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Links for 28 Aug 2009 - 1 Sep 2009

Links of interest for 28 Aug 2009 - 1 Sep 2009: Apache.org Compromised via stolen SSH keys - Best bit: "... we restored from a ZFS snapshot to a version of all our websites before any accounts were compromised." Now how's that for an advertisement for Solaris and ZFS? Oracle is likely to sell sun's hardware business to hp - The Inquirer - [Updated: My initial comments here have been removed as I may give people the idea that I actually have insider info on this. I DON'T.] New attack cracks common Wi-Fi encryption in a minute - ... Continue reading ►

Links for 20 Jul 2009 - 15 Aug 2009

Links of interest for 20 Jul 2009 - 15 Aug 2009: HTML5 Canvas and Audio Experiment - This is a brilliant display of some of the cool things you can do in HTML5 (Requires a browser that supports HTML5 like Firefox 3.5) How To Hijack 'Every iPhone In The World' - Oooops. Just as well I don't have an iPhone. Why does 1.6 beat 4.7? - BestPerf - People always forget the details, and it's often these details that competitors deliberately leave out too. Triple-Parity RAID-Z : Adam Leventhal's Weblog - ZFS has just got triple-parity RAID-Z support. Why? Alan... Continue reading ►

SSH Attacks Going Strong

From the diary of ISC yesterday: While I'm aware that ISC readers probably don't have to be told, let's nevertheless try again to get the word out: If you are running any SSH server open to the Internet, and your usernames and passwords aren't at least 8 characters or so, your box is either owned by now, or about to be. It doesn't matter one bit what sort of device it is - those who run these scans have proven to be equally apt at taking over a Cisco router as they are at subverting an iMac. My own router... Continue reading ►

Links for 13 Jan 2008 - 27 Jan 2008

Links of interest for 13 Jan 2008 - 27 Jan 2008: Transactional ZFS Upgrades on Nexenta - This is pretty impressive usage of ZFS. Once Solaris officially supports ZFS boot, this is a fantastic feature that could be added to patching and live upgrade. Mystery web infection grows, but cause remains elusive - Pity no one seems to have been able to pin-point an underlying OS for the affected web servers. If something like Solaris, FreeBSD or OS X are involved, DTrace could be used to work out what's going on. Fixing ptrace(pt_deny_attach, ...) on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard... Continue reading ►
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