TLDR: #infosec #cloud #devops #OpenSource #a11y #JC #MostlyHarmless
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♻️ Reboost please! Some people say #EU_OS should try to reach out to politicians who use BlueSky instead of Mastodon. EU OS has there so far about 130 follows and on Mastodon 1600. If you use both, please reach out to your BlueSky network: follow and share EU OS on BlueSky!
https://bsky.app/profile/eu-os.eu
#Microsoft #Windows #endof10 #Linux #Trump #tariffs #DigitalSovereignty #Khan
This is super-super niche, but I just made a little launcher for Visual Studio Code workspaces. Very helpful for quickly opening workspaces based on Windows and/or WSL.
Free & open source: https://github.com/robpomeroy/vscode-launcher
#EU_OS looks out for potential early adopters in the public sector to inform the design of the proof of concept.
Many current Linux on the Desktop deployments are in the education sector: schools and universities.
Dear @primtux or any other education Linux project, would you be interested to join the first developer sprint in person in Paris or online?
Event: https://hackdays.numerique.gouv.fr/
Planning: https://gitlab.com/eu-os/eu-os.gitlab.io/-/issues/31
@bluehats @codegouvfr @blagarrigue
@ThierryM
#plasma #gcompris #endof10
Marks and Spencer cyber incident = ransomware.
It's DragonForce ransomware cartel, they have encrypted their VMware ESXi clusters. Lines up with network traffic I saw.
Ongoing outages at British retail giant Marks & Spencer are caused by a ransomware attack believed to be conducted by a hacking collective known as "Scattered Spider" BleepingComputer has learned from multiple sources.
Dear America,
WHAT?!
"Individuals associated with DOGE have attempted to exfiltrate and alter data while also using high-level systems access to remove sensitive information..."
Whistleblower describes how DOGE tore through NLRB IT system • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/17/whistleblower_nlrb_doge/
That tyre blowout protection is astonishing.
I wonder how their OTA security patching/update regime performs...
Everything has Chinese chips in anyway...
My only problem with BYD is... that name... Ugh. 😂 They do make pretty cars though. Impressive tech too.
EU OS
Kevin Beaumont