Ubuntu and Windows TCO

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 11, 2023

• Should you get an Ubuntu Pro free personal subscription?

  The gist of Ubuntu Pro is that Ubuntu LTS releases get 10 years of security fixes from the Ubuntu security team. As an example, Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) entered its extended security maintenance (esm) stage in April 2021 and will be supported until April 2026.

• Ransomware scum hit Japanese pharma giant Eisai Group

  Its Japanese parent group confirmed earlier this week it had taken offline "certain systems" both inside and outside of Japan, including "logistics systems" after some of its servers were encrypted by ransomware. The attack was detected late at night on Saturday, June 3.

• Online muggers make serious moves on unpatched Microsoft bugs

  Numen analysts noted that the privilege escalation Win32k.sys flaw – tracked as CVE-2023-29336 with a CVS severity rating of 7.8 out of 10 – has been exploited by miscreants, adding that while it does not affect Windows 11, older versions of Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows Server are at risk.

Bing Asks Users How They Protect Themselves On The Pirate Bay

Most people use search engines to answer any questions they may have. Interestingly, Microsoft's Bing reverses this role too, questioning users on all sorts of topics; what their favorite torrent client is, what type of movies they stream on the pirate site Fmovies, or how they manage to keep themselves safe while using The Pirate Bay.

• Financial services firm FIIG hit by cyber attack, ALPHV claims credit

  In response to a query from iTWire, a FIIG spokesperson said: "We have acted with urgency to investigate the issue, including the initiation of our cyber response strategy working with third-party cyber-security experts and isolating affected systems."