January 18, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Get ready for the ‘Great Shutdown’
This fall, even as the Omicron variant gained steam, we largely pretended it wasn’t that bad. We were wrong. But that’s not what I’m here to talk about. I want to focus on what you’re going to do when you … Continue reading
January 18, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Open Source Security at the White House
There’s no question that open source security and supply chain security has become top of mind issues in the aftermath of the Apache Log4j security problem quartet and the SolarWinds security fiasco. But so important that the White House would call a meeting … Continue reading
January 18, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Open Invention Network expands Linux patent protection
Today, everyone — yes, even Microsoft — use Linux and open-source. It’s been years since Linux was under attack by SCO for imaginary copyright violations, and then Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer claimed that Linux violated over 200 of Microsoft’s patents. So over 15-years ago, … Continue reading
January 13, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Wireshark creator joins Sysdig to extend it to cloud security
If you’re a real network administrator, you know and love open source Wireshark. For over 15-years, it’s been the tool that professionals use for network traffic protocol analysis. Nothing else even comes close. Now, Sysdig, the container and cloud security company, has hired … Continue reading
January 12, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Why not a four-day workweek?
Today, many of us think of the five-day workweek as being the way things have always been done. It’s not. It only became a standard in the United States when the labor unions got the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) passed in … Continue reading
January 10, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on FTC Says Fix Log4j Security Vulnerability or Face Its Wrath
It’s not like the four — count ’em, four — Log4j security vulnerabilities aren’t more than just trouble in and of themselves. Just check in with the Belgian defense ministry to see what they have to say about it. Now, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission … Continue reading