Inside Microsoft’s open source program office
Venture Beast
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Stormy Peters, director of Microsoft's open source programs office, gives the lowdown on the evolution and role of Microsoft's OSPO. Read More.
Microsoft: Hackers in China, Iran and elsewhere start exploiting widespread Apache Log4j flaws
GeekWire
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Microsoft says groups connected to governments in China, Iran, North Korea and Turkey have begun exploiting vulnerabilities in the Apache Software Foundation’s widely used open-source Log4j software library. Hackers can use the software flaws to gain control of compromised computers and systems.
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GeekWire Podcast: NY Times vs. Microsoft; Plus, Oren Etzioni on AI in 2023 and beyond
GeekWire
DECEMBER 30, 2023
Image created by AI in Microsoft Designer, based on the prompt, “Generate an image reflecting the rise of AI in 2023 and what’s next in the field.” ’s lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI over their use of its articles in GPT-4 and other AI models. The countervailing forces are, number one, open source models.
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Cisco Talos Reports Microsoft Windows Policy Loophole Being Exploited by Threat Actor
Tech Republic Security
JULY 11, 2023
Learn how a malicious driver exploits a loophole in the Windows operating system to run at kernel level.
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Your car is about to go open source
Galido
OCTOBER 6, 2016
Automakers want to standardize on a Linux-based OS that would make vehicle infotainment systems act more like smartphones. Automakers are working to standardize on a Linux-based operating system for in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems that would make it easier for cars to act more like smartphones.
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Is Your Raspberry Pi Phoning Home to Microsoft?
Gizmodo
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
A new update to Raspberry Pi OS, previously known as Raspbian, has put open-source fans on edge. The new OS is pinging Microsoft servers every time the user updates their apps or the OS itself. Read more.
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A hack nearly gained access to millions of computers. Here’s what we should learn from this.
Vox
APRIL 12, 2024
One of the most fascinating and frightening incidents in computer security history started in 2022 with a few pushy emails to the mailing list for a small, one-person open source project. Linux is an open source operating system — as opposed to closed systems from companies like Apple — that runs on tens of millions of devices.)
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China says “no thanks” to Intel and AMD on government devices
Dataconomy
MARCH 25, 2024
These purchasing standards, which were disclosed on December 26, are currently in effect and extend their influence to Microsoft’s Windows operating system and database software from international sources, with a preference for Chinese-made alternatives, as indicated in the report. and China.
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Four Attributes of Openness in Modern Communications
CTOvision
DECEMBER 17, 2013
By Prayson Pate Openness is one of the most-cited advantages of cloud-based applications, Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). In this context, what does open really mean? A Beginning of Openness – Documented and Supported. A Milestone – Open Source.
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You Should Run R On Your Computer: Not just for stats, but to know what all the excitement is about
CTOvision
APRIL 20, 2014
Analysis Big Data CTO CRAN Linux Microsoft Windows Open Source Operating Systems R Unix Windows' QuantLib 1.4 packages also available for Ubuntu and Windoze (dirk.eddelbuettel.com). CRAN now has 5000 R packages (r-bloggers.com). Staying up with R (statmethods.wordpress.com).
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Hackers Find New Life from ‘End of Life‘ Technologies
SecureWorld News
AUGUST 10, 2020
Microsoft and other industry professionals strongly recommend upgrading computer systems to an actively supported operating system.". When an operating system reaches its End of Life, it becomes a prime target for hackers. An unsupported operating system grants hackers easier pickings.
You ever think about how Asus put out like 40 models of a laptop called the “Eee PC”
The Verge
APRIL 16, 2021
It originally ran a custom Linux operating system that reviewers loved ( Laptop Mag ’s Mark Spoonauer said it was “ten times simpler to use than any Windows notebook”) and was generally heralded as a new kind of computer with tremendous mass appeal. The second, obviously more important product was the $399 Eee PC 701. Is this real ?
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The Hacker Mind Podcast: EP 69 Self-Healing Operating Systems
ForAllSecure
APRIL 19, 2023
It’s time to evolve beyond the UNIX operating system. So while I was editing this podcast on self-healing operating systems, I was reminded of an article that I never finished for Fobes.com. It’s a radical rethinking of how we even view our current choices of UNIX-derived operating systems.
Risks to Gartner’s smartphone forecasts: will Microsoft beat Apple, Nokia execute, and Samsung fail?
