💾 From Duplicity to Borg — a backup journey

After more than a decade with Duplicity, I finally switched to BorgBackup — and wow, that difference.

📂 Source data: 719 GB in my /home
📦 Packed size: 419 GB
📉 Actual storage: 390 GB after compression

That’s more than a 45% reduction, and the upload to remote storage is much faster now.
For someone who handles geospatial and scientific data daily, this is huge.

It’s not just about saving space — it’s about making the workflow lighter, faster, and more sustainable.

🧠 Curious — what backup tools do you trust most?

#Linux #BorgBackup #OpenSource #DataManagement #Backups #DigitalResearch #IndependentResearch #DataScience #CyberSecurity #ResearchWorkflow #Geodata #Automation

YouTuber Kingmi Mobile retrofitted an iPhone 17 Pro Max with a cooling system he removed from a RedMagic 11 Pro+ device, revealing an 8% jump in performance.

#Tech #Apple #Android #Google #Science #InfoSec #TechNews #Engineering #Blog #News #CyberSecurity #Business #Markets #Travel #Finance #USA #EU #Asia #Africa #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Fediverse

YouTuber Kingmi Mobile retrofitted an iPhone 17 Pro Max with a cooling system he removed from a RedMagic 11 Pro+ device, revealing an 8% jump in performance.

#Tech #Apple #Android #Google #Science #InfoSec #TechNews #Engineering #Blog #News #CyberSecurity #Business #Markets #Travel #Finance #USA #EU #Asia #Africa #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Fediverse

Hackers are launching mass attacks, exploiting websites using outdated WordPress plugins. WordPress security firm Wordfence says that it blocked 8.7 million attack attempts against its customers in just two days, October 8 and 9.

#Tech #InfoSec #Wordpress #Computing #TechNews #Blog #Science #Technology #News #CyberSecurity #Business #Engineering #Markets #USA #EU #Asia #Africa #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Fediverse

Hackers are launching mass attacks, exploiting websites using outdated WordPress plugins. WordPress security firm Wordfence says that it blocked 8.7 million attack attempts against its customers in just two days, October 8 and 9.

#Tech #InfoSec #Wordpress #Computing #TechNews #Blog #Science #Technology #News #CyberSecurity #Business #Engineering #Markets #USA #EU #Asia #Africa #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Fediverse

According to early reports, another AWS outage has struck the internet, with a huge rise in reports of problems across AWS-backed services, including Azure, Microsoft 365, Minecraft, Capital One, Xbox, and, of course, AWS itself.

#Tech #InfoSec #Amazon #AWS #Microsoft #Windows #Computing #TechNews #Blog #Science #Technology #News #CyberSecurity #Business #Azure #Games #Engineering #Markets #USA #EU #Asia #Africa #SocialMedia #Mastodon

According to early reports, another AWS outage has struck the internet, with a huge rise in reports of problems across AWS-backed services, including Azure, Microsoft 365, Minecraft, Capital One, Xbox, and, of course, AWS itself.

#Tech #InfoSec #Amazon #AWS #Microsoft #Windows #Computing #TechNews #Blog #Science #Technology #News #CyberSecurity #Business #Azure #Games #Engineering #Markets #USA #EU #Asia #Africa #SocialMedia #Mastodon

Users attempting to download Xubuntu, a lightweight Linux distribution derived from Ubuntu, are reporting getting malware instead. The project's maintainers have temporarily disabled downloads.

#Tech #InfoSec #Linux #Xubuntu #Ubuntu #OpenSource #Computing #TechNews #Blog #Science #Technology #News #CyberSecurity #Business #Engineering #Markets #USA #EU #Asia #Africa #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Fediverse

Hi everyone, I’m the Signal Angel for “Het Grote Cyber Debat” at #WHY2025 – a Dutch-language debate with politicians and tech experts on cybersecurity, AI, privacy & digital autonomy, ahead of the Dutch parliamentary elections.

Starts 14:00 in #Brachium – livestream: https://streaming.media.ccc.de/why2025/brachium

Ask your questions here or via IRC #why2025-brachium on irc.oftc.net.

#HetGroteCyberDebat#Cybersecurity #AI #Privacy #DigitalAutonomy

Hoi allemaal, ik ben de Signal Angel voor “Het Grote Cyber Debat” op #WHY2025 – een Nederlandstalig debat met politici en tech-experts over cyberveiligheid, AI, privacy & digitale autonomie, vlak voor de Tweede Kamerverkiezingen.

Start 14:00 in #Brachium – livestream: https://streaming.media.ccc.de/why2025/brachium

Stel je vragen hier of via IRC #why2025-brachium op irc.oftc.net.

#HetGroteCyberDebat#Cybersecurity #AI #Privacy #DigitaleAutonomie

😮 💻 👋 #Cybersecurity Experts ⚠️ 👋

Please, if you have time, read this and tell this non-techie the alarm sirens in my head are all for nothing. I read only as far as this:"

“(f) A quantum computer of sufficient size and sophistication — also known as a cryptanalytically relevant quantum computer (CRQC) — will be capable of breaking much of the public-key cryptography used on digital systems across the United States and around the world. "

#Privacy#Security#Fediverse

#Mastodon#Computing
#Encryption#Hacking

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/sustaining-select-efforts-to-strengthen-the-nations-cybersecurity-and-amending-executive-order-13694-and-executive-order-14144/

TikTok was fined €530 million for illegally transferring personal data outside of Europe

TikTok has also been ordered to bring data processing into GDPR compliance within six months. Officials were also concerned about access of data from staff in China. TikTok disagrees with the decision as they said they have implemented controls to ensure that non-restricted data is de-identified before it can be accessed by staff in China

#cybersecurity #privacy #GDPR #TikTok

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tiktok-fined-530-million-for-sending-european-user-data-to-china/

Catch Symposium & Summit 2025 Panel sessions about #AI, #OpenScience, #cybersecurity & more - now on YouTube. #SWH2025https://www.youtube.com/@softwareheritage4978

Check out the program for the Software Heritage Symposium 2025, featuring panels on #CyberSecurity, #AI transparency, #openscience, and more. Join us in Paris or online: https://www.softwareheritage.org/2024/11/19/software-heritage-2025-symposium-summit/

🚨 D-20 to the Software Heritage Symposium!

Join us Jan 29 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris to explore the intersection of #software, #AI, and society. Key themes: #cybersecurity, #AItransparency, #openscience, #culturalpreservation.

Let’s shape the future 👉 https://www.softwareheritage.org/2024/11/19/software-heritage-2025-symposium-summit/