Should you use a base image or use a configuration management solution? What about running a NAS in the cloud? Those are just a few of the questions asked by the audience, and in this episode, Jay and Tom share their thoughts on your queries.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 51 – Samba in the Kernel, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?!
Adding unnecessary components to the Kernel is generally a bad idea, as it increases its threat surface. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss a recent story that’s a perfect example of why it’s important to keep this under control. A vulnerability was recently discovered in the Linux kernel that scored the highest possible rating, and it all started when ksmbd was added.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 50 – The Many Faces of Patching
When it comes to patching, were you aware that there’s more than one type of patch? In this episode of Enterprise Linux Security, Jay and Joao discuss the various types of patching that’s performed today.
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The Homelab Show Episode 81: Building Lab Templates and Images
When building a new virtual or physical server, doing everything manually is a waste of time. With an image or template, you can have some of your recurring tasks already set up on the image – and then every instance you create from that template will have all of those tweaks already made. But how far should you go with this default setup? What are some of the caveats that you might run into? In this episode, Jay and Tom discuss creating server images/templates and the related shenanigans you may run into while doing so.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 48 – New Malware, Old Vulnerabilities
While it’s certainly never a good thing to become the victim of a cyber-attack, it can be even more embarrassing if the CVE the threat actor used to get a foothold into your systems was patched a long time ago. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss malware that’s currently taking advantage of vulnerabilities that were patched over a year ago! As important as software updates happen to be, why are so many organizations unable to keep up with them?
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The Homelab Show Episode 80 – The “Automation” Mindset
As most of us homelabbers are aware by now, automation is a very good thing – repeating (and sometimes tedious) tasks can be automated, allowing us to focus on things that are better uses of our time. But Automation itself seems to have its own mindset, especially when it comes to how you go about approaching some of the challenges. In this episode, Jay and Tom discuss the Automation Mindset.
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The Homelab Show Episode 78 – Changelog
There’s all kinds of software choices when it comes to your homelab, and in this episode, Jay and Tom discuss some recent releases of some of the platforms that are very common with homelabbers. This discussion includes some thoughts on the new release of Fedora, Proxmox, and more!
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The Homelab Show Episode 77 – /dev/random, Mastodon & More
There’s a lot to talk about in this episode! Topics include Mastodon and some information on what it is and how to set it up, as well as additional topics around owning your media. Definitely a can’t miss episode!
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 44 – Is Linux less of a Target?
In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss how much of a target Linux is, as well as some myths surrounding Linux and security. Also, there will be some news updates as well.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 39 – Publicly Available RDP, What Could Go Wrong?!
What happens when you open up the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to the public Internet? Definitely some shenanigans, that’s what. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss some recent news, which includes a company that made the mistake of making RDP available to everyone, multiple crypto-malware infections at the same time, and other news.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 35 – Top 25 Dangerous Software Weaknesses
In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss a recent report that identifies the “Top 25 most dangerous software weaknesses.” This list includes the usual suspects, as well as some very interesting findings as well. In addition, the descriptions of the common weaknesses serves as a good jumping in point if you’re new to this podcast.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 32 – MySQL for Everyone!
Are you a fan of MySQL? What if we told you that there’s an infinite supply of it online, right out in the open?! It’s literally as bad as it sounds! In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss how over 3.6 million MySQL instances are publicly available, as well as other forms of unintended public access.
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