by wwarren | Jan 2, 2018 | Amazon, Cloud Computing, Google Apps, Microsoft, Open Source, Security
It very well could be. right now I am seeing signs about an embargoed(aka being kept secret) serious HARDWARE security problem RE: virtualization(aka the cloud) that affects Intel processors. The amount of software patching going on is massive and even open source...
by wwarren | Dec 5, 2016 | Hardware, Internet, IOT, Open Source, Security, Security Alerts
From if it sounds to good to be true it probably is department: I was notified about something being hawked on a public Facebook page. Supposedly you can “fire your cable company” with this little box. What got them suspicious is the fact the seller would...
by wwarren | Aug 20, 2016 | FreeBSD, Hardware, Open Source, Services, Storage
Well this is why research is done before product roll out…:) I purchased a server to use as my new storage host and it turns out the hard drive controller card is not suitable for the server product. Luckily I had another smaller server that will suffice for...
by wwarren | Jul 30, 2016 | FreeBSD, Open Source, Research Projects, Security
I have grown weary of the proprietary vendors or vendors who start off Open Source and then switch to closed source while code quality and value for both me and my clients goes down. Even though I ahve partnered with Sophos and Dell their products do not meet every...
by wwarren | Jul 16, 2013 | Open Source
If you see an IT person exhibiting any of these…they haven’t lost their mind..:) Nine traits of the veteran network admin.
by wwarren | Feb 18, 2013 | Linux, Open Source, Security, Security Alerts
HOW TO FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE BEEN ROOTED: ls -la /lib64/libkeyutils.so.1.9 rpm -qf /lib64/libkeyutils.so.1.9 ls -la /lib/libkeyutils.so.1.9 rpm -qf /lib/libkeyutils.so.1.9 If you find the file and RPM shows “is not owned by any package” you have been rooted. Currently...
