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Technology Short Take 176

Scott Lowe

Networking Lee Briggs (formerly of Pulumi, now with Tailscale) shows how to use the Tailscale Operator to create “free” Kubernetes load balancers (“free” as in no additional charge above and beyond what it would normally cost to operate a Kubernetes cluster). Ivan Pepelnjak dives deep on DHCP relaying on a Linux host.

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Using Secure Configurations | Standardize Your Security

Linux Academy

We use templates for network devices, workstations, laptops, and servers so that all of our devices match our security templates. Network Device Configurations. For network devices, we should consider using RADIUS/TACACS+ for authentication purposes, not a shared user account. How do we do this kind of monitoring?

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MicroK8s: Up and Running in Azure

Linux Academy

By now you’ve heard the stories that Microsoft loves Linux and fully embraces the open-source world. Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Not to mention, in October of 2018, Microsoft joined the Open Invention Network (OIN) and has opened 60,000 patents to open-source. Contact them via email: linux@microsoft.com.

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Joint Cybersecurity Advisory: Watch Out for BlackMatter RaaS

SecureWorld News

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and National Security Agency (NSA) provided information about the techniques BlackMatter is using to hold organization networks for ransom. Go a step further by regularly updating your passwords and enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA).

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Wireless Security | Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

Remember: Wireless signals are not contained to copper or fiber like a wired network — these signals leave your office and your building and travel a good distance. As a pentester, I enjoyed working to crack wireless networks to gain access to the wired network. .

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Information Stealing Malware on the Rise, Uptycs Study Shows

SecureWorld News

According to the new Uptycs whitepaper, Detecting the Silent Threat: 'Stealers are Organization Killers' (gated link), a variety of new info stealers have emerged this year, preying on Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. This demonstrates a focus on collecting data from multi-factor authentication tools.

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Why Do Spammers Love The Internet Of Things?

CTOvision

Most of these devices are woefully insecure, never updated, and use default usernames and passwords or no authentication at all. Why waste time hacking one Linux server when you can walk through the door of a hundred connected web cameras? All of which would be fine if the Internet of Things was secure, but it isn’t.

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