SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) recently published a report on securing RDP, and it includes a powerful statement on where we are in cyber history: "We are at a point in cybersecurity where offense must inform defense in order to help protect against the most prolific cyber threats to our environments.

Security 52

Security Open Source Report Internet 52

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Servers/Hardware. The Log4J vulnerability and associated exploits has been on many folks' minds, so it’s only natural that many security companies have been looking into how to mitigate this attack vector. Aqua Security has a write-up on some of their analysis here. Virtualization. is available. Career/Soft Skills.

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Open Source Virtualization Applications Security 94

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Alejandro Villanueva shares 26 AWS security best practices to adopt in production. The open source ko project has applied to become a CNCF Sandbox project. Virtualization. Mike McQuaid talks about entitlement in open source. Using Auth0? Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Open Source Apple Vmware Cloud 79

CTOvision

JANUARY 11, 2016

If those options weren’t enough, here comes the open hybrid cloud. An open hybrid cloud leverages the benefits of accessing data and processes across private and public implementations, while facilitating open source development. Providers are now offering services that combine IT assets in an open hybrid cloud.

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Cloud Open Source Applications Firewall 150

Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

network virtualization). Is the relationship between network virtualization and service mesh closer than some folks might wish to admit? Servers/Hardware. Researchers have uncovered a potential security flaw in Apple Silicon CPUs; more details in this 9to5Mac article. Virtualization. Kubernetes 1.24

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Virtualization Storage Programming Network 79

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 7, 2023

For the enterprise, planning edge strategies and reaping their rewards is often a complex and challenging process, with myriad applications to deploy, a proliferation of hardware devices to manage, multiple data types and sources to integrate, and significant security risks to avoid.

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Network Dell Survey Intel 103

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2024

In reality, their perceived lower level of security makes them attractive targets to malicious actors. Additionally, nonprofits must be aware of the risks posed by inadequate security in third-party services they use, such as fundraising platforms and email services.

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Nonprofit Strategy Budget Backup 86

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 8, 2022

“We were winning more work, but we wondered how we were going to fulfill it,” Swift says, adding that he was able to hire 200 new contractors in India and in the Philippines to meet the firm’s contractual obligations by using Microsoft’s Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). “It It will also save the firm a bundle on hardware costs.

Cloud 91

Cloud Windows Virtualization Microsoft 91

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Servers/Hardware. I saw this blog post about Curiefense , an open source Envoy extension to add WAF (web application firewall) functionality to Envoy. I really enjoy these AWS open source news and updates posts. Virtualization. Jeremy Cowan shows how to use Cluster API to provision an AWS EKS cluster.

Open Source 105

Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 105

CTOvision

JANUARY 25, 2016

As advanced applications are developed that leverage the capabilities that make Bitcoin possible, enterprise technologists will be able to tap into new capabilities for security and functionality. It was invented by Satoshi Nakamoto, who published the invention in 2008 and released it as open source software in 2009.

Enterprise 150

Enterprise Enterprise Internet Network 150

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Servers/Hardware I must admit that I always wanted to have a Sun workstation, and I’ve had an interest in SunOS/Solaris for years (check out this link if you don’t believe me). Security Michael Tsai weighs in on the Microsoft signing key that was stolen, sharing several links with commentary on this matter.

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Vmware Network Hardware Cloud 74

CTOvision

MARCH 13, 2014

Here are details: Solid Heralds the Merging of the Physical and Virtual Worlds. Brian Gerkey, CEO of Open Source Robotics Foundation. Big Data CTO Cyber Security DoD and IC Events Astro Teller Autodesk Bruner Center for Bits and Atoms Google Industrial Internet San Francisco Tim O''Reilly'

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Conference Big Data CTO Internet 263

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

I’ve got another collection of links to articles on networking, security, cloud, programming, and career development—hopefully you find something useful! Servers/Hardware What do you think of the ThinkPhone ? Security Adrian Mouat reviews some of the security-focused changes in Go 1.20. to version 8.0.

Programming 90

Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Galido

MARCH 19, 2019

Information technology is the use of any tech devices, infrastructure, software and processes to create and process, store, secure and exchange all forms of digital data. Our articles are typically focused on software recommendations, business, security, interesting topics and search engine optimization and marketing. Search Security.

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Resources Mobile Data Center Security 113

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2021

The collection of links shared below covers a fairly wide range of topics, from old Sun hardware to working with serverless frameworks in the public cloud. Servers/Hardware. John Gruber’s post on “Secure Intent” on Apple devices was, for me at least, an informative read. Virtualization. Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Hardware Load Balancer Apple 60

Galido

MAY 1, 2019

The deeper we dive into modern technology terms, the more it seems we try to blend physical and virtual worlds together. These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs.

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Resources Mobile Data Center Security 107

Cloud Musings

MARCH 9, 2018

According to the former Equifax CEO’s testimony to Congress , one of the primary causes of this now infamous data breach was the company’s failure to patch a critical vulnerability in the open source Apache Struts Web application framework. A process to identify vulnerabilities in hardware, operating systems, and applications.

