Scott Lowe

MARCH 15, 2024

Networking Lee Briggs (formerly of Pulumi, now with Tailscale) shows how to use the Tailscale Operator to create “free” Kubernetes load balancers (“free” as in no additional charge above and beyond what it would normally cost to operate a Kubernetes cluster). Thanks for reading! This is a handy trick.

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Linux Vmware Load Balancer Malware 112

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 23, 2022

Today’s work from anywhere culture, escalating ransomware, and an explosion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices are among the trends that are driving enterprises to rethink their approach to secure network access. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have long been the go-to method for providing remote users secure access to the corporate network.

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Network Malware Authentication Enterprise 80

Network World

MARCH 20, 2017

Two teams of researchers managed to win the biggest bounties at this year's Pwn2Own hacking contest by escaping from the VMware Workstation virtual machine and executing code on the host operating system. That's why VM escape exploits are highly prized, more so than browser or OS exploits.

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Network World

APRIL 5, 2017

A critical vulnerability in the widely used Xen hypervisor allows attackers to break out of a guest operating system running inside a virtual machine and access the host system's entire memory. The new vulnerability affects Xen 4.8.x, x, and 4.4.x x and has existed in the Xen code base for over four years.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2023

The second vulnerability (CVE-2023-1966) allows an attacker to execute code remotely at the operating system level, potentially enabling them to change settings, configurations, software, or access sensitive data on the affected product. This vulnerability affects instruments with UCS v2.x x and has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0,

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Healthcare Operating Systems Firewall Network 92

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Networking The good folks over at Packet Pushers have compiled a list of open source networking projects. Operating Systems/Applications Google has open sourced Magicka, an AI-powered file type identification library. I hope you find something useful here! Tony Norlin discusses running Kubernetes with Cilium on FreeBSD.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

, and as a returning speaker I recently had the opportunity to do a podcast with Technology Advice about SDN, virtualization, containers, and Interop. You can listen to a copy of the podcast here on SoundCloud. Here are a few takeaways from my conversation on the podcast: The term “SDN” is too much of a buzzword. That being said….

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Virtualization Linux Operating Systems Hardware 60

The Verge

JANUARY 21, 2021

Corellium, a security firm that offers a virtualized version of iOS for security testing, has successfully ported Ubuntu over to M1 Macs and released a tutorial for others to follow. Virtualization seems to be Apple’s preferred method, but that hasn’t stopped people from making their own ports. Network works via a USB c dongle.

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Network World

MARCH 30, 2017

VMware has released critical security patches for vulnerabilities demonstrated during the recent Pwn2Own hacking contest that could be exploited to escape from the isolation of virtual machines. The patches fix four vulnerabilities that affect VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation Pro and Player and VMware Fusion.

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Vmware Virtualization Operating Systems Windows 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

This session was titled “Carrier-Grade SDN Based OpenStack Networking Solution,” led by Daniel Park and Sangho Shin. Shin first provides some background on SKT, and discusses the steps that SKT has been taking to prepare their network for 5G infrastructure/services. No agents and no network node.

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Network Virtualization Architecture Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Networking The networking section this time around is focused on application level protocols…but hey, they’re still networking protocols, right? Operating Systems/Applications Decisions, decisions— which immutable Linux to use ? Let the linking begin! That’s all for this time!

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Linux Vmware Resources Network 103

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 19, 2024

Networking This article on running WireGuard in Docker may prove useful if that’s an approach I decide to adopt for my AWS lab infrastructure. Russ White laments some of the issues facing network engineering. The flaws, referred to as PixieFail, specifically affect the PXE network boot process.

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Open Source Resources Hardware Network 101

Storage IO Blog

MAY 31, 2016

In case you missed it, Dell recently announced Storage Center Operating System 7 (SCOS 7) with several enhancements for their SC series storage systems (e.g. The post Dell Updates Storage Center Operating System 7 (SCOS 7) appeared first on StorageIOblog. Compellent).

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CTOvision

MAY 16, 2017

Solarflare, a global leader in networking solutions for modern data centers, is releasing an Open Compute Platform (OCP) software-defined, networking interface card, offering the industry’s most scalable, lowest latency networking solution to meet the dynamic needs of the enterprise environment. Marty Meehan.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 26, 2023

Whether in cybersecurity, software development, networking, or any other IT specialty, certifications can raise your career profile and help employers identify your areas of expertise and confirm that you have the right skills for the job. Certifications are a great way for IT pros to pave a path to a specific career in tech.

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CTOvision

MAY 9, 2017

Delivers 1000s Virtual NICs for Ultimate Scalability with the Lowest Possible Latency. It allows organizations the flexibility to develop and implement applications without having to modify their applications or networks. specification, with the addition of NC-SI (Network Controller Sideband Interface) manageability.

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Software Software Data Center Hardware 151

All Things Distributed

OCTOBER 25, 2013

In the back to basics readings this week I am re-reading a paper from 1995 about the work that I did together with Thorsten on solving the problem of end-to-end low-latency communication on high-speed networks. The lack of low-latency made that distributed systems (e.g.

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.Net Network Operating Systems Architecture 99

The Verge

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

It also says Facebook is working on building its own operating system for hardware devices and that future iterations of the wearable may run that software instead. The social networking giant’s hardware ambitions are no secret. Facebook declined to comment regarding any planned smartwatch projects.

