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Security researcher finds a way to run code on Apple, PayPal, and Microsoft’s systems

The Verge

When companies are building programs, they often use open-source code written by other people, so they’re not spending time and resources solving a problem that’s already solved. I’ll open that one instead.” The exploit takes advantage of a relatively simple trick: replacing private packages with public ones.

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All About BIND DNS: Who, How, & Why

Linux Academy

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is a software collection of tools including the world’s most widely used DNS (Domain Name System) server software. Originally written in the 1980s at the University of California’s Berkeley campus, BIND is a free and open-source software package. BIND: A Short History.

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What’s Free At Linux Academy June 2019

Linux Academy

Courses Free in May: Network Routing Protocol Fundamentals – Network routing is the process of enabling computers to transfer data over networks, including the internet. Foregoing any technical practices, this course takes a high-level view of the history of Linux, the open-source movement, and how this powerful software is used today.

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Life-Like Identity: Why the Internet Needs an Identity Metasystem

Phil Windley

Summary: Sovrin is an identity metasystem that provides the Internet's missing identity layer. By creating a general-purpose system for constructing context-specific identity systems, the metasystem represents a universal trust framework. Digital identity is broken because the Internet was built without an identity layer.

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