Sockstress is able to cause internet meltdown
A rather dangerous security flaw which can cause major havoc on the ability to deliver internet services has been discovered. A team of security researchers have discovered a security flaw in the protocol called TCP.
NYSE depends on Linux
The New York Stock Exchange depends on Red Hat Linux to perform. They use Linux for trading systems and they purchase support from Redhat. Key fetures looked for are:
Speed
Reliability
Cost
Flexibility
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