Trends in the Living Networks
APRIL 7, 2011
Gartner has just released some very interesting forecasts for smartphone operating system sales until 2015, as below. In an nutshell, they predict that in 2015 Android will take almost half the market, at 48.8%, and that Microsoft will overtake Apple, with 19.5% share compared to 17.2%
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Truly Useful Artificial Intelligence Tools You Can Use Today
CTOvision
DECEMBER 28, 2015
Most of these firms seem to be on one of two paths: Success, which will mean being acquired by Facebook, Apple, Microsoft or IBM, or failure, which will see them acquired by the same firms for their talent. Cortana : Microsoft's intelligent personal assistant. Simplifies multi-agent system development. Prediction.io
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Scott Lowe
DECEMBER 31, 2021
Some Azure folks from Microsoft have published a threat matrix for Kubernetes. This is useful, in my opinion, because now platform operators have a “starting point” on the specific threats they need to try to mitigate. Operating Systems/Applications. Aqua Security has a write-up on some of their analysis here.
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Top 8 Highly Paid and in-demand Programming Languages in 2018
Galido
OCTOBER 18, 2018
When programming applications for the operating system of Apple, iOS, and therefore to create apps for iPhone and iPad, you must use the Objective-C language. Over the course of the year, Microsoft’s proprietary programming language, C #, witnessed a decline in demand. Kotlin is an open source language.
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Scott Lowe
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Security Michael Tsai weighs in on the Microsoft signing key that was stolen, sharing several links with commentary on this matter. Fortunately, this Microsoft Security Response Center article not only shows how to use Azure Serial Console to compromise sensitive information, but also shows how to detect exploitation activity.
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WiBotic raises $5.7M to boost wireless systems for charging up robots and drones
GeekWire
JUNE 11, 2020
” Waters said WiBotic’s system is designed to play well with open-source platforms such as Robot Operating System , or ROS, which has won support from Microsoft and Amazon Web Services. For now, WiBotic is keeping its focus on business-to-business applications rather than consumer applications.
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Top 8 eBook Creation Software for Windows
Kitaboo
APRIL 29, 2021
The rise in popularity of eBooks has also led to an explosion of new eBook creation software for Windows, Android and other operating systems that make it super convenient to create a full-fledged eBook. It gives you the advantage of seamless integration with existing infrastructure (LMS, website, or other similar systems).
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Best IT and Tech Blogs – Must Read Information Technology Resources 2019
Galido
MARCH 19, 2019
These areas of IT include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Operating System & Software Blogs. TechWorld – Operating Systems. CIO Dashboard. Building Clouds.
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Going Serverless: Where to Start
Linux Academy
JUNE 4, 2019
The Serverless Framework is an open-source project that replaces traditional platforms (hardware, operating systems) with a platform that can run in a cloud environment. App Services : Microsoft’s suite of serverless technologies. What is serverless framework? Why use it? Serverless providers. Lambda : FaaS.
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Scott Lowe
JANUARY 15, 2021
The popular open source cryptography library known as Bouncy Castle has uncovered a severe authentication bypass vulnerability. Cormac Hogan shares some lessons learned using a Kubernetes Operator to query vSphere resources. Operating Systems/Applications. First, that there is a CLI for Microsoft 365.
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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking the Chrome Sandbox
ForAllSecure
OCTOBER 13, 2020
One year after Netscape Navigator launched, Microsoft released, as part of Windows 95, a browser called Internet Explorer, launching the infamous browser wars. And in between contracts, we like to do vulnerability research on open source software or major high-impact software targets. I think it's closed source.
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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking the Chrome Sandbox
ForAllSecure
OCTOBER 13, 2020
One year after Netscape Navigator launched, Microsoft released, as part of Windows 95, a browser called Internet Explorer, launching the infamous browser wars. And in between contracts, we like to do vulnerability research on open source software or major high-impact software targets. I think it's closed source.
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what every open source project needs
SPF13
MARCH 20, 2015
In the last few years open source has transformed the software industry. From Android to Wikipedia, open source is everywhere, but how does one succeed in it? What Every Successful Open Source Project Needs. spf13 Chief Operator @ Docker? Open Source is taking over the world. Transcript.
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Technology Short Take 151
Scott Lowe
JANUARY 21, 2022
The story of a developer deliberately polluting their open source projects—as outlined here for the “colors.js” Operating Systems/Applications. Running Docker on an M1 Max-based system? Here’s some information on why Microsoft Exchange stopped delivering e-mail messages on January 1, 2022.
The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking the Chrome Sandbox
ForAllSecure
OCTOBER 13, 2020
One year after Netscape Navigator launched, Microsoft released, as part of Windows 95, a browser called Internet Explorer, launching the infamous browser wars. And in between contracts, we like to do vulnerability research on open source software or major high-impact software targets. I think it's closed source.
