Linux 6.1 to include a first version of a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) for kernel panics, probably without a smiley face :-)

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.10-DRM-Panic-Handler

#Linux #BSOD #Ubuntu

The System Informer tool replaces Process Hacker. It's very similar to Process Explorer, but open source. I've replaced these other tools in my SANS course labs (SEC505) with System Informer. I highly recommend it, it's a fun way to spend the day: https://www.systeminformer.com

#SystemInformer #Windows #DFIR #Forensics #InfoSec #PowerShell #SEC505 #SANS

As always, my SANS Institute teaching scripts for my PowerShell course (SEC505) are free and in the public domain at:

https://BlueTeamPowerShell.com

I teach SEC505 again starting Sept 25, streaming live online. Hope to see you then for six days of PowerShell DevSecOps fun!

#PowerShell #InfoSec #SANS @sans_isc #Security #DevOps #DevSecOps #BlueTeam

Wow, Microsoft has started over AGAIN with a fundamentally new design for DSC. It's not really even PowerShell DSC anymore, it's more the "concept" of DSC (a quote from the video). In two years, will Microsoft rewrite it again?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsyyN6ejNA4

#SEC505 #PowerShell #DSC #PSDSC #Ansible

77% of new utility-scale electricity capacity to be added in 2023 in the USA will be from solar (54%), wind (6%) and battery storage (17%):

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=55419

Will good news like this be discussed on the Sunday morning news shows?

We are living in a decade of epic transformation of our energy infrastructure for the better.

#CleanEnergy #BEV #Solar #Wind #EV #Coal

Windows 7 Pro and Enterprise will no longer receive extended security updates starting tomorrow, Jan 10:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-ends-windows-7-extended-security-updates-on-tuesday/

#Windows7 #Windows11 #InfoSec #CyberSecurity #SEC401

Find the source of account lockouts in Active Directory using PowerShell:

https://4sysops.com/archives/find-the-source-of-account-lockouts-in-ad/

#PowerShell #ActiveDirectory #InfoSec #CyberSecurity #SEC505

Maybe some good news for a change? In November, 13% of global vehicle sales were for battery-only electric vehicles. This is a year-over-year increase of 45%. This does not include hybrids.

If you include the hybrids, then 29% of new car sales in November were for electrified vehicles in some form.

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/01/03/100-electric-vehicles-now-13-of-new-vehicle-sales-globally/

#CleanEnergy #ElectricVehicles #BEV #CleanTech

Proxmox VE vs. VMware ESXi vs. Hyper-V, a comparison table summarizing the differences:

https://4sysops.com/archives/proxmox-ve-vs-vmware-esxi-vs-hyper-v/#comparison-at-a-glance

Keep in mind that the free Hyper-V Server product SKU, not the role, is a dead end:

https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2350765-there-s-still-plenty-of-time-but-fyi-there-will-be-no-free-hyper-v-server-2022

#Proxmox #VMware #HyperV #WindowsServer #Linux

DuckDuckGo now blocks Google sign-in pop-ups on all sites for the sake of annoyance avoidance and privacy:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/duckduckgo-now-blocks-google-sign-in-pop-ups-on-all-sites/

#Privacy #Google #DuckDuckGo