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. It’s a good starting point for thinking about operating your own active-active architecture. Operating Systems/Applications. More information is available here. git undo ?

Open Source 105

Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 105

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 4, 2024

Financial institutions must ensure the protection of sensitive personal information, most commonly payment card data, to maintain, trust and meet various regulatory requirements. Having segmentation between infrastructure providing data processing and data storage is an example of a broad IT security architectural pattern.

Financial 105

Financial Architecture Resources Security 105

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 27, 2017

specifically, the new container network firewall functionality. The NIST and DHS have teamed up on some efforts to secure BGP; more information is available in this article. When I was using Fedora, I needed some useful information on firewall-cmd , and found this article to be helpful. Operating Systems/Applications.

Firewall 60

Firewall Virtualization Network Storage 60

Dataconomy

MAY 8, 2023

Here are some examples of each party’s responsibilities: CSP responsibilities: Securing the physical infrastructure, such as servers and storage devices. Under this model, the CSP is responsible for securing the underlying cloud infrastructure, including the physical servers, storage, and networking components.

Cloud 51

Cloud Security Resources Operating Systems 51

Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2013

Greg Ferro examines a potential SDN use case (an OpenFlow use case) in the form of enterprise firewall migrations. If you’re not already familiar with this information, this is good reading. Nothing this time around, but I’ll stay alert for information I can include in the next Technology Short Take! Virtualization.

Storage 111

Storage Vmware WAN Virtualization 111

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. It’s a good starting point for thinking about operating your own active-active architecture. Operating Systems/Applications. More information is available here. git undo ?

Open Source 60

Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

I wouldn’t take this information as gospel, but here’s a breakdown of some of the IPv6 support available in VMware NSX. Anthony Burke gives a little bit of a sneak peek at some functionality from the upcoming v3 release of PowerNSX: searching NSX Distributed Firewall (DFW) rules. There’s some good information here for Terraform users.

Windows 60

Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

I wouldn’t take this information as gospel, but here’s a breakdown of some of the IPv6 support available in VMware NSX. Anthony Burke gives a little bit of a sneak peek at some functionality from the upcoming v3 release of PowerNSX: searching NSX Distributed Firewall (DFW) rules. There’s some good information here for Terraform users.

Windows 60

Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

This is useful information if you are looking to combine these technologies in a useful way. Operating Systems/Applications. I’m seriously considering using the information in this article on an IRC proxy for myself. you’ll need to be sure to unblock WMI in the Windows Firewall. Virtualization.

Vmware 69

Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 69

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 11, 2016

What will happen when you combine GPUs and persistent storage? It seems to me that the ever-increasing application of persistent storage technologies in lots of difference places is going to change lots and lots of things. Operating Systems/Applications. There’s some valuable information here, in my opinion.

Vmware 60

Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

I wouldn’t take this information as gospel, but here’s a breakdown of some of the IPv6 support available in VMware NSX. Anthony Burke gives a little bit of a sneak peek at some functionality from the upcoming v3 release of PowerNSX: searching NSX Distributed Firewall (DFW) rules. Operating Systems/Applications.

Windows 60

Windows Virtualization Devops Vmware 60

Galido

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Information Technology Blog - - Website Server Planning Tips - Information Technology Blog. And the website informs your customers online every time 24/7. How much storage for backups do they provide? Do you want to build a website, but don’t know where to start? Do you plan on doing your own backups?

Backup 103

Backup Resources Security Virtualization 103

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

A discussion of “statefulness” brought me again to Ivan’s post on the spectrum of firewall statefulness. Operating Systems/Applications. I don’t know if Martin coined the terms or not, but you can get more information here and here.) Very good stuff! Technology Short Take #35.

Vmware 60

Vmware Data Center Storage Disaster Recovery 60

Dataconomy

APRIL 13, 2023

This feature is particularly useful in environments where only HTTP traffic is allowed, such as in a web proxy or firewall. The VNC protocol is designed to be platform-independent, meaning that it can be used to access and control computers running on any operating system, including Windows, macOS, Linux, and others.

Virtualization 36

Virtualization Network Linux Windows 36

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Yes, the article is slightly OpenStack-centric, but it still remains a very informative look at the different components of OVN and how OVN works. Vivek Gite over at nixCraft explains how to use ufw (Uncomplicated Firewall) on Ubuntu to limit SSH connections. Operating Systems/Applications. Read this post.)

Linux 60

Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

Here’s some information on Nuage Networks’ experimental Docker Network plugin. Russell Pope at Kovarus recently wrote about using security groups to manage the VMware NSX distributed firewall. Operating Systems/Applications. At the recent OCP Summit, Microsoft introduced Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC).

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

Dataconomy

JUNE 14, 2023

Selling user data : Some unscrupulous piracy services resort to selling invaluable user data, including browsing history and personal information, to unscrupulous third-party entities. This malware can also spread within a home or corporate network, posing a potential threat to critical business operations.

Industry 36

Industry Internet Financial Malware 36

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2017

Tony Sangha took PowerNSX (a set of PowerShell cmdlets for interacting with NSX) and created a tool to help document the NSX Distributed Firewall configuration. Operating Systems/Applications. Alan Renouf shows you how to retrieve NVMe storage device details using PowerCLI. What’s that? That’s handy. Virtualization.

