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Windows & Linux get options to disable Intel TSX to prevent Zombieload v2 attacks

Disclosure of new Zombieload v2 vulnerability prompts OS makers to react with ways to disable Intel's TSX technology.
Intel warning: Critical flaw in BMC firmware affects a ton of server products

If your organization uses an Intel server, make sure its baseboard management controller firmware is updated now.
Your next Dell EMC servers might come in a reusable tote

As Dell Technologies shoots to 2030 with a new social impact plan.

Major ASP.NET hosting provider infected by ransomware

SmarterASP.NET, a company with more than 440,000 customers, said it's been hit by ransomware over the weekend.
Libarchive vulnerability can lead to code execution on Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD

Bug discovered by Google. Impacts Linux and BSD distros, but not Windows and macOS.
Microsoft's Hybrid 2.0 strategy: Azure Arc, Azure Stack Hub, Azure Stack Edge explained

At Ignite 2019, Microsoft is announcing new branding and a new strategy meant to make Azure the place IT pros will manage their edge, on-premises and multi-cloud software and services. ...

Dell Technologies adds VxRail hyperconverged systems for analytics workloads

The VxRail line also gets services to automate multi-cluster deployments and the Analytical Consulting Engine.
Facebook, Mozilla, and Cloudflare announce new TLS Delegated Credentials standard

New TLS protocol extension will shorten the window an attacker has to perform a man-in-the-middle attack.
Most system administrators prefer firewall GUIs over CLIs

Almost 60% of respondents said they preferred managing a firewall via a GUI, rather than a clunky CLI.

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