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SQL Server 2017 on Linux boosts efficiency for analytics firm

Microsoft has doubled down on its love for open source by bringing SQL Server 2017 to Linux, and it seems this support can help lighten the load for enterprises that already have in-house Linux expertise but also a need for SQL’s functionality.

While it’s not available until later this year, an early adopter has found a significant upside to the new support for Linux.

dv01, a software firm that makes a reporting and analytics platform to give financial institutions insight into consumer lending, has jumped the line and is running SQL Server 2017 on Linux rather than Windows for some of its workloads.

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Tor Security for Android and Desktop Linux – Linux Journal


Linux Journal

Tor Security for Android and Desktop Linux
Linux Journal
Carriers and OEMs work very hard to lock devices and prevent users from rooting, but they are also quite lazy in applying security updates, and a thriving industry has emerged for Android owners seizing privileged access by exploiting security flaws.

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New Linux malware hijacks one vendor’s IoT devices by exploiting CGI bug

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A new form of Linux malware is hijacking Internet of Things (IoT) devices made by one Chinese vendor by exploiting a common gateway interface (CGI) vulnerability.

David Bisson reports.

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TCP Flaw in Linux Servers Allows Web Traffic Hijacking – Softpedia News


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TCP Flaw in Linux Servers Allows Web Traffic Hijacking
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CVE-2016-5696 is the ID of a serious security flaw that affects the TCP implementation in the Linux kernel, which, if exploited, allows an attacker to hijack unencrypted Web traffic, or crash encrypted communications such as HTTPS sessions or Tor …
Off-Path TCP Exploits: Global Rate Limit Considered Dangerous – University of California, RiversideUniversity of California, Riverside
Study Highlights Serious Security Threat to Many Internet UsersUCR Today
RFC 5961 – Improving TCP's Robustness to Blind In-Window Attacks – IETF ToolsIETF Tools
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