Linux Academy

MAY 5, 2019

As many of you know, most firewalls today come with a default rule set permitting all outbound traffic to flow freely. You put the firewall in place, and traffic flows outbound unimpeded. This year number five is is Secure configurations for hardware and software on devices , and number 11 is Secure configuration for network devices.

Security 60

Security Firewall Backup Malware 60

Linux Academy

MAY 6, 2019

As many of you know, most firewalls today come with a default rule set permitting all outbound traffic to flow freely. You put the firewall in place, and traffic flows outbound unimpeded. This year number five is is Secure configurations for hardware and software on devices , and number 11 is Secure configuration for network devices.

Security 60

Security Firewall Backup Malware 60

Linux Academy

MAY 22, 2019

Welcome to Linux Academy’s Cloud Playground! Used basic Linux commands on that server. The great thing about this in-browser terminal is that it bypasses restrictions that corporate firewalls typically have, so you can learn on the job without restriction. By the end of this guide, you will have: Started an Ubuntu server.

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Cloud Linux Windows Examples 74

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

CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The problem is that threat actors are able to get through the castle gates (firewalls) and once in, are able to evade the castle guards (IPS). Microsegmentation brings three important things to the table: 1) support for network virtualization; 2) support for software defined networking; and 3) automation. Microsegmentation for Dummies.

Network 150

Network Security Vmware Virtualization 150

Galido

JUNE 28, 2018

This network software is not only powerful but also easy to use. PRTG is network software that monitors your entire infrastructure 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and alerts you to problems before users even realize it. SSH: For Linux / Unix and MacOS systems. It is one of the most powerful network monitoring software you buy.

Network 60

Network LAN VOIP Licensing 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 20, 2016

Plumgrid is one of the primary commercial sponsors behind the IO Visor project , a Linux Foundation project, which leverages the extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) subsystem in the Linux kernel. Project Calico. Next, I stopped by the Calico booth. It’s early days yet, so it’s hard to say how things will shape up over time.

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Meeting Linux Storage Network 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

In a bit of an older post from late summer 2016, Matt Oswalt outlines why network engineers should care about the network software supply chain. Vivek Gite over at nixCraft explains how to use ufw (Uncomplicated Firewall) on Ubuntu to limit SSH connections. Simon Leinen (from SWITCHengines) explains their use of IPv6 with OpenStack.

Linux 60

Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Verplanke believes that DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) and virtualization are key to virtualizing workloads that move around lots and lots of packets, such as firewalls, routers, and other similar functions. Devices first started as tightly-coupled hardware and software solutions. Is the Linux bridge efficient enough?

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Virtualization Intel Cloud Data 113

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

I highly recommend you read the entire post, but in short the five skills Matt recommends are software skills (which includes configuration management and software development tools like Git ), Linux, deep protocol knowledge, hypervisor and container networking, and IPv6. What does this mean? You’re welcome.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

At DevOps Networking Forum 2016, I had the opportunity to share a presentation on some Linux networking options. At the recent OCP Summit, Microsoft introduced Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC). Russell Pope at Kovarus recently wrote about using security groups to manage the VMware NSX distributed firewall.

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Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

Cloud Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2018

A software application has numerous moving parts, which, if not effectively maintained, will definitely affect the final quality and end user experience. It effortlessly integrates with any area of the IT infrastructure, be it provisioning virtual machines (VMs) or creating firewall rules. Grab this Headline Animator ( Thank you.

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Tools Applications Network Firewall 94

SecureWorld News

JUNE 12, 2023

is offered by Udemy and focuses on major operating systems like Windows, Mac OS, and Linux, providing learners with the skills they need to secure systems while preserving privacy and anonymity. Focusing on TCP/IP protocol suites, this certification centers around the methods used when creating and configuring firewall solutions.

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Course IBM Security Industry 60

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 4, 2024

Furthermore, if the operating system pattern is Linux Oracle Enterprise, the architect would use that pattern first in its design unless technical constraints made the consumption of this pattern suboptimal to accomplish the solution’s goal.

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Financial Architecture Resources Security 96

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 11, 2016

VMware recently announced Open Hardware Management Services (OHMS) , a project intended to help manage servers and switches in a software-defined data center (SDDC) context. I do agree with the post that Linux skills are a good place to invest your time/energy, which is what I’ve been recommending for a few years now. Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 60

CTOvision

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Eva Andreasson has been working with JVMs, SOA, Cloud, and infrastructure software for 15+ years. Before entering the land of Big Data, Alex spent the better part of ten years wrangling Linux server farms and writing Perl as a contractor to the Department of Defense and Department of Justice. Eva Andreasson. He likes shiny objects.

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Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Big Data 150

CTOvision

JANUARY 18, 2015

Eva Andreasson has been working with JVMs, SOA, Cloud, and infrastructure software for 15+ years. Before entering the land of Big Data, Alex spent the better part of ten years wrangling Linux server farms and writing Perl as a contractor to the Department of Defense and Department of Justice. Eva Andreasson. He likes shiny objects.

