In December 2016, Peter Levine of the venture firm Andreessen Horowitz published a post with a video titled "Return to the Edge and the End of Cloud Computing" In it, he outlines a pendulum swing between centralized and distributed computing that goes like this: more>>
Archivo por meses: abril 2017
Tor Security for Android and Desktop Linux
Introduction
Internet service providers in the United States have just been given the green light to sell usage history of their subscribers by S J Res 34, more>>
Simple Server Hardening, Part II
In my last article, I talked about the classic, complicated approach to server hardening you typically will find in many hardening documents and countered it with some specific, simple hardening steps that are much more effective and take a only few minutes. more>>
Mender
The new production release of Mender 1.0, an open-source tool for updating embedded devices safely and reliably, is now available. more>>
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Sunshine in a Room with No Windows
I'm a bit of a weather nut. It might be because I'm getting older, but for some reason, the weather fascinates me. I'm not quite to the point that I watch The Weather Channel on a regular basis, but I do check the forecast often. more>>
On-the-Fly Web Server
Most of you have a web server installed on your network somewhere. In fact, most of you probably have several. In a pinch, however, getting to the web directory can be difficult. more>>
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Five Reasons to Switch to Flash Storage
Flat File Encryption with OpenSSL and GPG
The Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) application, which has long been known as a primary tool for file encryption, commonly focused on email. It has management tools for exchanging credentials with peers and creating secure communication channels over untrusted networks. more>>
Linux Journal April 2017

If There Was a Problem? Yo, I'll Solve It...
I'm not sure what problem Vanilla Ice solved with his DJ's sick hook, but thankfully in the Linux world, we solve problems all the time. more>>