by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 23, 2026 | Cloud services, IT services, Security
A backup is valuable only when the business can restore the right data within an acceptable time. Successful recovery requires more than seeing a green status beside last night’s job. It needs clear priorities, protected copies, monitoring, documentation and...
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | Editorial & News, kvm, Linux, Security
Share Post Share reddit There’s a pretty grisly CVE making the rounds. It’s being marketed as Januscape (CVE-2026-53359). It is a KVM escape vulnerability that lets a guest escape to the host in a KVM/x86 environment. To the best of public knowledge, this is the...
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | Chrony, News, rust, Security, time server, Ubuntu 26.10
Canonical wants ntpd-rs, a Rust rewrite of NTP (Network Time Protocol), to become Ubuntu’s default time sync client. To help get there, Canonical has become a Gold Sponsor of the Trifecta Tech Foundation, the non-profit behind ntpd-rs, committing €40,000 a year to...
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 13, 2026 | Security, Windows
Microsoft has publicly acknowledged the existence of the Global Device Identifier (GDID), a device-specific ID assigned to Windows installations, in a federal complaint filed by US prosecutors against an alleged member of the Scattered Spider hacking group. The ID is...
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 13, 2026 | Security
Interpol has wrapped up Operation First Light 2026, resulting in 5,811 arrests and the seizure of $293 million in illicit assets across 97 countries and territories, according to the agency. The operation took place from January 15 to April 30 and focused on social...
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 13, 2026 | Big Tech, Security
Alibaba has banned its employees from using Anthropic’s Claude Code coding assistant starting July 10, 2026, after a developer discovered hidden tracking code that identifies users in China, according to The Next Web. The company has added Claude Code to its...
