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The Linux Migration: April 2017 Progress Report

Scott Lowe

In December 2016, I kicked off a migration to Linux (from OS X) as my primary laptop OS. Let me start by saying that I am actively using a Linux-powered laptop as my primary laptop right now, and I have been doing so since early February. Linux Distribution. I’m using Enpass on my OS X, Linux, and iOS devices.

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This Linux tool could improve the security of IoT devices

Network World

Many Internet of Things (IoT) product developers have ignored the traumatic early history of Microsoft Windows, Android and web platforms, and expoits of IoT devices — because software updates have not been designed in — are regularly reported. In the go-to-market IoT race, though, that often doesn’t happen.

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USPTO denies OpenAI’s attempts to trademark ‘ChatGPT’ and ‘GPT’

GeekWire

The trademark examining attorney wrote, in part: … Internet evidence shows that “CHAT” means “a synchronous exchange of remarks over a computer network.” 7 , and was reported earlier today by Hacker News and Boing Boing. ” We’ve contacted OpenAI for comment on the USPTO rulings.

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

Vox

Getty Images The internet is far less secure than it ought to be. He — along with a number of other accounts — was apparently part of a campaign to compromise nearly every Linux-running computer in the world. Collin’s tool became one part of the vast open source ecosystem that powers much of the modern internet.

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Amazon Is Reportedly Making Its Own TVs Because of Course It Is

Gizmodo

According to an Insider report , the company is now preparing to launch its own Amazon-branded TVs, possibly as soon as October. Amazon is at it again. Read more.

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Adobe fixes flaws in Flash Player and Adobe Connect

Network World

All of them were privately reported by researchers through Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative, an exploit acquisition program. Users should upgrade to Flash Player 23.0.0.207 for Windows and Mac and to Flash Player 11.2.202.644 for Linux.

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Using Secure Configurations | Standardize Your Security

Linux Academy

Our friends at the Center for Internet Security (CIS) listed “Secure Configurations” as the No. These tools provide reporting on changes to the operating system — but come with a price tag. Red Hat offers OpenSCAP , can be used to scan Linux hosts for compliance but doesn’t scan Windows hosts.