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Uptime…
Remember the days when server up-time was how we measured service availability and bragged about it? This Pi-hole DNS server running on a Debian-loaded mini PC at my home office, is now at 177 days since last reboot, yet is fully patched and running latest version of Pi-hole DNS. Maybe it’s because there are no…
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Pipelines…
About 12 years ago, we used a piece of software called Hudson to automate various tasks that were otherwise run by hand. Things like running backup jobs, initiating web server warm-ups, checking on stale DNS records, sending emails reports, executing shell scripts on remote servers, updating firewall rules during peak times of day (think home…
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Security Assessments
The deal with security compliance assessments and certifications is not just about that annual or bi-annual point in time, during which auditors certify your establishment as compliant. It’s about whether your organization and all of its individuals follow security guidelines and best practices as outlined in the assessment during their day-to-day operations. Remember: Once auditors…
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A Security+ Nostalgia
Going through modern Security+ material, seeing mentions of legacy technologies and methodologies such as Sub7 or War-driving was a pleasant time travel 🙂
