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5 open source security tools too good to ignore

Network World

Open source is a wonderful thing. A significant chunk of today’s enterprise IT and personal technology depends on open source software. But even while open source software is widely used in networking, operating systems, and virtualization, enterprise security platforms still tend to be proprietary and vendor-locked.

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You can now boot a Windows 95 PC inside Minecraft and play Doom on it

The Verge

A new VM Computers mod has been created for Minecraft that allows players to order computer parts from a satellite orbiting around a Minecraft world and build a computer that actually boots Windows 95 and a variety of other operating systems. uDrunkMate on Reddit. Doom running on a Minecraft PC.

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Technology Short Take 175

Scott Lowe

Networking The good folks over at Packet Pushers have compiled a list of open source networking projects. Operating Systems/Applications Google has open sourced Magicka, an AI-powered file type identification library. I hope you find something useful here! More details are available in this blog post.

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Critical Xen hypervisor flaw endangers virtualized environments

Network World

A critical vulnerability in the widely used Xen hypervisor allows attackers to break out of a guest operating system running inside a virtual machine and access the host system's entire memory. The new vulnerability affects Xen 4.8.x, x, and 4.4.x x and has existed in the Xen code base for over four years.

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Technology Short Take 176

Scott Lowe

The vulnerability affects virtually all Linux distributions and allows attackers to bypass the secure boot protections and insert a low-level bootkit. Operating Systems/Applications Here’s one person’s take on sudo for Windows. Kevin Houston previews the first AMD-powered Cisco UCS blade server.

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What is Virtual Network Computing (VNC)?

Dataconomy

Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a technology that has revolutionized the way we access and control remote computers. VNC has also opened up new possibilities for remote collaboration, enabling teams to work together on projects even when they are in different parts of the world. What is Virtual Network Computing (VNC)?

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Technology Short Take 173

Scott Lowe

A set of vulnerabilities in the open source reference implementation of the UEFI specification has been uncovered. I think I’ve linked to Ricardo Sueiras’ “AWS open source newsletter” before; it’s such a useful resource. pertaining to administrative credentials.