Linux Academy

MARCH 28, 2019

It is important to use security tooling such as OpenSCAP, the open source version of the Security Content Automation Protocol, to harden virtual machine images prior to their deployment in virtual private clouds. A typical example would be a policy to restrict container workloads from running in privileged mode.

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Policies Linux Security Virtualization 68

Scott Lowe

APRIL 3, 2013

Clearly there are some real benefits to using OpenFlow in certain use cases (here’s one example ), but that doesn’t mean OpenFlow—especially hop-by-hop OpenFlow, where OpenFlow is involved at every “hop” of the packet forwarding process throughout the network—is the right solution for all environments.

Load Balancer 108

Load Balancer Network HP Virtualization 108

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. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Devops Open Source Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

Matt Oswalt recently unveiled (and open sourced) a framework called ToDD, which stands for “Testing on Demand: Distributed”. Russell Pope at Kovarus recently wrote about using security groups to manage the VMware NSX distributed firewall. Operating Systems/Applications. Read more about it here. Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 11, 2016

In this post you’ll find a collection of links to articles discussing the major data center technologies—networking, hardware, security, cloud computing, applications, virtualization…you name it! (If It’s worth a read as a good “foundation” to better understanding the ideas behind cloud-native applications and cloud-native environments.

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Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 60

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 11, 2023

In this blog post, we will delve deeper into each of these principles and provide concrete examples to illustrate their importance. For example, a good result in a single clinical trial may be enough to consider an experimental treatment or follow-on trial but not enough to change the standard of care for all patients with a specific disease.

Applications 95

Applications Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 95

Galido

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Hacking and data breaches are a common thing today, especially with the rise of open source platforms and electronic transactions. Shield weaknesses by removing applications you no longer use, update software, browsers, operating system and plugins. Turn on your firewall. Why Should You Care? Keep Systems Updated.

Internet 60

Internet Security Data Malware 60

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

WordPress sites can be structured in an almost infinite number of ways, integrating with numerous other open-source plugins and third-party systems. If possible, deploy updates for a version of your site in a testing environment to confirm the updates' validity and whether they will impact real-world applications or features.

How To 83

How To Backup Firewall Open Source 83

Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2013

Greg Ferro examines a potential SDN use case (an OpenFlow use case) in the form of enterprise firewall migrations. He then goes on to provide examples of how organizations building or leveraging clouds are synthesizing these various independent technological innovations together. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Storage Vmware WAN Virtualization 111

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Kevin Houston’s recent article on selecting the right memory for your blade server is one such example. I really appreciate Jay’s focus on what’s beneficial to the users of OpenStack: the cloud operators, the end users/consumers, and the developers building applications on top of OpenStack. Interesting thought.

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Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 69

ForAllSecure

APRIL 3, 2019

The application attack surface is growing by 111 billion new lines of software code every year, with newly reported zero-day exploits rising from one-per-week in 2015 to one-per-day by 2021, according to the Application Security Report from Cybersecurity Ventures. Mobile alone has one new application released every 13 seconds.

Programming 52

Programming Software Software Research 52

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Even in its infancy, gen AI has become an accepted course of action and application, and the most common use cases include automation of IT processes, security and threat detection, supply chain intelligence, and automating customer service and network processes, according to a report released by IBM in January.

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Fractional CTO Open Source Enterprise Enterprise 132

ForAllSecure

APRIL 3, 2019

The application attack surface is growing by 111 billion new lines of software code every year, with newly reported zero-day exploits rising from one-per-week in 2015 to one-per-day by 2021, according to the Application Security Report from Cybersecurity Ventures. Mobile alone has one new application released every 13 seconds.

Programming 40

Programming Software Software Research 40

ForAllSecure

APRIL 3, 2019

The application attack surface is growing by 111 billion new lines of software code every year, with newly reported zero-day exploits rising from one-per-week in 2015 to one-per-day by 2021, according to the Application Security Report from Cybersecurity Ventures. Mobile alone has one new application released every 13 seconds.

Programming 40

Programming Software Software Research 40

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

How could open source software be vulnerable for so long? That meant I tested the release candidates -- not the final product you’d buy in the stores - for consumer-grade antivirus programs, desktop firewalls, and desktop Intrusion detection systems. Welcome to the Hacker Mind, an original podcast from ForAllSecure.

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Open Source Operating Systems Software Software 52

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

How could open source software be vulnerable for so long? That meant I tested the release candidates -- not the final product you’d buy in the stores - for consumer-grade antivirus programs, desktop firewalls, and desktop Intrusion detection systems. Welcome to the Hacker Mind, an original podcast from ForAllSecure.

Open Source 52

Open Source Operating Systems Software Software 52

SecureWorld News

MAY 14, 2023

Plus, it is readily available to anyone on an open-source basis. An endpoint web application firewall (WAF) can closely monitor incoming traffic and works wonders in forestalling zero-day incursions. The classic examples are login dialogs and contact forms. This immense popularity is a double-edged sword, though.

Security 65

Security Malware Authentication Internet 65

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.

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Windows Firewall Linux Architecture 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

This time around, the content is a bit heavier on cloud management and applications/operating systems, but still lots of good content all the way around (I hope, anyway). Jason Edelman has posted a self-compiled list of networking projects that are open source ; this is a useful list, so thanks for compiling it Jason!

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Open Source Vmware Network IBM 60

ForAllSecure

MAY 2, 2023

More and more criminals are identified through open source intelligence (OSINT). Find out what Daniel looks for and how he does digital forensics using social media and other open source resources. And they did, relatively quickly, using something known as Open Source Intelligence, or OSINT. You find clues.

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Open Source Media Social Hotels 40

ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

That's an example of AI. We do the same thing for firewalls. Like I said today at the one page application, now it's here's War and Peace , fill it out at your leisure. That's no one in the West held their hands to Ukraine and said we're rolling in and opening the door we're coming to help out. I will give you an example.

Internet 40

Internet Insurance Security Virtualization 40

ForAllSecure

MARCH 30, 2022

This means that if you're an Azure customer, you can use CosmosDB to manage your data for applications. Ohfeld: After elevating our privileges to it, we could inspect the firewall rules. And after viewing the firewall rules, we found that the developers of the service didn't want the users of the service to access certain IP addresses.

Firewall 52

Firewall Virtualization Authentication Linux 52

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The use of VMware NSX for microsegmentation is a really popular use case, and so the topic of scripting distributed firewall (DFW) rules often comes up. Operating Systems/Applications. The latest example is from this article by Denny Zhang. Ajeet Singh Raina has a simple example of how service discovery works in Docker 1.12.

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Vmware Linux Intel Storage 60

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 16, 2022

In some cases they’re taking open source, community-based tools and leveraging them in creative new ways against common threats. Say, for example, you are in oil and gas. Rather than -- I need a firewall -- maybe ATT&CK suggests a specific type of firewall. There are the vendors, right? Duff: Yeah.

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Tools Research Firewall Security 40

A Screw's Loose

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Then you have the personal firewall that is centrally managed by IT and let’s not forget that you are hooked up to a proxy server if you try to access the internet. order to be competitive though, a company is going to have to open. source that API in order to have in the most business apps possible…. link] Brian Katz.

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Mobile Enterprise Enterprise Security 83