Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

DNS, BGP, hardware-based security, Kubernetes, Linux—they’re all in here. Alex Neihaus provides readers with a walkthrough for adding BGP routes to AWS security groups. Via Russ White , RFC 9199 was drawn to my attention (“Considerations for Large Authoritative DNS Server Operators”). Networking.

Linux 90

Linux Storage Virtualization Hardware 90

CTOvision

MAY 9, 2017

This is the industry’s first universal kernel bypass (UKB) solution which includes three techniques for kernel bypass: a POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface) sockets-based API (Application Program Interface), TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) Direct and DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit). Hardware Based Security (ServerLock).

Software 151

Software Software Data Center Hardware 151

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

IT administrators and operations managers are responsible for overseeing much of any given organization's incumbent security practices. Upholding best cyber defense practices and maintaining a robust posture across systems and networks is a constant balancing act, especially given the evolving threat landscape of today.

Exercises 77

Exercises Policies Security Hardware 77

GeekWire

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Gatens has been working with partners including Ramon.Space on a line of radiation-hardened compute and data storage hardware that’s well-suited for the space environment. “We have a lot of data that’s created in space, but how valuable would it be to actually do compute and storage in space?”

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Microsoft Cloud Storage Hardware 108

The Verge

JUNE 29, 2021

Microsoft’s big security push is complicated Microsoft has had six years to prepare for the launch of Windows 11, but the company is still struggling to explain its new hardware requirements. Trusted Platform Module) support, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. It looks like that’s about to end with Windows 11.

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Windows Microsoft Hardware Intel 91

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Servers/Hardware. Jimmy Mankowitz talks in some detail about using NSX-T in vSphere with Tanzu to secure applications. Operating Systems/Applications. Welcome to Technology Short Take #146! Networking.

IPv6 60

IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 7, 2023

Servers/Hardware Manoj Kumar provides a beginner’s guide to Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Security GitHub recently had to change their RSA SSH host key ; be sure to check out the details. Rory McCune examines some container security fundamentals that arise from the fact that “containers are just processes.

Applications 97

Applications Comparison Cloud Operating Systems 97

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The plan, which WhatsApp is detailing in a white paper before rolling out to users on iOS and Android in the coming weeks, is meant to secure the backups WhatsApp users already send to either Google Drive or Apple’s iCloud, making them unreadable without an encryption key. Image: WhatsApp. We expect to get criticized by some for this”.

Backup 58

Backup Apple Storage Hardware 58

The Verge

MAY 4, 2021

But the non-cellular Apple Watch Series 3 has a tiny 8GB of internal storage, a fair chunk of which is taken up by the operating system and other critical software. And being able to update your hardware’s software is important: the just-released watchOS 7.4.1, for example, patches a critical security flaw.

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Apple Backup Hardware Software 135

Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Researchers have uncovered a potential security flaw in Apple Silicon CPUs; more details in this 9to5Mac article. I’m not sure how I feel about security researchers calling this flaw “not that bad.” Operating Systems/Applications. Programming. Virtualization.

Virtualization 79

Virtualization Storage Programming Network 79

Scott Lowe

APRIL 29, 2022

My link of links and articles from around the Internet is a bit light on networking and virtualization this time around, but heftier in the security, cloud, and OS/application sections. Servers/Hardware. Daniel Holback talks about the addition of fuzzing to the Flux controllers , to improve the security posture of the Flux project.

Linux 74

Linux Storage Programming Applications 74

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.

Programming 90

Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The rise of the disaggregated network operating system (NOS) marches on: this time, it’s Big Switch Networks announcing expanded hardware support in Open Network Linux (ONL) , upon which its own NOS is based. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking. Nothing this time around, sorry!

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 7, 2021

Servers/Hardware. This post by “xssfox” takes an interesting (to me) look at a security hole created through the use of an automated code pipeline deploying to a production website. maximizing revenue per hardware instance). Marco Lancini discusses security logging in AWS environments. Programming.

Linux 60

Linux Hardware Network Cloud 60

The Verge

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Another advantage, which Mint shares with other Linux distros, is it runs on low-power hardware. This is an image of the Mint operating system which you can use to run or install the operating system. When you create a USB drive, you’ll be given the option to set it up with persistent storage. Try Mint out.

Linux 106

Linux Windows How To Operating Systems 106

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

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. If you aren’t paying attention to the security of your CI/CD pipelines, you probably should. (Seriously.). Yes, please.

