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Microsoft, Security, and Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD)

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 01, 2023

This Week in GNOME #89: Steady Framerates

today's leftovers

These Angry Dutch Farmers Really Hate Microsoft

↺ These Angry Dutch Farmers Really Hate Microsoft

> The heated exchange between Ruiter and Microsoft’s security guard shows how contentious Big Tech’s data centers have become in rural parts of the Netherlands. As the Dutch government sets strict environmental targets to cut emissions, industries are being forced to compete for space on Dutch farmland—pitting big tech against the increasingly political population of Dutch farmers.

> There are around 200 data centers in the Netherlands, most of them renting out server space to several different companies. But since 2015, the country has also witnessed the arrival of enormous “hyperscalers,” buildings that generally span at least 10,000 square feet and are set up to service a single (usually American) tech giant. Lured here by the convergence of European internet cables, temperate climates, and an abundance of green energy, Microsoft and Google have built hyperscalers; Meta has tried and failed.

Researchers warn of Wi-Fi security flaw affecting iOS, Android, Linux | Computerworld

↺ Researchers warn of Wi-Fi security flaw affecting iOS, Android, Linux | Computerworld

> The vulnerability could let attackers hijack network traffic; iOS, Linux, and Android devices may be affected.

Cyber Security Today, March 31, 2023 – World Backup Day advice, new malware targeting Linux and more [Ed: It targets not Linux but some vulnerable stuff that may or may not also run on top of GNU/Linux. "Sponsored By: [Gartner_logo_RGB (1)]"]

↺ Cyber Security Today, March 31, 2023 – World Backup Day advice, new malware targeting Linux and more

↺ Gartner

New Cylance Ransomware Targets Linux and Windows, Warn Researchers [Ed: Mere "tweets" as sources with insufficient details, e.g. how the malware gets there in the first place]

↺ New Cylance Ransomware Targets Linux and Windows, Warn Researchers

> The cybersecurity researchers at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 have discovered a new strain of Cylance Ransomware, which has already claimed several victims. Researchers noticed it early Friday morning, and further probing revealed that it is targeting Linux and Windows devices.

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