Why ransomware isn’t really an infosec problem, how some open source work Allan helped with saved a company millions of dollars, your feedback, and more. Plugs OpenZFS: Native Encryption Support us on patreon News/Discussion Kronos hack will likely affect how employers issue paychecks and track hours How We Saved Millions in SSD Costs […]
It’s our holiday AMA episode. We answered your questions about hobbies, TV resolutions, living in the moment, and the biggest screw-ups we’ve witnessed. Plugs Panel: FreeBSD Arm64 Flexibility with Ampere Support us on patreon Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern […]
A huge vulnerability in a Java logging library, ZFS on AWS disappoints, the fastest web servers for static sites, the importance of certs, and more. Plugs Using FreeBSD’s pkg audit to investigate known security issues Support us on patreon News/Discussion Log4Shell: RCE 0-day exploit found in log4j 2, a popular Java logging package […]
A mystery in the Tor network, whether blockchain has any real-world value, configuring passwords with Ansible, and burning in new disks. With guest host Gary Williams from Linux After Dark. Plugs Allan was on Late Night Linux Extra talking about FreeBSD. BSDCan 2022 – Call for papers Support us on patreon News It’s […]
An insight into the massive scale of Google’s infrastructure, Allan and Jim refuse to accept that crypto now means cryptocurrency (and confuse Latin and Greek), multi-factor auth and WireGuard, and testing network quality. Plugs Demystifying OpenZFS 2.0 Support us on patreon News/Discussion Google’s server life extension delivers $1.7bn revenue boost in nine months […]
Tesla owners locked out of their cars, a Linux side-channel attack that enables DNS cache poisoning, why Jim doesn’t use Proxmox, and accessing KVM hosts from Windows. Plugs Jim was on Late Night Linux twice, as well as Late Night Linux Extra. Support us on patreon News Tesla drivers left unable to start […]
How some Swedish parents tried to take control of their kids’ education app, why you shouldn’t try to add magsafe to your phone, introducing the new shiny at work, Samba security, and more. Plugs FreeBSD Papers We Love: Jails and Cloneable Network Stacks Support us on patreon News/Discussion These Parents Built a School […]
Why the metaverse sounds terrible, Alder Lake benchmarks, revoking SSH keys, remote management of Windows machines, and more. Plugs Looking towards the future: FreeBSD on RISC-V Support us on patreon News Welcome to Meta Intel’s Alder Lake big.little CPU design, tested: It’s a barn burner OpenZFS Developer Summit Free Consulting We were […]
The Oculus Go is opened up, a potential addition to HTTPS, Intel’s new Alder Lake CPUs, testing ZFS backups, virtualising a firewall, and more. Plugs OpenZFS Developer Summit – Nov 8-9th Online Advanced ZFS Snapshots – Holds and Clones Support us on patreon News/Discussion John Carmack pushes out unlocked OS for defunct Oculus […]
The stupid notch on the new Macs, why Windows 11 had performance issues with AMD CPUs, why hibernation isn’t really a thing, and more. Plugs OpenZFS Developer Summit – Nov 8-9th Online Understanding top(1) on FreeBSD Support us on patreon News AMD and Microsoft release fixes for Ryzen slowdowns in Windows 11 Apple’s […]
How not to steal and sell sensitive information, why ISPs shouldn’t try to sue Netflix, and the best way to set up wireless access points. Plugs Webinar: Enterprise Certificate Management on FreeBSD – October 28th @ 12:00 ET FreeBSD Developer Workstation Setup Support us on patreon News/Discussion FBI Arrests Navy Nuclear Engineer, Wife […]
How Facebook’s services managed to go down for 6 hours, Windows Subsystem for Linux is now easier than ever to set up, and expanding a large capacity storage server. Plugs Webinar: Enterprise Certificate Management on FreeBSD – October 28th @ 12:00 ET All Things Open Manipulating a ZFS Pool from the Rescue System Support […]
Why RISC-V looks promising for the future, how the web switched to HTTPS by default, an interesting DoS method, and how mitigating ssh attacks has changed over the years. Plugs RISC-V: The New Architecture on the Block Support us on patreon News/Discussion Weaponizing Middleboxes for TCP Reflected Amplification Electronic Frontier Foundation will deprecate […]
A pretty serious flaw with Autodiscover that leaks email credentials, why Btrfs sucks for more than one disk, and the best hardware for a low-powered NAS. Plugs EuroBSDCon 2021 videos are available When to use a SLOG, and when not to Support us on patreon News Microsoft Exchange Autodiscover bug leaks hundreds of […]
What exactly constitutes WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption, your feedback about time-based YouTube blocking, Optane in servers, and what sysadmins actually do. Plugs Using the FreeBSD RACK TCP stack Support us on patreon News/Discussion WhatsApp “end-to-end encrypted” messages aren’t that private after all Free Consulting We were asked about Optane in servers, and what […]
