Tag: Linux
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Five ways to harden your Linux server with Ansible
Posted on December 7, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Automation allows you to apply compliance and security policies consistently across your servers, verify compliance, and remediate servers. By Ricardo Gerardi.
Tags linux cloud infosec devops
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Block ads on every device in your house with a Raspberry Pi and Pi-hole
Posted on October 29, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length long
Stress and burnout are having a massive impact on cybersecurity teams, leaving people and businesses more vulnerable than ever. Cybersecurity professionals are "reaching their breaking point" as ransomware attacks increase and create new risks for people and businesses. By Owen Hughes.
Tags infosec linux robotics iot web-development app-development
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Cybersecurity teams are reaching their breaking point. We should all be worried
Posted on October 28, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length long
Stress and burnout are having a massive impact on cybersecurity teams, leaving people and businesses more vulnerable than ever. Cybersecurity professionals are "reaching their breaking point" as ransomware attacks increase and create new risks for people and businesses. By Owen Hughes.
Tags infosec linux teams cio web-development app-development
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How desktop and GPU virtualisation power up automotive innovation
Posted on October 27, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
With the race towards autonomy becoming fiercer, the costs to use these new enabling technologies are rising exponentially. Moreover, the need for talent and experts across the world is forcing companies to shift to remote work. You've probably heard of virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI) and vGPUs (virtual GPUs), but why would you need one and how could they help your company? By Bertrand Boisseau.
Tags robotics linux miscellaneous software how-to teams
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What are namespaces and cgroups, and how do they work?
Posted on May 16, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Recently, I have been investigating NGINX Unit, our open source multi-language application server. As part of my investigation, I noticed that Unit supports both namespaces and cgroups, which enables process isolation. In this blog, we'll look at these two major Linux technologies, which also underlie containers. By Scott van Kalken of F5.
Tags nginx devops linux
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Swift actors: How do they work, and what kinds of problems do they solve?
Posted on May 12, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Since the very first version of Swift, we've been able to define our various types as either classes, structs, or enums. But now, with the launch of Swift 5.5 and its built-in concurrency system, a new type declaration keyword has been added to the mix -- actor. By John Sundell.
Tags swiftlang linux how-to programming learning
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Modern alternatives to some of the classic Linux commands
Posted on May 11, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
When you start learning Linux, you begin with a standard set of Linux commands that have been in existence since the UNIX days. As you grow old as a Linux user, you keep on mastering the same set of standard commands. By Abhishek Prakash.
Tags miscellaneous linux how-to devops learning
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Your complete guide to SSL/TLS and HTTPS
Posted on May 10, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Between the ever-increasing global cybersecurity threats and Google's tightening security standards, it's more important than ever for business owners to take active measures to safeguard their sites. Otherwise, you're putting both yourself and your customers at risk. Not good. By David Wahlstrom.
Tags ssl how-to infosec linux cio
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How to switch to Ubuntu Rolling Rhino: rolling release version of Ubuntu
Posted on April 27, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Ubuntu goes bleeding edge with Rolling Rhino. Here's everything you need to know about it. New Ubuntu releases come out every six months, with most of the software frozen in time until the next release. To receive the latest updates as soon as they're available, many people turn to a rolling release distribution, such as Arch Linux. By Bertel King.
Tags linux software cio cloud devops
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How to create GUI dialog boxes in bash scripts with Whiptail in Linux
Posted on March 7, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
In this article, we are going to discuss yet another GUI utility called Whiptail that can be used to create GUI dialog boxes in Bash scripts in Linux. By Karthick.
Tags linux devops frameworks software miscellaneous ux
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Unikraft and the coming of age of Unikernels
Posted on November 2, 2021, Level intermediate Resource Length long
Thanks to their excellent performance, unikernels have always had a great deal of potential for revolutionizing the efficiency of virtualization and cloud deployments. However, after many years and several projects, unikernels, for the most part, have not seen significant, real-world deployment. By Hugo Lefeuvre, Gaulthier Gain, Daniel Dinca, Alexander Jung, Simon Kuenzer, Vlad Bădoiu, Răzvan Deaconescu , Laurent Mathy, Costin Raiciu, Pierre Olivier, Felipe Huici.
Tags linux how-to performance programming infosec
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Influencing ingress BGP routing using communities and local preference
Posted on October 19, 2021, Level advanced Resource Length long
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is an enormous protocol with a nearly endless list of features, knobs and capabilities. BGP's mechanism for choosing the best path is complex but also well known. You should brush up on that algorithm if you're out of practice. By Nicholas Russo.
Tags infosec servers linux devops cio