Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as they discuss a useful list of 179+ Microsoft portals for IT admins, how Google was able to reduce the number of DNS requests by 60 billion, an urgent SonicWall patch as well as a Linux sudo command bug.

Timecodes:

0:00 – Intro

0:17 – Today’s 3 topics

0:39 – Topic 1: 179+ Microsoft Portals for Admins

2:51 – Topic 2:  60 Billion Less DNS Requests

5:57 – Topic 3:  Urgent SonicWall Patch

7:20 – Bonus: Linux sudo bug

9:49 – Closing remarks

List of 179+ known Microsoft admin portals:

• Microsoft runs 179 admin portals, says sysadmin supergroup
• https://msportals.io/
• https://twitter.com/AdamFowler_IT/status/1321959895839600640

Chromium clean up drops DNS traffic:

• Chromium cleans up its act – and daily DNS root server queries drop by 60 billion
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_(web_browser)#Active

Urgent SonicWall patch (SMA-100):

• Urgent Patch Available for SMA 100 Series 10.x Firmware Zero-Day Vulnerability [Updated Feb. 3, 2 P.M. CST]

Decade-old bug in Linux world’s sudo can be abused by any logged-in user to gain root privileges

• Decade-old bug in Linux world’s sudo can be abused by any logged-in user to gain root privileges