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How ASLR protects Linux systems from buffer overflow attacks

Network World

Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) is a memory-protection process for operating systems that guards against buffer-overflow attacks. ASLR is used today on Linux, Windows, and MacOS systems. ASLR is used today on Linux, Windows, and MacOS systems. It was first implemented on Linux in 2005.

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Why SoundHound AI stock is breaking records

Dataconomy

Voice-based operating systems are increasingly being recognized as a crucial interface for future AI technologies. For instance, those who invested $1,000 in Nvidia when it was recommended by Stock Advisor on April 15, 2005, would have seen their investment grow to $482,894.

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Big Sur is officially macOS 11.0 as Apple finally leaves OS X behind

The Verge

back in September of 2000, as a successor to Mac OS 9, the last of the “classic” Apple operating systems that dated back to the original Macintosh in 1984. The release of Mac OS X was a dividing line in the sand between the original era of Apple’s computers and the birth of a new generation of devices. End of an era.

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

Vox

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

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The Delivery Gap

Eric D. Brown

In 2005, Bain & Company released a study titled “ Closing the delivery gap: How to achieve true customer-led growth ” which reported on a survey of 362 companies to try to understand how these organizations are delivering to their customers. Strategy is worthless unless the people associated with your company accept it.

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the future of the Operating System - LinuxCon 2015 keynote

SPF13

The Future of the Operating System. What is an Operating System ? Operating Systems & Apps Over Time. OS in 1960s • IBM OS/360 – First OS that kept track of system resources (program, memory, storage) • CTSS – Introduce scheduling • Univac Exec 8, Burrows MCP, Multics. Transcript. The Future…. …

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Top 20 Tech Websites & Blogs To Follow in 2020

Galido

It is an online portal that provides information, guidance, and tutorials related to new gadgets like windows operating system, Apple iOS, Android, and much more. Michal Arrington found it in 2005 and later in 2010 was acquired by AOL. Techcrunch.

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