Maybe you live by presidential election in Czech republic, but it is not good to ignore IT news. What's new in the past week?
The .CZ domain celebrated 25th birthday
We will start with a nice celebration. It has been twentyfive years since the .CS domain with breakup of Czechoslovakia was replaced by the .CZ domain. It is great to see how the Czech website has grown up. Currently, more than 1,300,000 Czech domains are registered. Finally the reason for the weekend celebration, right? More information
PowerShell run on GNU/Linux and macOS
We have a great news for you! Microsoft released its PowerShell for GNU/Linux and MacOS. The official reason for this step is to make administration easier for administrators who are used to Windows. However, in reality, using PowerShell on systems with significantly stronger shells is at least interesting. More information
ProtonVPN offers unlimited free VPN service for Android
Are you using an Android on the mobile phone or tablet? Would you like a powerful VPN? From a trusted and proven provider? And for free? … And are not you a little too demanding?! Maybe you are, but it does not matter. ProtonVPN really offers such a solution. Information about the iOS version is not yet available. More information
Security news
Blender is not fixed yet
Few months ago several serious vulnerabilities were detected in Blender. However, no corrections have been made, yet. Ton Roosendaal therefore recommends to do not open .blend files from untrusted sources. More information
CESNET plans a workshop
CESNET traditional network and service security workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 6. The crucial point of this seminar will be a live demonstration of the attack on the network and the infrastructure of the virtual company, using errors in settings of the environment and the protection mechanisms. More information
News from Coolhousing
Professional Mining Colocation
The high performance, space, electricity and cooling in particular. These are basic, but not all variables that have to be taken into mind, when you want to mine any cryptocurrency. If you already invested a lot of money in the mining rig, then the mining machine care, services and an environment, where the machine is located, should be on the professional level. Only this way, all operating and maintenance costs can be optimized to bring the desired, invested fruit. More information
Author: Jirka Dvořák