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

Dataconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This is natural in today’s world where data is more valuable than gold because every information is now in the virtual environment and there is nothing that black hat hackers will not do to obtain it. To set up a web application firewall (WAF), you will need to: Choose a WAF solution. What is a Zip bomb?

Firewall 41

Firewall Applications Examples Load Balancer 41

Scott Lowe

APRIL 3, 2013

After all, if I can use a controller—there are numerous open source and proprietary controllers out there—to gain programmatic access to controlling individual flows within my data center, why do I need VLANs? Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies.

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Load Balancer Network HP Virtualization 108

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2024

For instance, hardware- or software-based firewalls can monitor incoming and outgoing network traffic and block suspicious activity. Open-source tools can also be valuable; for example, tools like KeePass for password management or ClamAV for antivirus protection are free and widely respected.

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Nonprofit Strategy Budget Backup 87

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

Matt Oswalt recently unveiled (and open sourced) a framework called ToDD, which stands for “Testing on Demand: Distributed”. Russell Pope at Kovarus recently wrote about using security groups to manage the VMware NSX distributed firewall. Finally, you might find the VMware Virtual SAN 6.2 Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

CTOvision

JUNE 28, 2016

What’s amazing about this project is that AirBnB has released it as open source to the community so that anyone can use it. Netflix is committed to open source, and has a very sophisticated real time workflow. The appliance is placed inside the firewall and can scan network traffic in near real-time.

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Artificial Intelligence Malware Big Data Open Source 155

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2017

Skydive is (in the project’s own words) an “open source real-time network topology and protocols analyzer.” 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. Virtualization. What’s that? Check it out on GitHub.

Linux 60

Linux Devops Open Source Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 20, 2016

Using eBPF, Plumgrid has created in-kernel virtual network functions (VNFs) that do things like bridging, routing, network address translation (NAT), and firewalling. MidoNet is an open source, overlay-based network virtualization solution. Pricing is capacity-based.

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Meeting Linux Storage Network 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

I find it enormously helpful to stay connected to various open source-related IRC channels, but staying logged while on the move is, for all intents and purposes, impossible. I’m not sure if this falls into storage or virtualization, but we’ll place it here in the Storage section. Virtualization.

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Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 69

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 11, 2016

In this post you’ll find a collection of links to articles discussing the major data center technologies—networking, hardware, security, cloud computing, applications, virtualization…you name it! (If Numan Siddique describes the native DHCP support available in OVN (Open Virtual Network). Virtualization. Networking.

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Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2013

Greg Ferro examines a potential SDN use case (an OpenFlow use case) in the form of enterprise firewall migrations. Oz looks like it could be quite useful—especially in virtualized/cloud computing environments—but I’m struggling to determine why I should use Oz instead of OS-specific mechanisms (like a kickstart file).

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Storage Vmware WAN Virtualization 111

CTOvision

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

As CSO, Mike is responsible for Cloudera’s product strategy, open source leadership, engineering alignment and direct engagement with customers. Prior to Cloudera Mike was CEO of Sleepycat Software, makers of Berkeley DB, the open source embedded database engine. where he was their CSO. informationbuilders.com @infobldrs.

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Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Big Data 150

CTOvision

JANUARY 18, 2015

As CSO, Mike is responsible for Cloudera’s product strategy, open source leadership, engineering alignment and direct engagement with customers. Prior to Cloudera Mike was CEO of Sleepycat Software, makers of Berkeley DB, the open source embedded database engine. where he was their CSO. informationbuilders.com @infobldrs.

Program Management 150

Program Management Fractional CTO CTO Programming 150

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Well, let’s see…stuff on Envoy, network automation, network designs, M1 chips (and potential open source variants!), 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. Are open source M1-style chips a possibility?

Open Source 107

Open Source Cloud Network Storage 107

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With that, and greater speed, efficiency and accuracy across video, audio, and written copy, there were virtually no limits. The number of free, open-source models continues to proliferate, as well as industry-specific models, which are pre-trained on, say, finance, medicine or material science. This is imperative for us to do.”

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Fractional CTO Open Source Enterprise Enterprise 131

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Still, there’s a decent collection of networking, cloud computing, and virtualization articles as well as a smattering of other topics for you to peruse. ” Speaking of Linux networking…Marek Majkowski of Cloudflare digs deep into conntrack , used for stateful firewalling functionality. Virtualization.

Open Source 60

Open Source Vmware Disaster Recovery Linux 60

ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. These virtual SOCs are providing greater visibility into these low noise attacks on smaller and medium sized organizations.

Internet 40

Internet Insurance Security Virtualization 40

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Well, let’s see…stuff on Envoy, network automation, network designs, M1 chips (and potential open source variants!), 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. Are open source M1-style chips a possibility?

Open Source 60

Open Source Cloud Network Storage 60

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 11, 2023

Companies should be able to run the software within their own firewalls, under their full set of security and privacy controls, and in compliance with country-specific data residency laws, without ever sending any data outside their networks. This does not mean that organizations must give up the advantages of cloud computing.

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Applications Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 95

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Jason Edelman has posted a self-compiled list of networking projects that are open source ; this is a useful list, so thanks for compiling it Jason! I didn’t think that OpenFlow itself was actually open source (even though there are multiple open source implementations of various OpenFlow products).

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Open Source Vmware Network IBM 60

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

How could open source software be vulnerable for so long? 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. This was the beginning of open source software.

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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? 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. This was the beginning of open source software.

Open Source 52

Open Source Operating Systems Software Software 52

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. Virtualization. on an Apple Xserve 3,1.

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Windows Firewall Linux Architecture 60

ForAllSecure

MARCH 30, 2022

There’s an entryway, and there are various corridors; these corridors open to other corridors, and so the sections of the buildings are like boxes. A simple analogy would be who is going to manage which doors to lock and which to keep open. You simply send an HTTP request and retrieve unique information per Virtual Machine (VM).

Firewall 52

Firewall Virtualization Authentication Linux 52

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 17, 2013

The term “Cloud Management” is nebulous, but typically refers to a distinct set of tasks related to managing the infrastructure level (IaaS) cloud layers, typically comprised of the physical and virtual infrastructure, as well as the cloud orchestration layer – whether inside a corporation or a Service Provider cloud. Firewall rules.

Data Center 203

Data Center Cloud Data Applications 203

ForAllSecure

APRIL 4, 2023

You know, because what we had to do is actually go out physically obtain the data, bring it back to a central location, copy the data across to another drive, process it one by one with a whole bunch of tools and open source solutions, etc, etc. That's a, you know, virtual machine running in a year in Japan. That's a container.

Cloud 40

Cloud Government Data Security 40

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. Virtualization. A more detailed analysis of silicon photonics can be had over at The Next Platform. Is a simple DOCKERFILE a myth, a figment of the imagination?

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Intel Storage 60

A Screw's Loose

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Then you have the personal firewall that is centrally managed by IT and let’s not forget that you are hooked up to a proxy server if you try to access the internet. order to be competitive though, a company is going to have to open. source that API in order to have in the most business apps possible…. This is why.

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Mobile Enterprise Enterprise Security 83