I’m Eric “IT Guy” Hendricks, a Technical Product Marketer who turns open source, Linux, and infrastructure work into stories people actually understand.
Kansas City, MO, USA
Joined April 2025
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One week until GitLab Transcend. Live demos on keeping reviews, pipelines, and security checks moving at the pace of agentic AI.
Register for the October 6 livestream here 👇
about.gitlab.com/events/tran…
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Join LinuxFest Northwest in Bellingham, WA on April 24–26! Explore open-source tech, attend talks, and connect with a vibrant community of developers, creators, and enthusiasts. https://
lfnw.org/
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1 hour until we go live!
Brady Dibble and @itguyeric are breaking down the real differences between Community Rocky Linux, RLC+, and RLC Pro and what it actually means to have a vendor stand behind your enterprise Linux.
Join us at 11am PT | 2pm ET: bit.ly/4l09MAk
#EnterpriseLinux #RLCPro
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#SCaLE23x started today, March 5-8, 2026 in Pasedena CA!! @socallinuxexpo!!
😂💖🐧🐧🐧
And I am so happy to be back with my incredible SCaLE family, and met new people along the way! 🤗
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We’re exploring the idea of a Discord server for Verbose Mode listeners and the broader TuxCare open-source community. Before we launch, we’d love your feedback!
🔗 Share your thoughts and help us build a space that’s engaging and made for you:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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SMBs are increasingly targeted by ransomware, but outdated scanners and false positives leave small teams overwhelmed.
👇 In @CPOmagazine, Eric Hendricks (@itguyeric), TuxCare Product Marketing Manager, explains why smarter, proactive vulnerability scanning is key:
cpomagazine.com/cyber-securi…
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👾 This Wednesday, join me and my teammate, Eric Hendricks (@itguyeric) on the Twitch Stream. We are going to chat about TuxCare Radar and how to use it with your system!
#DevRel #DeveloperCommunity #TuxCare
twitch.tv/tuxcare
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Community & DevRel with Kevin Blanco! xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1lPJqvrpV…
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Community & DevRel with Kevin Blanco! xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1BdxYZlMQ…
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DevRels caught in the wild doing DevRel-y things!
🤩 @jimbobbennett & @saltnburnem
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Quickly locate specific text in a file or use grep -r "text" /path to search within directories.
#TuxCare #linux #cybersecurity #opensource #technology #linuxsecurity #software #devops #privacy
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Linux malware threats are growing rapidly in 2025, targeting servers, IoT devices, and containers through ransomware, rootkits, and cryptojacking, often exploiting unpatched software and misconfigurations.
Proactive defense requires regular updates, strong credentials, monitoring for signs like CPU spikes, and deploying tools like EDR, IDS/IPS, and automated patching solutions.
👇 Explore key risks and defense strategies:
tuxcare.com/blog/linux-malwa…
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#TuxCare #linux #cybersecurity #opensource #technology #ransomware #linuxsecurity #software #hacking #devops #privacy
