Blog
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Back Up and Running in Cloud Native
Finally had the time to rebuild and refresh the blog site. mekena.io in now full Cloud Native running in AWS (has always been, however in a more traditional server-based installation). The recent migration included an AWS Lightsail service that provides various bundles of OS/applications, which in my case is WordPress running on Linux. Various tiers…
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DNS Security
Well this is an interesting approach by Google to counter DNS cache poisoning effectiveness. https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/19/google_dns_queries/ If your DNS queries LoOk liKE tHIs, it’s not a ransom note, it’s a security improvement.
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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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hackathon Gems
If you’re attending a hackathon/security conference looking to recruit good security professionals, keep an eye for those using personal Internet devices, tethering via cell phone, or better yet, tethering via a cable connection to their cell phone to gain internet access. As to those who are using the convention center’s free wifi during a hackathon/security…
