Bigger than Heartbleed, 'Venom' security vulnerability threatens most datacenters | ZDNet

If you've gone the virtual route, take note:

Bigger than Heartbleed, 'Venom' security vulnerability threatens most datacenters | ZDNet

Microsoft's next surprise is free Office for iPad, iPhone, and Android | The Verge

Microsoft announced today that non-commercial users of their mobile Office apps will no longer require an active Office365 subscription in order to edit documents.  By "non-commercial," they mean anything not stored on OneDrive for business or Dropbox for business.  For anyone that has had to look into licensing their Office365 product, this should come as no surprise.  Why anyone would pay their exorbitant licensing fees simply to have edit functionality in a mobile app when there are plenty of free and low-cost solutions out there simply mystifies me.  I could see the argument for some desktop users, but who is really going to work on a complex spreadsheet or powerpoint on a mobile device?

Microsoft's next surprise is free Office for iPad, iPhone, and Android | The Verge

Serious Linux/UNIX FTP Flaw Allows Command Execution - Darknet - The Darkside

Alright boys and girls, it's time for another installment of Vulnerability of the Day!

Serious Linux/UNIX FTP Flaw Allows Command Execution - Darknet - The Darkside

Three Sysadmin Rules You Can’t (And Shouldn’t) Break

Saw this posted on the local LUG mailing list, and it's a must read!  I think I may have to print this out and put a laminated copy on the wall at work.

Three Sysadmin Rules You Can’t (And Shouldn’t) Break

Major Cyber Attack Will Cause Significant Loss of Life By 2025, Experts Predict - Defense One

Everybody get your tin foil hats ready!

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Major Cyber Attack Will Cause Significant Loss of Life By 2025, Experts Predict - Defense One

Somehow I get the feeling that no matter how many dire predictions of an inevitable large scale cyber attack are made, there will still be a lot of folks completely caught by surprise.