CTOvision

JUNE 12, 2014

We’ve migrated to a userid-password society; as we’ve added layers of security, we password-protect each layer: PC (and now device), network, enclave, application, database, and storage (encryption). It’s much easier to use biometrics or a SmartCard to identify yourself to a system or application. Userids and passwords are almost free.

Security 249

Security Storage Network Mobile 249

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 13, 2023

But despite those expenditures, there have already been at least 13 major data breaches, including at Apple, Meta and Twitter. To better focus security spend, some chief information security officers (CISOs) are shifting their risk assessments from IT systems to the data, applications, and processes that keep the business going. “If

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Security Budget Information Security Applications 111

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

Russell Pope at Kovarus recently wrote about using security groups to manage the VMware NSX distributed firewall. Marcos Hernandez (a colleague on the NSX team at VMware) recently pointed out this Heat template for a multi-tier application with dynamic routing (via Quagga). Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

There was a fair amount of wailing and gnashing of teeth when Apple updated the MacBook Pro line with the Touch Bar. Vivek Gite over at nixCraft explains how to use ufw (Uncomplicated Firewall) on Ubuntu to limit SSH connections. Operating Systems/Applications. Some people love it, others absolutely hate it. Read this post.)

Linux 60

Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 29, 2016

In the event you accidentally locked yourself out of vCenter using NSX’s distributed firewall, this post by Roie Ben Haim provides a workaround for getting yourself out of this pickle. Operating Systems/Applications. I enjoyed Adam Leventhal’s evaluation of APFS , the new file system announced at the most recent Apple WWDC.

Linux 60

Linux Network Hardware Vmware 60

Fountainhead

MAY 5, 2009

In the way virtualization abstracts & configures the software world (O/S, applications, etc.), Ive been pointing out applications for this technology in Healthcare as well as in the Financial sector , and I thought it would also be useful to illustrate value in the Service Provider / Hosting market. ► July. (2).

Data Center 100

Data Center Virtualization Disaster Recovery Storage 100

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 10, 2015

We all know that security is more than just a host-based firewall, but a host-based firewall can be part of an overall security strategy. This article provides a good introductory overview of Linux iptables commands for configuring host-based firewall rules on your Linux systems. Operating Systems/Applications.

Windows 60

Windows Firewall Linux Architecture 60