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Why Fuzzing Is Your Friend For DevSecOps
ForAllSecure
JUNE 16, 2020
The Google Chrome web browser, for example, is used on billions of devices and is completely open source, allowing any attacker to review exactly how the software works. Those just starting out should try open source tools. So how does Google check and protect Chrome’s millions of lines of code? How to get started?
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Why Fuzzing Is Your Friend For DevSecOps
ForAllSecure
JUNE 16, 2020
The Google Chrome web browser, for example, is used on billions of devices and is completely open source, allowing any attacker to review exactly how the software works. Those just starting out should try open source tools. So how does Google check and protect Chrome’s millions of lines of code? How to get started?
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WHY FUZZING IS YOUR FRIEND FOR DEVSECOPS
ForAllSecure
JUNE 16, 2020
The Google Chrome web browser, for example, is used on billions of devices and is completely open source, allowing any attacker to review exactly how the software works. Those just starting out should try open source tools. So how does Google check and protect Chrome’s millions of lines of code? How to get started?
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52 Picking the future of Microsoft
Trends in the Living Networks
MAY 19, 2008
Microsoft's withdrawal from its bid for Yahoo! In fact it has made the shape of the industry far more uncertain, as Microsoft mulls moves to shore up its future. Microsoft is one of the most financially successful companies on the planet. So what will Microsoft do? So what will Microsoft do?
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60 Tech Blogs – Best Must Read Tech Resources 2019
Galido
MAY 1, 2019
These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Operating System & Software Blogs. TechWorld – Operating Systems. CIO Dashboard. Building Clouds.
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Technology Short Take 113
Scott Lowe
MAY 3, 2019
Via the Kubernetes blog , Box announced it has open sourced a project called kube-iptables-tailer , which turns packet drops from iptables into Kubernetes events that can be logged for easier troubleshooting. Operating Systems/Applications. Who says you can’t please everyone all the time? Networking.
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Technology Short Take 114
Scott Lowe
MAY 17, 2019
The CNCF blog has a great article written by an Alibaba software engineer (Xingyu Chen) on some performance optimizations for etcd that have been contributed back to the open source community. Operating Systems/Applications. Microsoft recently introduced some new remote development extensions for Visual Studio Code.
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Best Tech Blogs – Must Read Tech Resources 2019
Galido
MARCH 22, 2019
These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Operating System & Software Blogs. TechWorld – Operating Systems. CIO Dashboard. Building Clouds.
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Scott Lowe
APRIL 19, 2019
This article discusses four open source secrets management tools. Many organizations prefer to use two-factor authentication (2FA) to help protect their systems. ” Operating Systems/Applications. Here’s Microsoft’s side of the same announcement. Nothing this time. Let me know on Twitter.
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How to switch an old Windows laptop to Linux
The Verge
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
percent of computer users still are on Windows 7 — even though Microsoft no longer supports it for free. 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. Photo: Linux Mint. Try Mint out. Download Mint.
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Report Reveals Top Cyber Threats, Trends of 2023 First Half
SecureWorld News
JUNE 13, 2023
The Critical Start Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) team analyzed a range of intelligence sources, such as customer data, open-source intelligence, vulnerability research, social media monitoring, and Dark Web monitoring to identify the most pressing cybersecurity threats of the first half of 2023.
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Best IT Blogs – Must Read Information Technology Resources 2019
Galido
MARCH 19, 2019
These areas of IT include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Operating System & Software Blogs. TechWorld – Operating Systems. CIO Dashboard. Building Clouds.
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Galido
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Operating System & Software Blogs. TechWorld – Operating Systems. CIO Dashboard. Building Clouds.
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Technology Short Take #63
Scott Lowe
MARCH 17, 2016
I recently came across a couple useful troubleshooting guides, one for Open vSwitch (OVS) and OpenStack Neutron and one for VMware NSX. Microsoft seems to be all about shocking the world these days (see my related mention of their SQL Server announcement below). Operating Systems/Applications. Read more about it here.
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Technology Short Take 123
Scott Lowe
JANUARY 17, 2020
The next day, the Microsoft Security Response Center confirmed the vulnerability. Operating Systems/Applications. Thomas Maurer has some great tips for creating technical demos and presentations , although (I guess somewhat understandably given he works for Microsoft) the tips are a tad Windows-centric.
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Scott Lowe
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
Open source has become so critical to so many aspects of our computing infrastructure. I recently stumbled across Ricardo Sueiras’ “AWS open source news and updates” posts. Adrian’s operational review readiness template is another great post as well. Operating Systems/Applications.
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