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Hardware Research Virtualization Operating Systems 140

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 5, 2024

Networking Via this blog post , I learned that Ivan Pepelnjak has a GitHub repository of hands-on examples for learning public cloud networking (including both AWS and Azure). Operating Systems/Applications Nick Janetakis shares another tip for determining how long a Docker container was running. x and ESXi 8.x.

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Cloud Engineering Network Operating Systems 60

SecureWorld News

APRIL 9, 2023

The browser isolation technique considers non-whitelisted websites unreliable and isolates them from the local machine in a virtual environment. This approach decouples actual browsing from the endpoint and uses a remote virtual browser. How does the browser Isolation system work?

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Security Malware Virtualization Network 89

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

HF1, from their network. Until such time as CISA directs affected entities to rebuild the Windows operating system and reinstall the SolarWinds software package, agencies are prohibited from (re)joining the Windows host OS to the enterprise domain. through 2020.2.1 Known affected products: Orion Platform versions 2019.4

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Government VOIP Network Security 144

Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Networking. network virtualization). Is the relationship between network virtualization and service mesh closer than some folks might wish to admit? now has a follow-up exploit that exposes Aruba and Avaya network switches to remote code execution. Operating Systems/Applications. Programming.

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Virtualization Storage Programming Network 79

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2023

It’s an advanced certification that is best suited for those in roles such as CISO, CIO, director of security, IT director or manager, security systems engineer, security analyst, security manager, security auditor, security architect, security consultant, and network architect.

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SCRUM Agile Engineering Web Services 137

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Networking. Russ White shares Russ' rules for network design. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve gathered a few technology-related links for you all.

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Network World

APRIL 12, 2018

First, there were virtual machines, which ran a whole instance of an operating system. They still run on a server; they just don’t have a dedicated server, virtual machine, or container running 24/7. Serverless computing is an emerging trend that is likely to explode in popularity this year.

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Operating Systems Security Virtualization Trends 107

Linux Academy

MAY 31, 2019

We use templates for network devices, workstations, laptops, and servers so that all of our devices match our security templates. This included installing operating system updates, NTP servers, DNS servers, static IPs, audit log options, anti-virus, etc. Network Device Configurations. How do we do this kind of monitoring?

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Security Backup Linux Operating Systems 92

TM Forum

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The members of this project worked together to create an Intelligent Experience Operations system. The Intelligent Experience Operations system is based on a "1+4" framework for exploration and practice. Intelligent Experience Operations System. Intelligent experience operations system.

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Operating Systems Telecommunications System Network 130

CTOvision

APRIL 7, 2014

Major Market Demand for Advanced Threat Protection Driving Rapid Platform Adoption and Expansion of Technology Ecosystem; Company Announces Integration With Palo Alto Networks’ Wildfire Platform. To be comprehensive and present the strongest defense requires a proactive posture in addressing risks to our network.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 7, 2023

Networking Jeff McLaughlin discusses what he calls the “war on expertise.” Operating Systems/Applications In Technology Short Take 166 , I mentioned Nick Schmidt’s article on D2. Virtualization William Lam takes a look at ESXi on the latest Intel NUC. That’s all for now!

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Applications Comparison Cloud Operating Systems 97

Network World

APRIL 24, 2017

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Patching operating systems and applications is a surefire way to block some attacks. So, what can be done? But you need to do more than blast out auto updates.

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Operating Systems Data Network System 90

Network World

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

But even while open source software is widely used in networking, operating systems, and virtualization, enterprise security platforms still tend to be proprietary and vendor-locked. A significant chunk of today’s enterprise IT and personal technology depends on open source software. Fortunately, that’s changing.

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Open Source Tools Security Operating Systems 68

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Networking. Ivan Pepelnjak has a post on running network automation tools in a container. Tom Hollingsworth likens networking disaggregation to “cutting the cord” and switching away from cable. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Bring on the content! Well worth reading! is available.

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CTOvision

AUGUST 16, 2013

He outlined that network and IT infrastructure transformation to improve citizen services, improve agency missions, and reduce cost are very possible. He mentioned the debunking of myths of multi-vendor networks. Lloyd’s message: It is amazing how things have changed in technology, except in one area: networking.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Over the last year, IT budgets saw modest growth as departments embraced mobile, cloud and virtualization in record numbers. These factors will prevent some global companies from successfully deploying bandwidth-hungry enterprise IT strategies worldwide, such as virtualization and data center consolidation. – bg.

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WAN Security Enterprise Enterprise 273

GeekWire

MAY 4, 2021

A team from the UW-based Pacific Northwest Seismic Network installs a new solar panel array at a seismic monitoring site in Enumclaw, Wash., A trench brings cables to the newly installed solar panels, on the right, that power the system, and an aluminum box containing electronics that digitize and transmit the seismic data.

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Cloud Musings

MARCH 9, 2018

Equifax also waited a week to scan its network for apps that remained vulnerable. [1] Patch management is the process of identifying, acquiring, installing, and verifying patches for products and systems. A process to identify vulnerabilities in hardware, operating systems, and applications.

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Operating Systems Enterprise Enterprise Virtualization 79

CTOvision

DECEMBER 16, 2013

By Bob Gourley Announces Acquisition of Sandboxie to Expand Global Reach, Small Business Footprint and Consolidate the Two Leading Brands in Burgeoning Virtualized Containment Solutions Market. Sandboxie is a globally deployed and widely respected competitor in the virtualized containment solutions market.

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