Linux Academy

AUGUST 29, 2019

To continually support you in your mission to learn and grow we are always adding new courses and free resources to begin developing your Linux and Cloud skills. Courses Free in September: Microsoft SQL Server On Linux Quick Start. Linux Networking and Trouble Shooting. Network Routing Fundamentals. Git Quick Start.

Linux 18

Linux Course Devops Big Data 18

Scott Lowe

APRIL 29, 2022

The idea of a software bill of materials (SBOM) is gaining traction; here’s an article on a tool by Anchore that claims to be able to help. Liam Galvin shows a couple of ways that Rego (the language behind Open Policy Agent) can be used maliciously. Operating Systems/Applications. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Linux Storage Programming Applications 74

Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

This is a great read overall, but one sentence in particular really caught my eye: “30 years ago I was able to write a complete multitasking operating system in Z80 assembly code. Jon Langemak is blogging again, and he jumps back into the “blogging saddle” with a post on working with tc on Linux systems.

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Linux Apple Operating Systems Policies 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 7, 2021

In this Technology Short Take, I’ve gathered some links for you covering topics like Azure and AWS networking, moving from macOS to Linux (and back again), and more. Stefan Büringer talks about optimizing Open Policy Agent (OPA)-based Kubernetes authorization. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

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Linux Hardware Network Cloud 60

Galido

MAY 15, 2016

KeePass Password Safe is a free, Open Source, lightweight, and easy-to-use password manager for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and Android mobile devices. Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption is a new security feature that provides better data protection for your computer, by encrypting all data stored on the Windows operating system volume. (In

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Windows Operating Systems Security Data 81

Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

Courtesy of Tigera, Alex Pollitt shares some guidelines on when Linux conntrack is no longer your friend. Apparently Dell’s new docking stations support firmware updates via Linux. I’m thankful that Bill Demirkapi followed a responsible disclosure policy. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

Linux 60

Linux Dell Open Source Licensing 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 12, 2021

Isovalent, the folks behind Cilium, recently unveiled the Network Policy Editor, a graphical way of editing Kubernetes Network Policies. You may want to have a look at this software supply chain attack that takes advantage of the way these package managers handle dependencies. Operating Systems/Applications.

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IPv6 Network Storage Policies 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Both articles point out the incredible difficulty of finding such a hardware hack, and point out that exploiting software vulnerabilities would probably be a much faster/easier way to accomplish the same goal. Cory O’Daniel explains how to use role-based access control to assign Pod Security Policies (PSPs) to Kubernetes workloads.

Hardware 60

Hardware Open Source Vmware Linux 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The one caveat to his approach that may be worth mentioning is that some policies (a PodSecurityPolicy or the use of Open Policy Agent) may prevent the user from launching a Pod connected to the host’s network namespace. A new VPN security flaw has been uncovered that affects a wide range of UNIX- and Linux-based systems.

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Linux Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 19, 2019

Milind Gunjan shares some tips for troubleshooting Linux bridged networking on a KVM host. Tim Hinrichs discusses securing the Kubernetes API with Open Policy Agent. Pod Security Policies (PSPs) are an important security feature in Kubernetes. ” Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware.

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Open Source Tools Policies Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 4, 2017

Mircea’s right—bugs will happen in all software (VMware NSX has had its share, for example), but the key is in how it’s handled. If you’re trying to wrap your head around AWS IAM policies, I have yet to find a resource I can recommend more strongly than this article on AWS IAM policies in a nutshell.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Network Examples 60

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. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 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. Learn more about Verizon’s PCI assessments here. [1]

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Financial Architecture Resources Security 99

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Is Intel having second thoughts about software-defined infrastructure? That’s the core question in this blog post , which explores the future of Intel in a software-defined world and the increasing interest in non-x86 platforms like ARM. Operating Systems/Applications. Running Hyper-V with Linux VMs?

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Linux Network Vmware Disaster Recovery 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 8, 2014

It would be great to see Docker get support for connecting containers directly to Open vSwitch (OVS), which is generally considered the de facto standard for networking on Linux hosts. I am rapidly being pulled “higher” up the stack to look at tools and systems for working with distributed applications across clusters of servers.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Virtualization Network 60

ForAllSecure

APRIL 30, 2020

On April 24, ForAllSecure CEO David Brumley joins Decipher Security host, Dennis Fisher, to talk about the importance of software security as well as the need for better cooperation between developers and security teams. His passion stems from the fact that he believes software can change the trajectory of our future possibilities.

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Security Software Software Development 52

ForAllSecure

APRIL 30, 2020

On April 24, ForAllSecure CEO David Brumley joins Decipher Security host, Dennis Fisher, to talk about the importance of software security as well as the need for better cooperation between developers and security teams. His passion stems from the fact that he believes software can change the trajectory of our future possibilities.

Security 52

Security Software Software Development 52

ForAllSecure

APRIL 30, 2020

On April 24, ForAllSecure CEO David Brumley joins Decipher Security host, Dennis Fisher, to talk about the importance of software security as well as the need for better cooperation between developers and security teams. His passion stems from the fact that he believes software can change the trajectory of our future possibilities.

Security 52

Security Software Software Development 52

ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

You’ll want someone with years of pen testing experience, some one who knows the operating system like no other. So in general, an operating system that eventually allows you to gain more information about the context within which attack was made. Maybe your first concern is to make sure the company is functional.

Examples 52

Examples Operating Systems Course System 52

Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2014

Here’s a quick article on how to assess if your Linux-based server is affected. This isn’t as straightforward as building a Linux image (no surprises there), but I did find a few good articles that helped along the way. Operating Systems/Applications. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. ” Classic!

Vmware 60

Vmware Windows Virtualization Storage 60

ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

Stuxnet targets supervisory control and data acquisition systems. Instead of just targeting zero days in the Windows operating system- which it did -- it then infected Siemens Step7 systems, causing the fast-spinning centrifuges to tear themselves apart. You know a lot of times it's software is not free.

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System Industry Conference Network 52

ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In this episode, though, I’m going to focus on the much more common digital pentesters side, you know, the people who are hired to break into the digital organization, the networks, the software -- and this they can do pretty much anywhere, often without much travel. The more famous of these is Kali Linux, from Offensive Security.

Network 52

Network Applications Security Operating Systems 52

ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In this episode, though, I’m going to focus on the much more common digital pentesters side, you know, the people who are hired to break into the digital organization, the networks, the software -- and this they can do pretty much anywhere, often without much travel. The more famous of these is Kali Linux, from Offensive Security.

Network 52

Network Applications Security Operating Systems 52

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Jeda Networks describes themselves as a “software-defined storage networking” company. Basically, what Jeda Networks does is create a software-based FCoE overlay on an existing Ethernet network. Even so, I’m going to keep an eye on Jeda to see how things progress. Diablo Technologies. Summary and Wrap-Up.

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Meeting Storage Hardware Network 63

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 19, 2023

Its commitment to Linux turned what might have been a Windows Server-based cloud computing backwater into the Microsoft Azure powerhouse, the only public cloud to give the AWS juggernaut a serious run for its money. Since Satya Nadella took the helm in 2014, Microsoft has doubled down on its support for non-Microsoft technologies.

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Microsoft Security Enterprise Enterprise 77

ForAllSecure

MARCH 14, 2022

And beyond the hacker community in the policy side of things, his Think Tank work, lose a tremendous asset, wealth and knowledge and things like that. Vamosi: So at a lot of hacking conference I go to, I have a laptop running Linux. It really is accessible like you said, with a $30 software defined radio and a laptop or Raspberry Pi.

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Airlines Government Security Conference 52