Time to build some new VMs and start testing!

Precise Pangolin rolls out: Ubuntu 12.04 released, introduces Unity HUD.

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) announced today that registration for the 2012 PCI Community Meetings is now open.

Find locations, registration instructions, and more in this pdf: PCI_Community_Meetings.pdf application/pdf Object.

In response to questions from the audience, Time Warner Cable and Comcast representatives talked about what the new normal means to them. As part of World IPv6 Launch, they’ve committed to have one percent of their customers using IPv6 by June 6. But as 30 percent of their consumers use Windows XP (which doesn’t have IPv6 enabled out of the box) and 70 percent have a non-IPv6-capable home router, they need to enable IPv6 on a rather significant number of subscriber connections to hit that seemingly unambitious one percent. New Comcast and Time Warner Cable users—and also many existing users—will gain IPv6 connectivity over the next three months, and more after that. However, different cities will get it at different times.

I think I’ll call up Comcast and see if I can be an early adopter.

And if they’ll cut my bill in half.

via With World IPv6 Launch, IPv6 on by default will be the new normal.

The feedback period ends April 15th, 2012, so make sure you get your taxes and feedback in on time.

PCI_Feedback_Period.pdf (application/pdf Object).

ars technica presents Cracking the cloud: An Amazon Web Services primer, a decent introduction into what the different Amazon services are.

Government will always be the most dangerous threat to cyberspace, and to freedom in general.  Does your DRP cover bureaucrats going bonkers?

Such seizures are becoming commonplace under the Obama administration. For example, the U.S. government program known as Operation in Our Sites acquires federal court orders to shutter sites it believes are hawking counterfeited goods, illegal sports streams and unauthorized movies and music. Navas said the U.S. government has seized 750 domain names, “most with foreign-based registrars.”

via Uncle Sam: If It Ends in .Com, It’s .Seizable | Threat Level | Wired.com.

Hooray for all the individuals who don’t want everything they post online automatically associated their actual identity!

Google social vice president Vic Gundotra said Google+ will begin allowing people to use pseudonyms. While the Electronic Frontier Foundation declared victory, after having lobbied against Google’s requirement that people use their real names, Gundotra did not actually say when pseudonym support will be enabled.

via Google shifts stance on Google+ anonymity, will support pseudonyms.

It’s funny, because just the other day I glanced over at my old O’Reilly X Window System books, and wondered when was the last time I needed them.

Happily, it’s been a while.

xkcd: X11
.

Ironically, I couldn’t see this at work, due to the content filter: 1.00 FTE – We Are Not Bad People.

New Solaris 10!

Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 features include:

• Advances in the Oracle Solaris ZFS provide customers with new tools that make it possible to standardize on ZFS as a root file system across all their Oracle Solaris 10 systems while delivering industry leading data management with unique built in features like de-duplication, snapshots and cloning.
• Ability to install a system from an Oracle Solaris ZFS Flash Archive, either on bare metal or with Oracle Solaris Live Upgrade, providing additional options for fast deployments and disaster recovery.
• Faster reboot for SPARC systems which can reduce system maintenance planned downtime.
• Significant improvements in Oracle Database 11g startup time and shutdown time for customers using large amounts of IMS (Intimate Shared Memory).

via Oracle Releases Oracle Solaris 10 8/11.