Storage 79

Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

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. Operating Systems/Applications.

Open Source 94

Open Source Virtualization Applications Security 94

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Cabling is hardware, right? Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws. Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws.

Linux 74

Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

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 Thinking of using a hardware VTEP (VXLAN Tunnel Endpoint) with VMware NSX? Servers/Hardware. Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Konstantin Ryabitsev has a series going on securing a SysAdmin Linux workstation. Part 1 covers how to choose a Linux distribution, and part 2 discusses some security tips for installing Linux on your SysAdmin workstation. Operating Systems/Applications. Intel NUC or SuperMicro E200-8D?

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

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. Operating Systems/Applications. Kubernetes 1.15

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Storage Hardware Open Source Vmware 60

Galido

JULY 20, 2018

Many iPhone users and Apple fanboys alike stand by their product no matter how limited Apple makes their storage capacities, while Android geeks have long time been able to freely add storage/memory cards to their devices and take advantage of more powerful hardware. Aesthetics, Hardware and Price. Cloud Integration.

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Study Apple Google Operating Systems 66

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Kaizhe Huang examines Falco versus AuditD from a host intrusion detection system (HIDS) perspective. Kaizhe Huang examines Falco versus AuditD from a host intrusion detection system (HIDS) perspective. A major security flaw in sudo has been discovered; more details available here. Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Study Network 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 2, 2019

I’ve got a little bit of something for most everyone, except for the storage nerds (I’m leaving that to my friend J Metz this time around). Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. David Holder talks briefly about application security with mutual TLS (mTLS) via Istio. Networking.

Storage 60

Storage Applications Programming Firewall 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. Operating Systems/Applications.

Linux 60

Linux Windows Hardware Network 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

” Servers/Hardware. 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. A simple tip, yes, but useful! Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Authentication Virtualization Storage 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Teri Radichel uses some basketball analogies to explain why defensive (proactive) security strategies are more desirable than reactive security strategies. Operating Systems/Applications. I thought it was useful, so now I’m sharing it with you. Plastic microchips ? That’s kind of cool.

Linux 90

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Scott Lowe

MARCH 16, 2018

Servers/Hardware. Joe Beda talks about securing the Kubernetes dashboard in the wake of several “cryptojacking” instances. Dave Cheney has a great technical write-up on using Contour with Let’s Encrypt to secure web applications running on Kubernetes. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Architecture Meeting Storage Hardware 60

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. Operating Systems/Applications.

Hardware 60

Hardware Open Source Vmware Linux 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 24, 2020

I don’t have any links for servers/hardware or security in today’s Short Take, but hopefully there’s enough linked content in the other sections that you’ll still find something useful. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking. Nothing this time around!

Storage 60

Storage Tools Architecture Network 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Servers/Hardware. Kevin Houston discusses workload acceleration options—specifically, storage acceleration via NVMe or PCIe SSDs—for blade servers. He also has a good article outlining some storage options for various blade server platforms that might be helpful as well. Operating Systems/Applications.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Storage Network 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Servers/Hardware. Another interesting tidbit regarding hardware: it seems as if we are now seeing the emergence of another round of “hardware offloads.” This next round of hardware offloads seems targeted at network virtualization and related technologies. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 21, 2016

Servers/Hardware. Kevin Houston has an updated blade server comparison chart that might be helpful in making hardware decisions. Via an article by Jason Scanga , I found out that a STIG (security technical implementation guide) has been released for VMware NSX. Operating Systems/Applications. Thanks Jason!

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Hardware 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). Servers/Hardware. A moderate security bug in OpenSSH (all releases between 5.4 Operating Systems/Applications.

Vmware 60

Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Servers/Hardware. It’s a good starting point for thinking about operating your own active-active architecture. Operating Systems/Applications. Eric Sloof shows readers how to use the “Applied To” feature in NSX-T to potentially improve resource utilization. Or, one could just use something like this.

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Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 105

Dataconomy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

A binary file is a fundamental element of computer systems, concealing a complex world of data manipulation and storage beneath its seemingly simple exterior. These files have been integral to computing since its inception, underpinning the basic arithmetic operations and data storage in early computers.

Storage 41

Storage System Video Data 41

Dataconomy

JULY 25, 2023

Wearable computers may appear sleek and unassuming on the outside, but beneath their stylish exteriors lies a complex integration of hardware, software, and communication technologies. Hardware components At the heart of every wearable computer is a collection of essential hardware components.

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Energy Applications Operating Systems Data 36