Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Along those lines, one of their latest articles discusses how to achieve identity-based mutual authentication leveraging eBPF. network virtualization). Is the relationship between network virtualization and service mesh closer than some folks might wish to admit? Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

Virtualization 79

Virtualization Storage Network Programming 79

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 17, 2023

Companies that have embraced the cloud need to understand the Shared Responsibility Model: a security and compliance framework that explains what shared infrastructure and systems the cloud provider is responsible for maintaining and how a customer is responsible for operating systems, data, and applications utilizing the cloud.

Cloud 98

Cloud How To Open Source Applications 98

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Troy Hunt has a good article on security measures other than just passwords , explaining some of the differences between multi-factor authentication and multi-step authentication (for example). Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Highly recommended reading. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Vmware 60

Vmware Authentication Virtualization Storage 60

Linux Academy

MAY 31, 2019

This included installing operating system updates, NTP servers, DNS servers, static IPs, audit log options, anti-virus, etc. For network devices, we should consider using RADIUS/TACACS+ for authentication purposes, not a shared user account. Network Device Configurations. How do we do this kind of monitoring?

Security 92

Security Backup Linux Operating Systems 92

All Things Distributed

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Bar-Yam, Journal of Systems Science and Complexity. May 28 - Virtual Time and Global States of Distributed Systems , Friedemann Mattern, Parallel and Distributed Algorithms, North-Holland (1989) , p. Jul - 13 Hints for Computer Systems Design Proceedings of the Ninth ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles, pp.

Operating Systems 144

Operating Systems Conference Survey System 144

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.

Open Source 60

Open Source Vmware Authentication Storage 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 1, 2019

VyOS is an open source Linux-based network operating system.). James Hamilton is back with a more in-depth look at the components of the AWS Nitro System. Part 1 covers auto-unsealing Vault ; part 2 covers authenticating to Vault using instance metadata ; and part 3 discusses authenticating to Vault using an IAM user or role.

Operating Systems 60

Operating Systems Authentication Network Open Source 60

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 27, 2022

According to the Wall Street Journal , they were worried about “ensuring that remote access is properly secured, that operating systems are kept up to date with security patches, and that email servers are properly configured to guard against phishing attacks.”. The risks are numerous.

Firewall 52

Firewall Security Insurance Journal 52

Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

” As one of Apple’s most ambitious undertakings, the Vision Pro has been a year in development, loaded with groundbreaking technology, including the introduction of a new operating system, visionOS, which alone could justify its significant price tag. People curious about “What does Apple Vision Pro do?”

Apple 78

Apple 3D Video Virtualization 78

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The list of articles is a bit shorter than usual this time around, but I’ve still got a good collection of articles and posts covering topics in networking, hardware (mostly focused on Apple’s processors), cloud computing, and virtualization. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. At least, I hope so.)

Vmware 74

Vmware Cloud Network Hardware 74

Scott Lowe

JULY 13, 2018

Chris Hein shows how to use the Heptio Authenticator with kops to link Kubernetes cluster authentication to AWS IAM. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Ed Haletky documents the approach he uses to produce segregated virtual-in-virtual test environments that live within his production environment.

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Virtualization Authentication Tools 60

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. Lee Briggs covers the plethora of ways to authenticate to AWS. Welcome to Technology Short Take #165!

Programming 96

Programming Policies Network Cloud 96

SecureWorld News

MARCH 2, 2021

And that if this user's password is changed, the replication will continue as long as the Kerberos tickets (an authentication method) are not expired. Cyber attorney Shawn Tuma recently spoke about this at a virtual SecureWorld conference.

Malware 95

Malware Pharmaceuticals Groups Trends 95

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 6, 2023

This could be bad—a wormable vulnerability that could allow attackers to remotely execute code by exploiting potentially any Windows application protocol that provides authentication, including (potentially) SMTP or HTTP. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Get more details in this article.

Network 74

Network Vmware Cloud Operating Systems 74

Dataconomy

JUNE 6, 2023

You access Vision Pro with your retina using a new authentication approach for analyzing your iris called Optic ID. Mixed reality will help us stay in reality while using the device Credit: Apple Apple visionOS visionOS is the new operating system of the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset.

Apple 36

Apple Virtualization Education Operating Systems 36

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The list of articles is a bit shorter than usual this time around, but I’ve still got a good collection of articles and posts covering topics in networking, hardware (mostly focused on Apple’s processors), cloud computing, and virtualization. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. At least, I hope so.)

Vmware 60

Vmware Cloud Network Hardware 60

Dataconomy

MARCH 21, 2023

Containers are a form of virtualization that allows for the efficient and isolated packaging of software applications and their dependencies. Isolation : Containers are isolated from the host operating system and from other containers running on the same system.

Data 28

Data Applications Tools Resources 28

Dataconomy

MARCH 21, 2023

Containers are a form of virtualization that allows for the efficient and isolated packaging of software applications and their dependencies. Isolation : Containers are isolated from the host operating system and from other containers running on the same system.

Data 28

Data Applications Tools Resources 28

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2020

Chip Zoller makes the argument in favor of running Kubernetes in/on virtual machines. Colleague and teammate Eric Shanks takes readers through what’s necessary to do Active Directory authentication for Kubernetes clusters. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Linux 60

Linux Windows Hardware Network 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

This article by Bob Killen provides a good foundation of information on understanding Kubernetes authentication (AuthN) and authorization (AuthZ; implemented via RBAC). Operating Systems/Applications. Cindy Sridharan has a good article on health checks and graceful degradation in distributed systems. Virtualization.

