Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 31, 2021

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. Virtualization.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 9, 2022

These are worth a read if security and compliance are your jam (see here , here , here , here , here , here , and here ). Chris Farris shares some tips for securing GitHub organizations. Ricardo Sueiras captured some great links on open source at AWS in this newsletter. Operating Systems/Applications.

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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! Security Adrian Mouat reviews some of the security-focused changes in Go 1.20. Welcome to Technology Short Take #164!

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Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

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.” Via Teri Radichel , I saw this article from Google Project Zero about zero-click security vulnerabilities in Zoom.

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Virtualization Storage Programming Network 79

Scott Lowe

JUNE 24, 2022

Tetragon is Isovalent’s newly open-sourced security framework. I think the headline (“defeats ’the last line of security’”) is a bit sensationalist, but I guess that’s the world we live in. Operating Systems/Applications. Check out this write-up. Think PDF files are safe?

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Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 74

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

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. It’s a good starting point for thinking about operating your own active-active architecture. Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Well, let’s see…stuff on Envoy, network automation, network designs, M1 chips (and potential open source variants!), a bevy of security articles (including a couple on very severe vulnerabilities), Kubernetes, AWS IAM, and so much more! Are open source M1-style chips a possibility? Networking.

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Kitaboo

APRIL 1, 2024

KITABOO KITABOO is a cloud-based digital textbook platform that offers a powerful and simple ePUB reader for a large range of operating systems and devices. Sigil Sigil, an open-source ePUB editor, offers various tools for generating and modifying ePUB files. To know more, connect with us now!

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Software Software eBook Adobe 78

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2020

My list of links and articles from around the web seems to be a bit heavy on security-related topics this time. I recently stumbled across this utility to help protect your macOS-based system against persistent malware. Here’s an interesting read: the story of some security researchers who hacked on Apple for three months.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been collecting articles I wanted to share with readers on major areas in technology: networking, security, storage, virtualization, cloud computing, and OSes/applications. Welcome to Technology Short Take #165! Denis Mulyalin shows how to use Nornir, Salt, and NetBox to template your network tests.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Operating Systems/Applications. Cole Atkinson discusses the fact that osxfuse is no longer open source , and the ramifications of this development on open source in general. Teammate Alex Brand has a look at VMware’s new OVS-based CNI plugin, Antrea. Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Lots of folks like using Dropbox , the ubiquitous store-and-sync cloud storage service; I am among them. However, concerns over the privacy and security of my data have kept me from using Dropbox for some projects. Of course, Dropbox is not without its flaws, and security and privacy are considered among the prime concerns.

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Open Source Storage Security Guidelines 137

Scott Lowe

MARCH 20, 2020

And while we are on the topic of Yubico: the company recently released this security advisory related to running a self-hosted one-time password (OTP) validation server. Mark Ermolov discusses a vulnerability in the ROM (read-only memory) of the Intel Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME). Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Vmware Authentication Storage 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

As opposed to just encrypting data at the transport level (although Acra does that between components of its architecture) or just encrypting data at the storage level (using an encrypted file system or similar), Acra targets encrypting data at the table/row/column level within a database. Acra is open source and available via GitHub.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

For all your other desktop software needs, there’s usually a free, open-source program that can do just as good a job. This is an image of the Mint operating system which you can use to run or install the operating system. There are many ways to switch Secure Boot off. Try Mint out. Download Mint.

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Linux Windows How To Operating Systems 106

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Components involved include the open source Kuma service mesh (in turn leveraging Envoy), anycast BGP, and mutual TLS (mTLS). If you aren’t paying attention to the security of your CI/CD pipelines, you probably should. A redesign for Apple’s long-stagnant System Preferences app? Yes, please.

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Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws. I, personally, would posit that Linux can be more secure than other platforms, but it requires proper configuration and can still be undone by a loose nut behind the keyboard. Virtualization.

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Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Scott Lowe

APRIL 19, 2019

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. ” Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware. Nothing this time.

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Open Source Tools Policies Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

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. It’s a good starting point for thinking about operating your own active-active architecture. Servers/Hardware.

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Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 5, 2019

509v3 digital certificates, how they help enable asymmetric (public/private key) encryption, and the connection to Transport Layer Security (TLS). As would be expected with any maturing open source project that is starting to see increased adoption, Kubernetes has seen its share of security vulnerabilities over the last couple of months.

