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365: The XZorcist: a Compression Project Possessed by Evil

365: The XZorcist: a Compression Project Possessed by Evil

Destination Linux

April 8, 20241h 25m

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Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:08 Community Feedback
00:08:09 Sponsored by Kolide - [link]
00:12:10 Backdoor Found in XZ UTility - [link], [link]
00:42:39 Sponsored by LINBIT - [link]
00:43:58 Whirlwind of Data Breaches - [apnews], [csoonline], [Microsoft issue], [Netflix/Facebook]
00:58:43 Gaming: Gameeky - [link]
01:02:20 Software Spotlight: Letter Press - [link]
01:09:27 Tip and Trick: NextCloud Update - [link]
01:18:57 Events - Red Hat Summit
01:19:56 Outro