Linux 60

Linux Dell Open Source Licensing 60

Linux Academy

MARCH 28, 2019

Kubernetes nodes rely on underlying virtual servers for both the master control plane and for worker nodes. 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.

Policies 68

Policies Linux Security Virtualization 68

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

I found this link in the serverless mullet architectures post, see the “Operating Systems/Applications” section below.). Marc Boorshtein has a write-up on authentication in Kubernetes identity management. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. You’re welcome. (I

Architecture 60

Architecture Operating Systems Applications How To 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 5, 2019

Lennart Koopmann provides a guide to Yubikey authentication in the real world. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. This article talks about a recent vulnerability in the kubectl command, which is typically used to interact with Kubernetes clusters. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Career/Soft Skills.

Storage 60

Storage Hardware Open Source Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 22, 2015

Welcome to Technology Short Take #51, another collection of posts and links about key data center technologies like networking, virtualization, cloud management, and applications/operating systems. Operating Systems/Applications. Eric Gray has a nice write-up on using Lightwave for authentication with Photon.

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 2, 2019

Operating Systems/Applications. I take exception to the use of “application security” in David’s title, which I (personally) take to mean something more than mutual TLS (which is more about application identity and authentication/authorization). Virtualization. Career/Soft Skills.

Storage 60

Storage Applications Programming Firewall 60

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 2, 2020

The thing that jumps out at me is the operating system because there is no VoIP running on our test network. 222 are virtual machine interfaces—decoys created by the BOTsink. Suffice it for the moment, however, we will say that the BOTsink uses AD extensively to learn the enterprise and how it operates.

VOIP 52

VOIP .Net Network Authentication 52

Scott Lowe

APRIL 19, 2019

Many organizations prefer to use two-factor authentication (2FA) to help protect their systems. ” Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. ClusterScope is a handy tool for finding outdated images in your Kubernetes cluster. This article discusses four open source secrets management tools.

Open Source 60

Open Source Tools Policies Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2021

Sonia Cuff provides a set of links for detailed instructions on setting up VPN access from macOS to Microsoft Azure with Azure Active Directory authentication. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Patrick Kremer walks through using Postman to implement BGP route filtering with VMware Cloud on AWS.

Vmware 60

Vmware Hardware Load Balancer Apple 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

Cumulus VX, if you aren’t aware, is a community-supported virtual appliance version of Cumulus Linux aimed at helping folks preview and test “full-blown” Cumulus Linux (which, of course, requires compatible hardware). Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Have I mentioned the ESXi Virtual Appliance ?

Vmware 60

Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Erik Smith, notably known for his outstanding posts on storage and FCoE, takes a stab at describing some of the differences between SDN and network virtualization in this post. I came across this post on CloudFoundry’s User Account and Authentication Service (the UAA). Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

Storage 92

Storage Vmware Linux Virtualization 92

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

Cumulus VX, if you aren’t aware, is a community-supported virtual appliance version of Cumulus Linux aimed at helping folks preview and test “full-blown” Cumulus Linux (which, of course, requires compatible hardware). Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Have I mentioned the ESXi Virtual Appliance ?

Devops 60

Devops Vmware Storage Open Source 60

The Verge

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Still, both tablets were able to handle my typical workload of multiple virtual desks, lots of browser tabs, chatting in Slack, watching YouTube videos, and taking Zoom calls without much issue. I am prefacing this section with the statement that Chrome OS is not a very good tablet operating system. Tablet time.

HP 58

HP Video Virtualization Examples 58

ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Knudsen: What was cool was that containers are so much lighter than virtual machines. Vamosi: Virtual Machines are what just that; they’re software representations of hardware machines. They contain an operating system and they have confirmation for RAM and other hardware you may want to simulate.

Open Source 52

Open Source Software Software Applications 52

CTOvision

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Virtualizing – Virtualized infrastructure is an enormously important component in a successful software development organization. Virtualizing might mean renting from a major public cloud provider like AWS, or investing in your own private cloud. Application Streaming / Virtualization. IT Virtualization.

Government 301

Government Artificial Intelligence Virtualization Big Data 301

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2023

William Lam shares news about higher-capacity SODIMMs available for small or ultra small form factor systems. Security Jeff Warren discusses a potential way for malicious players to bypass multi-factor authentication, aka the “Pass the Cookie” attack. Ever wondered how much data you can store in a single S3 bucket?

IPv6 74

IPv6 Linux Tools Network 74

Scott Lowe

MARCH 20, 2020

Chris Wahl touches on the topic of using GitHub personal tokens to authenticate to HashiCorp Vault. Operating Systems/Applications. Kornelis Sietsma looks at the options for working with multiple git identities on a single system. Virtualization. which brings support for v1alpha3).

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Authentication Storage 60

Dataconomy

MAY 19, 2023

DaaS transcends the limitations of traditional desktop infrastructures, offering a seamless and immersive virtual desktop experience accessible from anywhere, at any time, on any device. Desktop as a Service is a cloud computing model that delivers virtual desktop environments to end-users over the internet.

Cloud 60

Cloud Disaster Recovery Virtualization Hardware 60