Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

I’ve got another collection of links to articles on networking, security, cloud, programming, and career development—hopefully you find something useful! This article on using osquery for behavioral detection of macOS malware was an interesting read. Read this article and you will be enlightened.

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Network World

JUNE 22, 2016

In a world where any new software project is built in large part on existing third-party code, finding and patching vulnerabilities in popular open-source libraries is vital to creating reliable and secure applications. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been collecting articles I wanted to share with readers on major areas in technology: networking, security, storage, virtualization, cloud computing, and OSes/applications. Also see the link to the newer article the author wrote as a follow-up. As fate (luck?)

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Programming Policies Network Cloud 96

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This article provides a few practical examples of how using VPC Endpoints to reduce network traffic moving through NAT Gateways can help save money. Rory McCune has a series of articles on PCI compliance in containerized and Kubernetes environments. food references in the title of this article are almost too much.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

I saw this blog post about Curiefense , an open source Envoy extension to add WAF (web application firewall) functionality to Envoy. This post on using SPIFFE/SPIRE, Kubernetes, and Envoy together shows how to implement mutual TLS (mTLS) for a simple application. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Kitaboo

MAY 23, 2023

In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the fascinating world of Digital Rights Management (DRM) and explore how it is implemented in software applications. Let’s explore some of the key considerations: Compatibility: Ensuring compatibility across different platforms, devices, and operating systems can be a complex task.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This is a slightly older article (from January of this year) in which Josh Saul of Hedgehog pays homage to the achievements of Cumulus Networks in the open networking movement. Michael Kashin has a good post on source IP address selection in Linux. Exploiting cloud VMs via a remote serial/console service?

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

This article contains some good information on IPv6 for those who are just starting to get more familiar with it, although toward the end it turns into a bit of an advertisement. Warning: I’m not sure the configuration as described in the article will actually work, but the concept is sound.) Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2022

I particularly like how the authors of this post on the principle of ephemerality included a “homework/call to action” section for each of the major areas discussed in the article. Operating Systems/Applications. Paul Johnston explains why he believes serverless systems aren’t software systems.

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Galido

OCTOBER 18, 2018

If you are reading this article, it means that you want to start studying programming. This language is perfect programming language for the development of medium and high complexity web applications. Originally authored by David Heinemeier Hansson, it is a cross-platform Web application framework written in Ruby. Objective-C.

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Programming Operating Systems Open Source Applications 81

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 21, 2022

I have a few more links than normal this time around, although I didn’t find articles in a couple categories. Don’t worry—I’ll keep my eyes peeled and my RSS reader ready to pull in new articles in those categories for next time. Sander Rodenhuis wrote an article on security policies in Kubernetes.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

There will be a longer gap than usual before the next Tech Short Take (more details to come on Monday), but in the meantime here’s some articles and links to feed your technical appetite. Michael Allen published an article on weaponizing the Yubikey. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 24, 2022

I’d never heard of Pipy before seeing it in this article , but it look like it could be quite useful for a number of use cases. Tetragon is Isovalent’s newly open-sourced security framework. Rob Salmond has a good article on Prometheus service discovery, Istio, and mTLS. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2019

I hope the collection of links and articles I’ve gathered for you contains something useful for you. Via the Kubernetes blog , Box announced it has open sourced a project called kube-iptables-tailer , which turns packet drops from iptables into Kubernetes events that can be logged for easier troubleshooting. Networking.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s time to evolve beyond the UNIX operating system. So while I was editing this podcast on self-healing operating systems, I was reminded of an article that I never finished for Fobes.com. It’s a radical rethinking of how we even view our current choices of UNIX-derived operating systems.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 15, 2021

This article by Joshua Fox outlines how and when to use each of the various types of firewalls offered by AWS. The popular open source cryptography library known as Bouncy Castle has uncovered a severe authentication bypass vulnerability. More details are available in this article. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Bruce Schneier writes about how some Chinese hackers are bypassing RSA software token authentication (the title is a bit more broad, implying other forms of two-factor authentication are affected, but the article focuses on attacks against the use of RSA software tokens). Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Thanks to this article , that oversight is now corrected. Oh, and the article shares a handy Python script to help implement bogon filtering in NSX-T. Components involved include the open source Kuma service mesh (in turn leveraging Envoy), anycast BGP, and mutual TLS (mTLS). Seriously.). Servers/Hardware.

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Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

I mean, don’t you want to spend this weekend catching up on some technology-related articles instead of cooking on the grill and gathering with friends and family? Still, for those who need a little technology fix over the weekend, hopefully I’ve included something useful in the list of articles below. I certainly hope not!

