Computer Safety & News

ZDNet highlights the top 5 Linux and Open source events of 2018 https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-top-5-linux-and-open-source-stories-of-2018/ 1. Meltdown-Spectre — First, last January there were a lot of exhausted and angry Linux kernel developers. That’s because a fundamental chip design mistake led to Linux and all Intel-based operating systems having to deal with the Spectre and Meltdown major security […]

The SANS ISC is highlighting a new targeted attack which pretends to be a gift card purchase errand to provide key clients with these as holiday gifts.  While many targeted attacks are often seen for what there are — if any one of these is successful within a company, one mishandled event can ultimately lead to compromised security […]

The Windows 10 install base has just moved ahead of WIN7 market share as noted below: https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/2/18164916/microsoft-windows-10-market-share-passes-windows-7-statistics Microsoft finished 2018 as the world’s most valuable company, but it also passed an important milestone for Windows. The latest Windows 10 operating system is now the most popular desktop OS in the world, finally beating Windows 7’s market […]