Yet another Azure vulnerability, Anonymous dumps a huge Epik leak, running a desktop in a VM, SSH keys on a Yubikey, and ZFS send to TrueNAS. Plugs Understanding ZFS Channel Programs Support us on patreon News Security researchers at Wiz discover another major Azure vulnerability Timeline Anonymous leaks gigabytes of data from alt-right […]
A surprisingly cheap and easy way to connect 2 buildings wirelessly, your feedback about Samba, and the realities of parental Internet controls. Plugs Choosing the right ZFS pool layout Support us on patreon News/Discussion Point-to-point Wi-Fi bridging between buildings—the cheap and easy way Free Consulting We were asked about restricting access to […]
SSD manufacturers quietly switching out components, 20TB non-SMR HDDs, the surprising side effects of killing the landline, ZFS snapshots when space is limited, and how Jim and Allan set up their systems and monitoring. Plugs History of ZFS: Part 3 Support us on patreon News After quietly switching to slower NAND in an […]
How getting root might be easier for attackers than you think, what a new OS can teach us about open source development, and why you probably shouldn’t buy enterprise drives for your NAS. Plugs EuroBSDCon 2021 is Online, September 17-19, 2021 Support us on patreon News/Discussion Asking nicely for root command execution (and […]
Netflix blocking residential IPs, Intel’s upcoming discrete graphics cards, and the finer points of connecting disks to a RAID controller. Plugs Achieving RPO/RTO Objectives with ZFS – Part 2 Jim was a guest on Linux Unplugged 418 discussing WireGuardNT Support us on patreon News Netflix is adding residential IP addresses to its VPN […]
Why a large sysadmin conference shut down and what it means, roaming between multiple wireless access points, sending ZFS snapshots to the cloud, best practice for tunnelling between home and the cloud, and a novel use for old hard disks. Plugs Achieving RPO/RTO Objectives with ZFS – Part 1 Support us on patreon […]
Huge improvements for WireGuard on Windows, and a brief update on the Framework Laptop. Plus why RAID is not a backup, when to use bare metal vs VMs, choosing database types, and more. Plugs Let’s Talk OpenZFS Snapshots Support us on patreon News New WireGuardNT shatters throughput ceilings on Windows Framework’s lightweight modular […]
Why the Pegasus spyware isn’t really anything new, a Windows vulnerability sends Jim and Allan down memory lane, what to do with old hard disks, your feedback, and more. Plugs FreeBSD TCP performance system controls Support us on patreon News Leak uncovers global abuse of cyber-surveillance weapon This World of Ours New Windows […]
Jim’s hands-on with the modular and upgradeable Framework laptop, the details of Muse Group’s latest controversy, and when backing up to a Pi in your friend’s basement sometimes makes sense. Plugs Managing Boot Environments Support us on patreon News Framework Laptop Audacity’s new owner is in another fight with the open source community […]
The current and future states of system performance across the whole stack, and backing up to tapes. Plus your feedback about clustered filesystems, a ZFS success story, and IPv6 devices. News/Discussion Computing Performance: On the Horizon Free Consulting We were asked about backing up to magnetic tape. Linode Simplify your […]
Windows 11 has been announced but some key details are still unknown, why you shouldn’t connect consumer-grade network storage devices to the Internet, optimizing Windows guests on KVM hosts, and how to get started with Sanoid. Plugs History of FreeBSD: Net/1 and Net/2: Path to Freedom Support us on patreon News WD My […]
Potentially serious vulnerabilities in military systems, a new ZFS feature that’s mostly for home users, and IPv6 on your LAN. Plugs FreeBSD Performance Observability Support us on patreon News/Discussion Vulnerabilities in Weapons Systems ZFS fans, rejoice—RAIDz expansion will be a thing very soon Free Consulting We were asked about identifying devices with […]
Supply chain problems causing a rise in counterfeit chips, busting the myth about ZFS and RAM, gold VM images, and x86 routers. Plugs Introduction to ZFS replication Support us on patreon News Chip shortages lead to more counterfeit chips and devices Free Consulting We were asked about how much RAM ZFS needs, […]
A potential order of magnitude increase in HDD sizes, Amazon Sidewalk, dying SSDs, planning new systems, ssh vs VPN logins, and more. Plugs History of ZFS: Part 2: Exploding in Popularity Support us on patreon News/Discussion Ultra-high-density hard drives made with graphene store ten times more data Amazon devices will soon automatically share […]
Fastly’s recent outage, how attackers probably breached the Colonial Pipeline’s network, crypto mining in anti-virus software, and setting up a box at your friend’s house to watch Netflix while abroad. News Fastly broke the Internet for an hour The 503’s heard around the world Fastly Summary of June 8 outage Colonial Pipeline Chief Says […]
