Tuesday, January 5

15 Useful Linux and Unix Tape Managements Commands For Sysadmins



Explains how to read and write data from and to tapes in Linux,  Solaris, FreeBSD and Unix-like system using mt, tar, dump and restore commands.

Tape devices should be used on a regular basis only for archiving files or for transferring data from one server to another. Usually, tape devices are all hooked up to Unix boxes, and controlled with mt or mtx. You must backup all data to both disks (may be in cloud) and tape device. In this tutorial you will learn about:

How does GNU GRUB work?


This blog post is closely related with my interest in low-level stuff. As you already may know, I've started to be interested in such things like: How N works, where the N is something like - what does occur when we turn on the computer, pressing key on keyboard, how does an operating system load a program and many many more. I have found answers on some of my questions. You can look on the set if blog posts which are describe some aspects of the assembly programming or the linux-insides book which describes internals of the Linux kernel.

Friday, December 18

Microsoft Smartscreen Can Now Block Zero-Day Attacks On Edge And IE

Microsoft SmartScreen, integrated with Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and the Windows operating system, has helped protect users from socially engineered attacks such as phishing and malware downloads since its initial release in Internet Explorer 7.

REDMOND COMPANY Microsoft has approached its customers with some boasts about SmartScreen and how much better it is as protecting people today than it was earlier this week.

The firm said that the SmartScreen system has been a capable security option for some time, and has made its bones in protecting against phishing attacks and malware and that kind of thing.

Linux Foundation Forms Banking Alliance To Look For The Next Bitcoin Technology

Linux Foundation Forms Banking Alliance To Look For The Next Bitcoin Technology

THE LINUX FOUNDATION has announced another collaborative effort, this time dedicated to the advance of blockchain technology.

The Foundation already manages groups from across the industry dedicated to areas such as security and containerisation.