The NSA is a criminal organization, and it is spying on you. There are a few things that everyone should familiarize themselves with .. ENCRYPTION! Everyone in the US should begin communicating in fully encrypted transmissions. GPG – encrypt files before sending them. Also keep them encrypted on your hard drive. There is also this […]
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J2EE Development
Finally taking my last class. I graduate on Aug 24th. This class is J2EE and JSP. I’ve always considered myself a Perl programmer, but this is my 5th or 6th semester working with Java in one form or another and I’ve been working professionally with it on and off for a long time. I’m getting […]
Continue ReadingSSH Brute force Attack
This is a GREAT article on SSH Brute force attacks. I discuss this in my class EVERY semester. PASSWORDS PEOPLE. DON’T MAKE THEM WEAK!!! http://blog.sucuri.net/2013/07/ssh-brute-force-the-10-year-old-attack-that-still-persists.html
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Since I’m a technologist, I sometimes get asked “what is the biggest hole in computer security”? The answer is that the IT industry is not regulated. To be a Medical Doctor, Nurse, Vet, Lawyer, Architect or Electrical Engineer (among other professions), you need to go to school and become licensed. Not the case for IT. […]
Continue ReadingHardware Monitoring – HP and Dell
For HP servers, there are a few things you can do to check hardware: for Disks use hpacucli: – how to install: http://computergod.typepad.com/home/2012/09/install-hpacucli-on-redhat-enterprise-linux-server.html – how to use:
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Evernote – some software that might be worth taking a look at. “I have a terrible memory,†Barnett says, explaining that he used to rely largely on physical notebooks to keep track of ideas, until he started adding those to Evernote. Then he added a cheat sheet of parents’ names at his daughter’s school. Now, […]
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Big Data – In information technology, big data is a collection of data sets so large and complex that it becomes difficult to process using on-hand database management tools or traditional data processing applications. The challenges include capture, curation, storage, search, sharing, analysis, and visualization. The following is a GREAT article on how Big Data […]
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