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FinOps Services Help Customers Navigate Rising Infrastructure Costs and Supply Challenges

July 15, 2026

Duane Barnes, president of Raleigh, N.C.-based solution provider and Cox company RapidScale, said that supply chain challenges have customers looking to get more out of what they already have. “That’s been ongoing now for a year and a half,” Barnes said. “And it’s only getting worse.” RapidScale has leaned on its financial operations practice, moving customers to the cloud, even upgrading to new vendor products that offer better cost performance where appropriate.

FINOPS | INFRASTRUCTURE | BUDGET | BUSINESS | SUPPLY CHAIN

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ArchLinux User Repository Compromised with Rootkits and Infostealers

June 16, 2026

The Arch Linux Repository (AUR) was found to have been compromised with more than 400 instances of Linux rootkit and infostealer malware. The infostealer targets credentials and access tokens. Last Thursday, the site “ioctl.fail” posted their analysis of the infiltration campaign. This sample was recovered from a supply-chain compromise involving an Arch User Repository (AUR) package build flow.

SECURITY | ARCHLINUX | MALWARE | SUPPLY CHAIN

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