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2019 Winter Events

Jan 29, 2019
by Linode
The dreaded days of winter can be rough. It’s a good thing we’ll be all over the place the next few months to get us through those winter blues! Check out the list of events below to see where we’re headed, and don’t forget to stop on by to say hello if you’ll be in […]
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Linode Community Update – November 2018

Nov 28, 2018
by Linode
At Linode, we consider our user community to be one of our greatest assets. If you’ve been following our journey since the launch of the Linode Community Site, you’ve probably seen and felt the ways in which our user community is growing. We want to take some time to talk about some of the great […]
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Jamie Sherkness

2018 Spring Events

Apr 3, 2018
by Jamie Sherkness
Spring has sprung! We’re ready for warmer weather, sunshine and of course, attending conferences. Once again, we’ll be all over the US this season. Check out the list below to find out if we’ll be in your area. DrupalConNashville, TN | April 9-13 For the 4th year in a row, we’ll be attending DrupalCon. Where is […]
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An Update to Meltdown: Mitigation Deployed

Jan 24, 2018
by Linode
Per our last post, we wanted to provide a brief follow up on the status of the Meltdown mitigation at Linode.
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Jamie Sherkness

2018 Winter Events

Jan 22, 2018
by Jamie Sherkness
With the holidays over, we’ll be back on the road attending conferences, hackathons, and meetups. Our team will be scattered across the West Coast, East Coast, and Midwest. If you see us at an event you’re attending then stop by and say hello! PennApps XVII Philadelphia, PA | January 19-21 We’re not heading far for […]
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CPU Vulnerabilities: Meltdown & Spectre

Jan 3, 2018
by Linode
A number of serious security vulnerabilities affecting many CPU architectures were disclosed this week (CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5715, and CVE-2017-5754) by Google’s Project Zero team and others. Here's what we know and our current status.
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Fall 2017 Events

Sep 14, 2017
by Jamie Sherkness
Linode is all over the map for fall events this year. See below whether we’re coming to an event near you. Hope to see you there! Node. js Interactive Vancouver, BC | October 4-6 We’re leaving the U.S. from October 4-6 for Node.js Interactive in Vancouver. Don’t worry, all our swag is coming with us! […]
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2017 Summer Events

Jul 13, 2017
by Jamie Sherkness
Super Meetup Philly Philadelphia, PA | August 14 Join us, Technical.ly Philly and other local tech and entrepreneurial resources on August 14 for one super meetup. We’ll be there to talk , what positions we’ve got open, and to overall meet new friends – like you! FOSSCON Philadelphia, PA | August 26 On August 26, […]
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Linux “Dirty Cow” Vulnerability (CVE-2016-5195)

Oct 21, 2016
by The Linode Security Team
A privilege escalation vulnerability being branded as “Dirty Cow” (CVE-2016-5195) was recently discovered and fixed yesterday in the Linux Kernel. It has existed for 11 years, so pretty much every device running Linux is affected (this includes VMs, physical machines, mobile devices, and so on) and, in general, distros from every vendor are affected. Linode […]
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Summer 2016 Events

May 4, 2016
by Linode Support
We’re rounding out our robust conference schedule with even more events than usual this summer! Take a look below and meet up with us. DrupalCon New Orleans New Orleans, LA | May 9-13 We are sponsoring a lounge at DrupalCon New Orleans. Stop by our space to relax and recharge – perks of the Big […]
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Linode Spring 2016 Conference Schedule

Mar 8, 2016
by Linode Support
It’s that time of year again – conference season is kicking off! Check out our schedule below to see where we’ll be through the end of April and make sure to stop by and check us out. We’ll be talking cloud hosting and giving out new swag – you don’t want to miss us! Wordcamp Atlanta […]
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The Twelve Days of Crisis – A Retrospective on Linode’s Holiday DDoS Attacks

Jan 29, 2016
by The Linode Security Team
Over the twelve days between December 25th and January 5th, Linode saw more than a hundred denial-of-service attacks against every major part of our infrastructure, some severely disrupting service for hundreds of thousands of Linode customers. I’d like to follow up on my earlier update by providing some more insight into how we were attacked […]
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