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Open source has become so critical to so many aspects of our computing infrastructure. This article is chock-full of useful information that, typically, can only be gathered from direct experience (like the note on using istioctl instead of the Istio Operator to avoid an issue when upgrading from 1.6 Good stuff here!

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Here’s another collection of articles and blog posts about some of the common technologies that modern IT professionals will typically encounter. Brian Boucheron provides a great article on how to inspect and debug Kubernetes network primitives. Sathyajith Bhat covers five open source tools for container security.

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Cloud Musings

JUNE 29, 2017

Did you know that the reservations systems of the biggest carriers mostly run on a specialized IBM operating system known as Transaction Processing Facility (TPF). With all the major technologies changes since then, it’s clear that IBM has already accomplished a herculean task by keeping an application viable for over 50 years!

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Cloud Musings

MARCH 9, 2018

According to the former Equifax CEO’s testimony to Congress , one of the primary causes of this now infamous data breach was the company’s failure to patch a critical vulnerability in the open source Apache Struts Web application framework. A process to identify vulnerabilities in hardware, operating systems, and applications.

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Operating Systems Enterprise Enterprise Virtualization 79

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 2, 2020

I’m back with another collection of articles on various data center technologies. This time around the content is a tad heavy on the security side, but I’ve still managed to pull in articles on networking, cloud computing, applications, and some programming-related content. More details are found in this article.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 19, 2019

I have, however, finally managed to pull together this list of links and articles from around the Internet, and I hope that something I’ve included here proves useful to readers. This article discusses four open source secrets management tools. ” Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

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Open Source Tools Policies Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 1, 2019

Daniel Dib has a great article on how network engineers need to evolve. VyOS is an open source Linux-based network operating system.). Operating Systems/Applications. If you’re looking for a reasonably gentle introduction to the concept, check out this article. Networking.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

However, hopefully I’ve managed to gather together some articles with useful information for you. Biruk Mekonnen has an introductory article on using Netmiko for network automation. Cossack Labs recently released Acra , a database encryption suite designed to protect applications against data leaks by providing strong encryption.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 19, 2023

The aim is to build secure, reliable and compliant applications from the outset of the development process, rather than addressing security as an afterthought. This helps ensure that the application is deployed with the latest security features and patches. DevSecOps is a practice that integrates security into the DevOps workflow.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 16, 2023

This article discusses those questions by explaining common causes of false positives and how to mitigate them. Outdated Vulnerability Data Testing an application for vulnerabilities typically involves using testing tools that access a vulnerability database, such as the NVD. What Are False Positives in Software Security Testing?

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Scott Lowe

JULY 5, 2019

I also appreciate that Jon included a “Lab time” section in his article that encourages readers to try out the concepts he’s explaining. If you’re unfamiliar with public key infrastructure (PKI), digital certificates, or encryption, you may find this Linux Journal article helpful. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Galido

MAY 1, 2019

Technology is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry. It involves advances in computer technology, machinery, and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge and a branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences. BEST IT BLOGS Directory. Arstechnica.

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Galido

MARCH 22, 2019

Technology is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry. It involves advances in computer technology, machinery, and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge and a branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences. BEST IT BLOGS Directory. Arstechnica.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 19, 2018

Today I have another collection of data center technology links, articles, thoughts, and rants. ” Those familiar with networking concepts will identify well with the ideas in this article, I think. Via Maish Saidel-Keesing, I saw this post about 10 open source Kubernetes tools for highly effective SRE and Ops teams.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

To help address that, I looked around to find an open, interoperable way of adding an extra layer of encryption onto my data. What I found is described in this post, and it involves using the open source EncFS and OSXFUSE projects along with an application from BoxCryptor to provide real-time, client-side AES-256 encryption.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2021

Much has been said about the “snappy” feel of Apple’s new M1-based Macs, and this article takes a look at how Quality of Service (QoS) across the efficiency and performance cores may be the reason why these new Macs seem so responsive. Alessandro Perilli has a very lengthy article on NoOps. Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2017

Skydive is (in the project’s own words) an “open source real-time network topology and protocols analyzer.” OK, now that I’ve mentioned Skydive, I can talk about this article that provides an example of functional SDN testing with Terraform and Skydive. I found this article on SELinux concepts for humans to be quite helpful.

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Galido

JULY 20, 2018

Apple has shown great skill in designing an easy-to-use mobile operating system, while Android has been increasingly developing their product to be more intuitive and give you more control over it’s OS and applications. Android is open source and more open to alternate applications. Conclusion.

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