Informal Gathering

May 28, 2024

This is an informal gathering with your favorite techies!

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Ars Technica article on Backblaze report comparing SSD reliability

Backblaze backup compare 13 SSD drives over 4 years for reliability

author: ArsTechnica

posted on: March 15, 2023

posted by: Steve Shank

SSD Versus HDD reliability

ArsTechnica article reviewing Backblaze report on Drive failures. Backblaze has thousands of drives and 5 years of data.

author: ArsTechnica

posted on: March 15, 2023

posted by: Steve Shank

Experian makes it easy to steal your account

Experian makes it fairly easy for anyone to hijack your credit bureau account by simply adding a new one for you. No check is made as to whether the account already exists!

author: Brian Krebs

posted on: July 12, 2022

posted by: Steve Shank

Routers under attack by unusually sophisticated malware

Ars Technica article explains how malware starts with the router and takes full control of Windows, Mac, or Linux.

author: Dan Goodin

posted on: July 1, 2022

posted by: TimC

Wordpress security issues 2021

2021 has seen a growth of 150% in the reported vulnerabilities compared to the previous year, while 29% of the critical flaws in WordPress plugins never received a security update.

author: Bleeping Computers Article

posted on: April 6, 2022

posted by: Steve Shank

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