Program Management 150

Program Management Fractional CTO CTO Programming 150

ForAllSecure

APRIL 3, 2019

Software security is a global challenge that is slated to grow worse. 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.

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Programming Software Software Research 52

ForAllSecure

APRIL 3, 2019

Software security is a global challenge that is slated to grow worse. 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.

Programming 40

Programming Software Software Research 40

ForAllSecure

APRIL 3, 2019

Software security is a global challenge that is slated to grow worse. 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.

Programming 40

Programming Software Software Research 40

Dataconomy

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The organization’s security team then works to implement these recommendations, which may involve patching software, configuring firewalls, or implementing additional security controls. Familiarize yourself with operating systems Get comfortable with different operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Network 45

Network Security Applications System 45

Fountainhead

MAY 5, 2009

In the way virtualization abstracts & configures the software world (O/S, applications, etc.), Today, the service provider houses over 1,425 virtual servers running on 70 industrystandard Egenera servers, 370 terabytes of storage and 1,250 virtualized firewalls. regardless of whether those applications are virtual, or native.

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Data Center Virtualization Disaster Recovery Storage 100

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

A discussion of “statefulness” brought me again to Ivan’s post on the spectrum of firewall statefulness. Cisco shared some thoughts on what they termed a “software-only” approach; naturally, they have a different vision for data center networking (and that’s OK). This looks interesting.

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Vmware Data Center Storage Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 2, 2021

In this post , Jakub Sitnicki digs way deep into the Linux kernel to uncover the answer to the question, “Why are there no entries in the conntrack table for SYN packets dropped by the firewall?” Linux malware is getting more sophisticated. ” Get ready to get nerdy! Servers/Hardware. Aye aye, Popeye!

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Vmware Firewall Storage Comparison 60

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 17, 2023

Most cybersecurity professionals believe that AI has the potential to significantly improve the security of critical software. We need to continue to invest in traditional cybersecurity measures, such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems. AI systems can be just as vulnerable to attack as human-made systems.

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Artificial Intelligence Education Firewall Open Source 75

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

How could open source software be vulnerable for so long? Years ago, I was the lead security software reviewer at ZDNet and then at CNET. 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.

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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? Years ago, I was the lead security software reviewer at ZDNet and then at CNET. 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.

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Open Source Operating Systems Software Software 52

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. One prevented them from access IMDS.

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. I must disagree with some of his statements regarding what software-defined networking is and is not and where it fits , written back in April. App Firewall? Venky explains it in this post. Technology Short Take #32.

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HP Virtualization Hardware Network 106

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. I predicted a couple of years ago that Intel SGX (Software Guard Extensions) was going to be HUGE (see here ). Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host (how’s that for a mouthful?)

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Vmware Linux Intel Storage 60

Linux Academy

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

This November at Linux Academy, we have loads of new content coming your way! To all of our learners who may know someone who wants to learn more about the cloud or Linux, but they have been on the fence about signing up for a free community edition account, then tell them that right now is a great time for them to sign up!

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Linux Systems Administration Cloud Google 16

Linux Academy

APRIL 11, 2019

Think about all the controls we have in place on our networks today: firewalls, authentication systems, intrusion detection and prevention systems (network- and host-based), router and switch security, operating system security, data encryption — the list goes on and on. It’s in this domain that we lump the following: Firewalls.

Authentication 60

Authentication Security Disaster Recovery Firewall 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

This post by Ranga Maddipudi shows you how to use App Firewall in conjunction with VXLAN logical networks. I must disagree with some of his statements regarding what software-defined networking is and is not and where it fits , written back in April. App Firewall? Venky explains it in this post. Technology Short Take #32.

HP 61

HP Virtualization Hardware Network 61

Galido

MAY 14, 2016

If you have to do anonymous chatting, and you’re behind a firewall, you can install the Orbot proxy tool, which will get you through. Cryptocat is free software with a simple mission: everyone should be able to chat with their friends in privacy. All Cryptocat software is published transparently. Open source.

Security 81

Security Open Source Network System 81

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Tom’s key point is that disaggregating software from hardware—which is kind of a given if you’re buying whitebox networking gear—gives you the (potential) flexibility to repurpose network gear based on the software running on it. I came across a couple of useful vCloud Air-related posts that I wanted to share here.

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Open Source Vmware Network IBM 60

ForAllSecure

JUNE 21, 2022

I have all the abilities built into Windows or built into Linux or Mac to do this for me. Vamosi: In order to cater to large enterprises, which are sometimes slow to move to newer versions of the software. Think about does chrome have a capability does for instance, in FTP software have a capability?

Operating Systems 52

Operating Systems System Microsoft Examples 52

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 10, 2021

You can't run an operating system if you're running like even real time Linux, you probably couldn't do a very good job of activating the cylinders on your, on your engine controller so even an operating system, it has limitations and so why even bother. There's constantly software updates and they update the entire vehicle.

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Automotive Operating Systems System Tools 52