A tsunami threat from Linux Mac OSX

A new threat facing the world this time comes from Mac and Linux using an old backdoor "trojan / Kaiten" made ​​for the penguin, which was derived from the Trojan OSX / Tsunami-A, which remain connected to an IRC channel on hold instruction.

Graham Clueley Blog Naked Sophos Security, writes that this type of malicious code, usually is used to gather the most infected computers and use them to DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) to a web site.

At the moment however this is not a real malware threat to Mac OS users, although it can be used to access user data you hit. It is not yet clear how tsunami could spread among users, but probably with a persuasion to install software to clean the Mac or to protect the system could be installed by careless users.

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The new SSD MACH16

The collaboration between Infortrend leader in network storage, and STEC, renowned manufacturer of solid state disks (SSDs) has made possible the development of storage solutions ESVA, EonStor DS and EonNAS that will use high-performance SSDs MACH16.

The lines ESVA (characterized by an architecture scalable virtualized enterprise-level) network storage solutions offer high-performance SAN ideal for large enterprises. EonStor DS Series products provide hardware for the high level of data protection in SAN and DAS environments. The family finally EonNAS, helps small to medium sized businesses manage files quickly and easily within the company.

Thomas Kao, director of Infortrend product development, it is certain that "SSDs in place of Infortrend solutions leads to a marked increase in performance and a reduction of vibration and heat produced by the standard hard drives. The MACH16 of STEC SSD drives offer high-level performance, which translates into savings of time and money for small or medium-sized companies for all types of applications in SAN environments, DAS and NAS configurations. "

Scott Stetzer, vice president of technical marketing of STEC, says that "SSD line MACH16 allow you to maximize data center performance. MACH16 Our SSD, are the perfect blend of performance in reading and writing high-level, low-power energy and high reliability. The collaboration between STEC and Infortrend is a milestone in the spread of SSDs in the world with regard to small and large "

The SSD drives are available in MACH16 Infortrend combined solutions, and are characterized by SLC memory type and capacity of between 100 and 200GB with performance of up to 26,000 IOPS, with read and write data transfer, respectively, 250 and 180 MB / s . Infortrend systems with support for STEC SSDs include all systems ESVA, the family of connectivity products EonStorDS SAS 6Gb whole series EonNAS 3000.

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