Linux 60

Linux Devops Open Source Virtualization 60

Dataconomy

MARCH 28, 2023

The ecosystem consists of various components, including devices, communication networks, data storage, and analytics tools, that work together to create an intelligent system that enables automation, monitoring, and control of various processes. Data storage solutions need to be scalable, secure, and cost-effective.

Data 28

Data Storage Security Network 28

Dataconomy

MARCH 28, 2023

The ecosystem consists of various components, including devices, communication networks, data storage, and analytics tools, that work together to create an intelligent system that enables automation, monitoring, and control of various processes. Data storage solutions need to be scalable, secure, and cost-effective.

Data 28

Data Storage Security Network 28

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

Anthony Burke (disclaimer: Anthony works for VMware in the NSBU) has a post on how to use Python to automate the bulk creation of firewall rules for use with the VMware NSX distributed firewall. It’s a pretty detailed article with lots of useful information. Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 60

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 15, 2022

Public cloud providers such as AWS, Google, and Microsoft Azure publish shared responsibility models that push security of the data, platform, applications, operating system, network and firewall configuration, and server-side encryption, to the customer. Where is information being stored, transferred, accessed, and manipulated?

Cloud 145

Cloud Open Source Applications Storage 145

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Ivan Pepelnjak shares some links and thoughts on configuring the NSX-T firewall with a CI/CD pipeline built on GitHub Actions and Terraform Cloud. See the vcluster web site or the GitHub repository for more information. If I do end up using/testing it, I’ll share more information via a future blog post. Networking.

Open Source 107

Open Source Cloud Network Storage 107

Dataconomy

MARCH 20, 2023

It works by exploiting vulnerabilities in the operating system or other software on the target machine to gain access and create copies of itself. Worms can quickly spread to other devices connected to the same network, causing widespread damage and disrupting normal operations.

System 36

System Malware Firewall Operating Systems 36

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2013

Welcome to Technology Short Take #32, the latest installment in my irregularly-published series of link collections, thoughts, rants, raves, and miscellaneous information. I try to keep the information linked to data center technologies like networking, storage, virtualization, and the like, but occasionally other items slip through.

Vmware 109

Vmware Storage Virtualization HP 109

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Ivan Pepelnjak shares some links and thoughts on configuring the NSX-T firewall with a CI/CD pipeline built on GitHub Actions and Terraform Cloud. See the vcluster web site or the GitHub repository for more information. If I do end up using/testing it, I’ll share more information via a future blog post. Networking.

Open Source 60

Open Source Cloud Network Storage 60

Dataconomy

MARCH 20, 2023

It works by exploiting vulnerabilities in the operating system or other software on the target machine to gain access and create copies of itself. Worms can quickly spread to other devices connected to the same network, causing widespread damage and disrupting normal operations.

System 28

System Malware Firewall Operating Systems 28

Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

This post by Ranga Maddipudi shows you how to use App Firewall in conjunction with VXLAN logical networks. App Firewall? Operating Systems/Applications. Anyone have more information on Jeda Networks? Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies.

HP 106

HP Virtualization Hardware Network 106

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2020

” Speaking of Linux networking…Marek Majkowski of Cloudflare digs deep into conntrack , used for stateful firewalling functionality. Operating Systems/Applications. Chip Zoller has information on deploying Harbor on Photon OS. Ben Kuhn shares some information on how to create more immersive video calls.

Open Source 60

Open Source Vmware Disaster Recovery Linux 60

Galido

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

You can also utilize virtual appliances, which are termed as virtual machines on which you have installed intrusion prevention/detection solution, software firewall or other function on your azure vnet. You can select from various operating systems. This azure vnet becomes your internal network’s extension.

Virtualization 60

Virtualization Microsoft Firewall Network 60

ForAllSecure

MARCH 30, 2022

So after elevating a previous to it, we could conduct a more extensive recon and on the Jupyter Notebook environment So after conducting more thorough recon on the Jupyter Notebook environment, we found out that the Jupyter Notebook had some local firewall rules restricting network access. Why might that be the case?

Firewall 52

Firewall Virtualization Authentication Linux 52

Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

This post by Ranga Maddipudi shows you how to use App Firewall in conjunction with VXLAN logical networks. App Firewall? Operating Systems/Applications. Anyone have more information on Jeda Networks? Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies.

HP 61

HP Virtualization Hardware Network 61

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. This blog post on shielded VMs in Windows Server 2016 is a bit light on details, but the embedded video may be more informative (I didn’t watch it). Operating Systems/Applications.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Intel Storage 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). Helpful and informative content, no question about it. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking. Servers/Hardware. Check this out.

Open Source 60

Open Source Vmware Network IBM 60

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.

Firewall 60

Firewall Windows Linux Architecture 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 25, 2015

It looks like very useful information for anyone supporting NSX in their environment. Roie Ben Haim, who works in professional services at VMware, has a deep dive on the NSX distributed firewall (DFW). Operating Systems/Applications. Here’s a nice article on using Ansible with Arista EOS. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Virtualization Tools 60