In this episode of The Homelab Show, Jay and Tom discuss network monitoring and DNS filtering tools. Check it out!
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 64 – FIPS
There are many security certifications that an organization can utilize to prove compliance with one or more standards, and being in compliance can bring additional benefits and opportunities. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) is one of these certifications, and in this episode, Jay and Joao are joined by Nikos from Tuxcare to discuss FIPS and why your organization might consider it.
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The Homelab Show Episode 96 – /dev/random and Live Q & A
In this episode of the Homelab show, Jay and Tom discuss Home Assistant, Raspberry Pi Compute modules, Graylog, Fresh RSS, and more!
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 63 – Their Cloud
According to several sources, and confirmed by Western Digital themselves, there’s been a breach regarding the company’s cloud related offerings, such as “My Cloud” and various cloud-enabled storage products. Many of the details have yet to be revealed, but considering that Western Digital filed a 10-K form with the SEC, it’s very possible that it could be serious. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss this story so far, with more specific details sure to come.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 62 – Operation: Cookie Monster
A multi-national effort took down a leading market for ill-gotten credentials, resulting in well over 100 arrests. This initiative was dubbed “Operation: Cookie Monster”, and while that certainly sounds like satire – it’s totally not. Genesis, the marketplace in question, was seized by a law enforcement team consisting of personnel from multiple countries. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss this story. But not only that, what are some of the ramifications of this? Could this have lasting impacts on the industry in general? Definitely don’t miss this episode!
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The Homelab Show Episode 94: More Home Assistant Tips, Trick, and Ideas!
In this episode, Jay and Tom get caught up with some feedback and some version update mentions, and Jay discusses some of the ways he’s consolidated his Home Assistant dashboards, by using some features you may or may not have been aware even exists in the first place.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 61 – The Principle of Least Privilege
With the recent takeover of the “Linus Tech Tips” YouTube channel, what can we learn? In this episode, Jay and Joao will discuss some of the ways you can prevent such an event from happening to you (and it’s not just YouTube that’s a target).
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The Homelab Show Episode 91 – CI/CD
Continuous Integration/Continuous delivery is a great thing for software engineers, but is this something that homelabbers can take advantage of? Absolutely! Some of the tooling around CI/CD can be of major benefit to automation within your homelab, and in this episode Jay and Tom will give you some thoughts on how it can be implemented.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 59 – AlmaLinux OS
AlmaLinux OS was created around the time of “that big CentOS” announcement, and has been a worthy solution for enterprises that wish to continue with Enterprise Linux, but without the fear of the distribution being changed into something else entirely. As a drop-in replacement for Red Hat, AlmaLinux OS continues to tackle new ground and builds a strong community. In this video, Jay and Joao are joined by Atalay Kelestemur who works on the project to discuss this distribution – and there may even be some surprises in store.
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- ELevate (migration utility for switching between RHEL derivatives)
- AlmaCare (enterprise support for AlmaLinux OS)
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The Homelab Show Episode 90 – Netdata
Netdata is an awesome monitoring solution that’s easy to set up, and has a ton of features. Jay had a chance to test it out recently, and Tom and Jay share their thoughts. Also, we’ll talk about some new software releases, why static leases are greater than static IP’s (well, Jay seems to think so anyway). In addition, some viewer questions will be answered. Check it out!
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The Homelab Show Episode 86 – Cloudflare Tunnels
Should you expose your Homelab services to the public Internet? Normally, that will also expose your services to threat actors as well. However, sometimes public access is required for the use-case of a server. Historically, this has been a complicated and debated topic – consisting of technologies such as VPN, Dynamic DNS, and others. Now, Cloudflare has a solution – Cloudflare Tunnels. In this video, Jay and Tom discuss this feature of Cloudflare and will help you determine if it’s a good fit for your homelab.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 53 – Digital Twins
By using clever infrastructure engineering strategies to increase reliability, you can minimize disruption and downtime for your organization. Another technique to consider is the concept of Digital Twin – having a full system clone/mirror you can use to test enhancements, perform a root-cause analysis, or more. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss Digital Twins and how the concept can potentially help your organization.
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- More malicious packages posted to online repository. This time it’s PyPI