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 33: Delete C:
Thousands of students learn about backups the hard way, why securing all of DNS isn’t practical, and how to protect Internet-facing services running at home.
News
Victoria University of Wellington accidentally nukes files on all desktop PCs
Root Server Operators’ Statement on DNS Encryption [pdf]
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We were asked about the best way to secure Internet-facing services running at home.
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