Operating Systems 79

Operating Systems Enterprise Enterprise Virtualization 79

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Servers/Hardware. The big news in the hardware space recently was the article regarding the purported Chinese hardware supply chain attack. Of the (innumerable) articles commenting on the hardware hack, this article by Joe FitzPatrick and this ErrataSec article caught my eye. Virtualization. Probably not.

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Hardware Open Source Vmware Linux 60

Galido

MARCH 22, 2019

The deeper we dive into modern technology terms, the more it seems we try to blend physical and virtual worlds together. These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs.

Resources 107

Resources Mobile Data Center Security 107

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Xavier Avrillier walks readers through using Antrea (a Kubernetes CNI built on top of Open vSwitch—a topic I’ve touched on a time or two) to provide on-premise load balancing in Kubernetes. Servers/Hardware. Cabling is hardware, right? Virtualization. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Career/Soft Skills.

Linux 74

Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Components involved include the open source Kuma service mesh (in turn leveraging Envoy), anycast BGP, and mutual TLS (mTLS). Servers/Hardware. William Lam takes a look at some potentially interesting homelab hardware. If you aren’t paying attention to the security of your CI/CD pipelines, you probably should.

Storage 79

Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Servers/Hardware. I saw this blog post about Curiefense , an open source Envoy extension to add WAF (web application firewall) functionality to Envoy. I really enjoy these AWS open source news and updates posts. Virtualization. Jeremy Cowan shows how to use Cluster API to provision an AWS EKS cluster.

Open Source 60

Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 60

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). Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2020

Servers/Hardware. This article is about hardware, just not the hardware I’d typically talk about in this section—instead, it’s about Philips Hue light bulbs. There’s a security vulnerability , so don’t let your smart home get hacked. Virtualization. That’s cool. Good for the EFF.

Linux 60

Linux Windows Hardware Network 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Cole Atkinson discusses the fact that osxfuse is no longer open source , and the ramifications of this development on open source in general. Virtualization. I recently spotted Multipass , a virtualization solution for working with Linux instances. Networking.

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Open Source Vmware Authentication Storage 60

Galido

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The deeper we dive into modern technology terms, the more it seems we try to blend physical and virtual worlds together. These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs.

Mobile 77

Mobile Data Center Security Virtualization 77

Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Since we’re on a bit of a security kick this time around, then the recent announcement by HyTrust of HyTrust CloudControl 6.0 These look interesting, but be aware that they are not licensed with an open source license. Virtualization. Networking. seems appropriate to include.

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Linux Dell Open Source Licensing 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 28, 2016

And while we are on the topic of Linux and open source in the networking industry…read this entertaining and informative article on the importance of (truly) open source libraries in networking. This post on automating NSX security rules using Splunk (and some custom code) is pretty cool. Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Open Source Devops 60

Galido

MARCH 19, 2019

Information technology is the use of any tech devices, infrastructure, software and processes to create and process, store, secure and exchange all forms of digital data. Our articles are typically focused on software recommendations, business, security, interesting topics and search engine optimization and marketing. Search Security.

Resources 66

Resources Mobile Data Center Security 66

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). Servers/Hardware. A moderate security bug in OpenSSH (all releases between 5.4 Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 19, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Tim Hinrichs discusses securing the Kubernetes API with Open Policy Agent. Pod Security Policies (PSPs) are an important security feature in Kubernetes. This article discusses four open source secrets management tools. Virtualization. Nothing this time around! Larry Smith Jr.

Open Source 60

Open Source Tools Policies Cloud 60

CTOvision

JANUARY 18, 2016

Human-computer interaction: Hardware companies with network effects. Technology platforms: Exploiting the increasing power of the browser, and WebRTC in particular; exploring companion businesses to open source software. Media distribution: Over-the-top television. To track more on this topic see: @BloombergBeta.

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Research Artificial Intelligence Open Source Applications 150

Scott Lowe

JULY 5, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Although I’ve by and large moved away from Apple hardware (I still have a MacBook Pro running macOS that sees very little use, and a Mac Pro running Fedora), I did see this article regarding a new keyboard for the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. Virtualization. It provides the basics behind X.509v3

Storage 60

Storage Hardware Open Source Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2019

Via the Kubernetes blog , Box announced it has open sourced a project called kube-iptables-tailer , which turns packet drops from iptables into Kubernetes events that can be logged for easier troubleshooting. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization. Who says you can’t please everyone all the time? Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Open Source Intel Applications 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

Servers/Hardware. These viewpoints—that security via micro-segmentation is a compelling use case for NSX—is one I’ve seen repeated in numerous environments. Turns out there’s a security vulnerability in some of the wireless keyboard and mice out there. Virtualization. Fun read if you’re into custom builds.

Linux 60

Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

Servers/Hardware. These viewpoints—that security via micro-segmentation is a compelling use case for NSX—is one I’ve seen repeated in numerous environments. Turns out there’s a security vulnerability in some of the wireless keyboard and mice out there. Virtualization. Fun read if you’re into custom builds.

Linux 60

Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 17, 2020

Servers/Hardware. The next day, the Microsoft Security Response Center confirmed the vulnerability. The next day, the Microsoft Security Response Center confirmed the vulnerability. It’s good to see 1Password add support for U2F security keys for logging into your 1Password.com account via a web browser.

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Load Balancer Vmware Windows Cloud 60