2.5 Admins is a podcast featuring two sysadmins called Allan Jude and Jim Salter, and a producer/editor who can just about configure a Samba share called Joe Ressington. Every two weeks we get together, talk about recent tech news, and answer some of your admin-related questions.
2.5 Admins 202: Microsoft’s Underwater Again
Why we didn’t mention pocket fluff when we talked about USB-C charging issues, Microsoft abandons its promising underwater data center experiment and didn’t monitor it’s SSL certs, why you should be careful which WordPress plugins and themes you install,an Australian ISP’s tech debt comes due, and remoting into desktop Linux.
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Microsoft ends Project Natick underwater data center experiment despite success
Microsoft declares its underwater data center test was a success
Backdoor slipped into multiple WordPress plugins in ongoing supply-chain attack
Coding error in forgotten API blamed for massive data breach
Microsoft hits snooze again on security certificate renewal
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