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 69: Nice
A huge vulnerability in a Java logging library, ZFS on AWS disappoints, the fastest web servers for static sites, the importance of certs, and more.
Plugs
Using FreeBSD’s pkg audit to investigate known security issues
News/Discussion
Log4Shell: RCE 0-day exploit found in log4j 2, a popular Java logging package
The Internet’s biggest players are all affected by critical Log4Shell 0-day
Free Consulting
We were asked about web servers for static sites, VLANS and interfaces, and certifications.
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CBT Nuggets
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