Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

DNS, BGP, hardware-based security, Kubernetes, Linux—they’re all in here. A “highly evasive” Linux malware named OrBit has emerged; see here for more details. Operating Systems/Applications. See this list of guidelines from Richard Bejarano. Networking. Interested in hardening macOS? Programming.

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Linux Storage Virtualization Hardware 90

Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

Courtesy of Tigera, Alex Pollitt shares some guidelines on when Linux conntrack is no longer your friend. Apparently Dell’s new docking stations support firmware updates via Linux. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking. Servers/Hardware. Michael Allen published an article on weaponizing the Yubikey.

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Linux Dell Open Source Licensing 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2019

A new VPN security flaw has been uncovered that affects a wide range of UNIX- and Linux-based systems. Operating Systems/Applications. Here’s an article from Marko Saric on his switch from macOS to Linux. Samuel Karp has a list of guidelines for designing and testing software daemons. Nothing this time; sorry!

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Vmware Network Linux Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

Cossack Labs recently released Acra , a database encryption suite designed to protect applications against data leaks by providing strong encryption. Operating Systems/Applications. This article helps provide some guidelines. Check back next time! Mike Foley tackles the topic of TLS 1.2 and vSphere. Virtualization.

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Open Source Storage Vmware Network 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 24, 2015

It’s important to note that these security enhancements don’t really represent “net new” functionality but rather reflect existing Linux security constructs now being exposed and usable by Docker. Here are some general guidelines for configuring syslog forwarding on a Cisco ASA firewall. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Storage Firewall Network 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2023

This article by Kirill Shirinkin provides, in the author’s words, “some guidelines that will help you to assess if Argo CD makes sense for your setup” Operating Systems/Applications Stewart X Addison shares some macOS “first experiences” from a Linux user.

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IPv6 Linux Tools Network 74

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Operating Systems/Applications. Speaking of Puppet, the puppet-lint tool is very handy for ensuring that your Puppet manifest syntax is correct and follows the style guidelines. Greg Schulz (aka StorageIO) has a couple of VMware storage tips posts you might find useful reading. Read here for more information.

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Vmware Storage Virtualization Network 115