format superseding it. It is completely free of cost. computers, and smartphones.

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DockerCon EU 2017 Day 2 Keynote

Scott Lowe

He proceeds to share a story of containerizing a 2005-era.NET 2.0-based The assessment step identifies candidate applications (which are typically Linux/Java or Windows/.NET based application successfully in Docker. NET applications) and defining the success criteria.

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