The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has announced that they will stop using Microsoft software due to the high increase in the cost of licenses. In fact, they have a project called Microsoft Alternatives (MAlt) to find the most appropriate Open Source alternatives to the different Microsoft programs they currently use.
The National Security Agency of the United States (NSA) warns in an advisory to all administrators and users of Windows to check that their system is updated and patched against the latest threats. They refer to BlueKeep, a vulnerability of the remote desktop protocol of Microsoft OS (RDP) affecting Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and 2008.
The Huawei Case and Trump policies are having consequences that directly affect Microsoft. Distrust has been established in two of the largest governments in the world. China no longer trusts Windows. They said this operating system could have back doors that would allow espionage by the US. A few days ago they announced that the army will stop using this OS. As a replacement, they will develop their own from scratch, designed especially for military uses.
The cybersecurity company Intezer has discovered a new malware targeting Linux systems. HiddenWasp is a Trojan that allows cybercriminals to take remote control of infected machines. At the moment, the most popular malware protection systems are not able to detect this threat.
Supercomputers are computers with a large capacity for data processing and calculation that are usually used for scientific research. The study of the universe, the evolution of climate or the cure of diseases such as cancer are some of the fields in which the calculation of large volumes of data made by supercomputers plays a key role.
Developers from all over the world who have their Open Source projects on GitHub now have the opportunity to collect financial support from users or organizations that want to support their developments. For this purpose GitHub has launched “Sponsors”, a tool that allows you to make payments directly to the developers.
