I saw this one posted to reddit/r/programming today: http://robert.ocallahan.org/2017/07/confession-of-cc-programmer.html I’ve been programming in C and C++ for over 25 years. I have a PhD in Computer Science from a top-ranked program, and I was a Distinguished Engineer at Mozilla where for over ten years my main job was developing and reviewing C++ code. I cannot […]
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SUNY Polytechnic Institute Cybersecurity
The M.S. in Cybersecurity offers students advanced knowledge and hands-on experience in intelligence, critical infrastructures, and investigative principles as they relate to cybercrime
ANSI Escape Codes
I was looking at an old version of my site and I saw a Link to ANSI Escape Codes – you never really hear about anyone using these things any more – but they are still kind of great when you are writing terminal based code (which I often do) – I should probably start […]
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Artist – Casey Childs
http://www.principlegallery.com/alexandria/artists-page?field_artist_target_id=394&nid=394# I’ve been getting into hyperrealism and photorealism Art. I’ve always appreciated the amazing talent that goes into these compositions – but instead of just stumbling across it and saying “Wow – that’s amazing”, I’m seeking it out and hopefully will get a chance to see some in person – I haven’t yet – just […]
Continue Readingauditd / collectl – Linux system auditing and monitoring
Auditd Digital Ocean has a really great tutorial for Auditd IntroductionThe Linux Auditing System helps system administrators create an audit trail, a log for every action on the server. We can track security-relevant events, record the events in a log file, and detect misuse or unauthorized activities by inspecting the audit log files. We can […]
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CIS Security Hardening for RHEL 7 with Ansible
A common guide line for security hardening is from the Center for Internet Security. They publish benchmark documents which you can download here: https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-benchmarks/ The bench marks are used as a guide to shut off unused or insecure services, remove extraneous packages, stop support for insecure file systems, and set up secure kernel parameters. Once […]
Continue ReadingTransitioning from General IT to Cybersecurity
a few articles on getting into Cybersecurity: http://www.cyberdegrees.org/resources/transitioning-from-general-it/ https://www.theengineer.co.uk/issues/january-2015-online/ethical-hacking-cyber-security-career-guide-for-engineering-graduates/ https://www.ecpi.edu/blog/how-to-become-a-cyber-security-engineer
Continue ReadingLinux Security – The Next Big Target for Cyber Criminals
https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/cyber-security/linux-security-the-next-big-target-for-cyber-criminals/
Continue ReadingArticle: Investment banks to choose artificial intelligence over humans
Investment banks to choose artificial intelligence over humans http://flip.it/IiOLXW
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Ghost Exchange
I found Ghost Exchange (a documentary) this morning on Amazon Prime. It’s an interesting take on High-Frequency Trading and the US Market Exchanges. If you’re into Fintech/Trading or want to get a remedial understanding of it, it’s a good movie to watch
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War Shadows – By Andrews and Wilson
I REALLY enjoyed this book. It has all the elements of a great thriller. It has exceptional character development and a terrific plot. This is the second book in the series. I’m already reading the first book to catch up .. I’ll review it next week, though I already like it a lot
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