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What is special about Linux Mint 21.3?

Dataconomy

The open-source universe just got a little more exciting with the release of Linux Mint 21.3, Imagine a desktop environment that reflects the rich nostalgia of Linux Mint and introduces cutting-edge features, making your digital experience not just functional but downright exhilarating. In this latest installment, Linux Mint 21.3

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How to switch an old Windows laptop to Linux

The Verge

Photo: Linux Mint. If you have an older system but are worried that it won’t support Windows 10 — or if you simply don’t want to deal with Windows anymore — I have a suggestion: Switch to desktop Linux. Desktop Linux can run on your Windows 7 (and older) laptops and desktops. Teams now runs on Linux. Which Linux?

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Backups | Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

How many of you have ever needed to recover something from backups? Then, imagine if the backups of that application had been failing for months. The importance of local and cloud backups. We must plan for the worst, which includes a full system compromise and restoration from backups. Identifying backup requirements.

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Here’s how to check your phone for Pegasus spyware using Amnesty’s tool

The Verge

Using the tool involves backing up your phone to a separate computer and running a check on that backup. In its documentation, Amnesty says the analysis its tool can run on Android phone backups is limited, but the tool can still check for potentially malicious SMS messages and APKs. Again, we recommend following its instructions.

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Top 5 Tips to Improve Your Linux Desktop Security 2017

Galido

Having Linux as your operating system is one of the better decisions you can make concerning your computer’s security. However, many Linux users make the same mistakes of believing that it’s enough just to have it on your computer and only that fact will make all threats simply disappear, when unfortunately the reality is quite different.

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Using Secure Configurations | Standardize Your Security

Linux Academy

Ansible can help automate the backup, and you can learn more in this month’s how-to video that covers using Ansible to back up a Cisco ASA firewall. Don’t stop with the backup, though — we still need to monitor for changes. When it comes to workstations, we can use RMM (remote monitoring management) tools.

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The University of Phoenix and Expedient: Making the Transformation from a Legacy Datacenter to Software-Defined Excellence

CIO Business Intelligence

The result of years of consolidation, the sprawling facility was the home of more than 40 networks, different virtualization platforms and hypervisor levels, nearly 10,000 virtual machines, 585 servers, and a massive collection of legacy software. The team also had to address the very old versions of Linux and Oracle still in use.

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