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The New Way Security Teams Evaluate Pentesting Vendors
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The New Way Security Teams Evaluate Pentesting Vendors
A practical look at how pentesting vendors such as XBOW, OffSec, and Cobalt are being evaluated on exploitability, attack paths, reporting quality, and measurable risk reduction rather than vulnerability counts alone.
George Whittaker - August 27, 2026
New Linux “Steal Governor” Targets CPU Contention in Overcommitted Virtual Machines
New Linux “Steal Governor” Targets CPU Contention in Overcommitted Virtual Machines
George Whittaker
August 25, 2026
Thunderbird 154 Released with System Tray Mode, Microsoft Graph Support, and Major Mail Fixes
Thunderbird 154 Released with System Tray Mode, Microsoft Graph Support, and Major Mail Fixes
George Whittaker
August 20, 2026
Linux Kernel 7.2 Officially Released with Cache-Aware Scheduling, USB4STREAM, and Major AMD Improvements
Linux Kernel 7.2 Officially Released with Cache-Aware Scheduling, USB4STREAM, and Major AMD Improvements
George Whittaker
August 18, 2026

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The New Way Security Teams Evaluate Pentesting Vendors

The New Way Security Teams Evaluate Pentesting Vendors

George Whittaker - August 27, 2026
A practical look at how pentesting vendors such as XBOW, OffSec, and Cobalt are being evaluated on exploitability, attack paths, reporting quality, and measurable risk reduction rather than vulnerability counts alone.
New Linux “Steal Governor” Targets CPU Contention in Overcommitted Virtual Machines

New Linux “Steal Governor” Targets CPU Contention in Overcommitted Virtual Machines

George Whittaker - August 25, 2026
Learn how Linux’s proposed “steal governor” could improve virtual machine performance by dynamically reducing vCPU contention when physical CPU resources become overloaded.
Thunderbird 154 Released with System Tray Mode, Microsoft Graph Support, and Major Mail Fixes

Thunderbird 154 Released with System Tray Mode, Microsoft Graph Support, and Major Mail Fixes

George Whittaker - August 20, 2026
With Thunderbird 154, Linux users gain optional system tray support alongside Microsoft Graph integration, improved search and attachments, and numerous IMAP, Exchange, calendar, security, and stability fixes.
Linux Kernel 7.2 Officially Released with Cache-Aware Scheduling, USB4STREAM, and Major AMD Improvements

Linux Kernel 7.2 Officially Released with Cache-Aware Scheduling, USB4STREAM, and Major AMD Improvements

George Whittaker - August 18, 2026
A great article about Linux Kernel 7.2, highlighting Cache-Aware Scheduling, USB4STREAM, AMD ISP4 and HDMI 2.1 FRL support, Apple M3 progress, and major storage, graphics, and hardware improvements.
Linux 7.2 Reverts DRM Scheduler Change After Serious GPU Regressions

Linux 7.2 Reverts DRM Scheduler Change After Serious GPU Regressions

George Whittaker - August 13, 2026
Learn why Linux 7.2 reverted to FIFO GPU scheduling after the new FAIR scheduler caused serious gaming and desktop performance regressions.
Intel’s Linux Vulkan Driver Adds AV1 Video Encoding for Arc Alchemist GPUs

Intel’s Linux Vulkan Driver Adds AV1 Video Encoding for Arc Alchemist GPUs

George Whittaker - August 11, 2026
Discover how Intel’s open-source Linux Vulkan driver is adding hardware-accelerated AV1 video encoding for Arc Alchemist GPUs, expanding Vulkan Video support for modern multimedia workloads.
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