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ISC updates critical DoS bug in BIND DNS software

The denial-of-service flaw in BIND can be triggered by specially crafted DNS packages and is capable of knocking critical servers offline

AWS machine learning VMs go faster, but not forward

The latest iteration of Amazon's GPU-powered VMs for machine learning make a big speed leap, but they still use previous-generation Nvidia Kepler GPUs

Google dev tools beef up Content Security Policy defenses

Cross-site scripting attacks are all-too-common and Content Security Policy on most websites provide no security protection. Google's CSP Evaluator and CSP Mitigator tools address the configuration mistakes.

Firefox blocks websites with vulnerable encryption keys

Users will receive an error when trying to access web servers that use weak Diffie-Hellman key exchange with weak keys

Salesforce tries to block Microsoft’s LinkedIn acquisition

The company argues that control over LinkedIn's data would be anticompetitive

Revenge of the broadband bullies

Pushback against municipal broadband and stalling tactics in granting access to utility poles keep incumbent ISPs safely entrenched

Java 9 proposal could speed some apps, but slow others

A new JDK proposal would bring ahead-of-time compilation to Java

Hybrid Infrastructure Offers Flexibility for What’s Next

Google rebrands Apps for Work as G Suite, adds intelligent features

Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, and Calendar all get enhancements

Java microservices group seeks less Oracle control

The MicroProfile.io group plans to set up a foundation to govern Java microservices without a single dominant vendor