lca2013
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Why Are We Slack About Patching Servers?
3Keeping systems patched is one of the most basic security protections available. However, ongoing scanning of web hosts in Australia and New Zealand suggests that many servers are not being regularly updated or using basic security mechanisms.
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Watch Your Hotspot Names When Attending A Work Conference
We’re fans of using strange names for your wireless access point, whether that’s to amuse yourself or to improve security. But you might need to be more careful if you take the same approach with a mobile hotspot at a public event such as a conference.
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Why Hasn’t Everyone Moved To IPv6?
We’ve known for decades that the available pool of IPv4 address was eventually going to dry up, but despite numerous warnings usage of its successor IPv6 is still minimal. Why haven’t we migrated yet? Geoff Huston, chief scientist for regional internet registry APNIC, suggests that the answer is that carriers are too cheap to make…
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How To Be A Better Systems Administrator
In the cloud computing era, effectively managing servers and systems is more important than ever. Follow these basic principles to ensure that your workplace systems run smoothly (and advance your own career in the process).