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Storage Hardware Open Source Vmware 60

Linux Academy

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Students will learn by doing through installing and configuring containers and thoughtfully selecting a persistent storage strategy. YAML is a popular choice for data storage, configuration files, configurations management, etc. Linux Operating System Fundamentals. used across a variety of programs/languages.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 29, 2016

James Green shares some information on Docker Bench , a tool designed to help secure Docker environments. Operating Systems/Applications. could make RDP connections to modern Windows systems. Jase McCarty talks about how to backup or recover storage policy-based management (SPBM) profiles. Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Linux Open Source Data Center 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

Since we’re on a bit of a security kick this time around, then the recent announcement by HyTrust of HyTrust CloudControl 6.0 The CNCF blog has a great article written by an Alibaba software engineer (Xingyu Chen) on some performance optimizations for etcd that have been contributed back to the open source community.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Open source has become so critical to so many aspects of our computing infrastructure. I recently stumbled across Ricardo Sueiras’ “AWS open source news and updates” posts. Adrian’s operational review readiness template is another great post as well. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Academy

APRIL 30, 2019

LPI Linux Essentials — This course teaches the basic concepts of processes, programs, and the components of the Linux operating system. Cloud Security Fundamentals — The cloud has brought about tons of innovation and features. One thing often forgotten about during implementation is security. Courses Free in May.

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Linux Course Big Data Devops 113

Scott Lowe

APRIL 27, 2018

Cilium, the open source project working to bring eBPF-powered networking and security to Kubernetes environments, has hit the 1.0 People do all kinds of interesting things with Raspberry Pis; here’s an article by Scott Helme on using a Pi to secure DNS traffic. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Storage Open Source Security 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

These viewpoints—that security via micro-segmentation is a compelling use case for NSX—is one I’ve seen repeated in numerous environments. These viewpoints—that security via micro-segmentation is a compelling use case for NSX—is one I’ve seen repeated in numerous environments. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

These viewpoints—that security via micro-segmentation is a compelling use case for NSX—is one I’ve seen repeated in numerous environments. These viewpoints—that security via micro-segmentation is a compelling use case for NSX—is one I’ve seen repeated in numerous environments. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Sathyajith Bhat covers five open source tools for container security. Cory O’Daniel explains how to use role-based access control to assign Pod Security Policies (PSPs) to Kubernetes workloads. The folks at Platform9 recently open-sourced a tool called etcdadm (inspired by kubeadm ). Probably not.

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Hardware Open Source Vmware Linux 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 1, 2019

VyOS is an open source Linux-based network operating system.). James Hamilton is back with a more in-depth look at the components of the AWS Nitro System. Operating Systems/Applications. I’m not sure how I missed that part 2 was published only 2 days later, so I’m rectifying that now.

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Operating Systems Authentication Network Open Source 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. Operating Systems/Applications. Who says you can’t please everyone all the time? Networking. Virtualization.

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Vmware Open Source Intel Applications 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. I recently stumbled across this regular list of AWS open source news and updates by Ricardo Sueiras. Networking.

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Storage Tools Architecture Network 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 11, 2019

Via Container Journal, tech journalist Bill Doerrfeld outlines how to use the open source Anchore Engine to perform Docker container image auditing. Eric Hammond explains how to use AWS SSM parameter store with Git SSH keys for secure distribution of Git credentials. Operating Systems/Applications. Thanks Forrest!

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Open Source Virtualization Storage Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Operating Systems/Applications. While written for OS X, most of these tips apply to Linux or other Unix-like operating systems as well. “Captain KVM,” aka Jon Benedict, takes on the discussion of enterprise storage vs. open source storage solutions in OpenStack environments.

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Vmware Storage Linux Network 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

This is a fascinating (to me, at least) paper on the implications of non-volatile storage on today’s data centers (and data center hardware). VMware open-sourced an identity and access management service called Lightwave ( project web site , GitHub repo ). A moderate security bug in OpenSSH (all releases between 5.4

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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. Galaxy S8 base storage starts at 64GB, while Apple’s is 32GB.

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Study Apple Google Operating Systems 66

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The Intel Management Engine (ME) has received a bit of attention as a potential security vulnerability; in this article , authors Maxim Goryachy and Mark Ermolov expose some new concerns around the Intel ME and its undocumented Manufacturing Mode. From an unknown author, we have this security rant on Flatpak. Servers/Hardware.

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