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Monitor your network infrastructure with SNMP

If you don't have the staff to monitor your network in real time, SNMP and a couple of scripts are all it takes to keep track of your device jungle.
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Lead Image © Volodymyr Krasyuk, 123RF.com

iSCSI: Set up and use LIO targets

The LIO multiple-protocol SCSI target is perfectly suited for complex test environments, especially because of its support for SCSI standards across the board.
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Lead Image © momo5287, 123RF.com

TCP Stealth hides open ports

Port scans for finding vulnerable services are nothing new, and port knocking as a defense has been around for a while, too. TCP Stealth tries to do something similar, but it takes a more sophisticated approach. We take a closer look.
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Comparing Ceph and GlusterFS

Many shared storage solutions are currently vying for users’ favor; however, Ceph and GlusterFS generate the most press. We compare the two competitors and reveal the strengths and weaknesses of each solution.
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Lead Image © Vlad Kochelaevskiy, Fotolia.com

Scalable mail storage with Dovecot and Amazon S3

Admins can solve typical mail server scalability problems with Dovecot’s Amazon S3 plugin and the Ceph distributed object store.
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Lead Image © insima, 123RF.com

Security in the network with Kali Linux

Thanks to its huge choice of security tools, Linux is perfectly suited to securing heterogeneous networks. With a specialized distro like Kali Linux, you can quickly locate and eliminate security vulnerabilities.
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Optimizing utilization with the EDF scheduler

The superior "Earliest Deadline First" task scheduling method has been part of Linux since kernel 3.14.
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Lead Image © Maksim Kabou, 123RF.com

From debugging to exploiting

Kernel and compiler security techniques, together with sound programming practices, fend off memory corruption exploits.
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Lead Image © Orlando Rosu, 123RF.com

DIME and Dark Mail seek to change the world of digital mail

Email has the reputation of being insecure, unreliable, and easily readable for any user – just like a postcard. An initiative led by the founders of Lavabit and PGP hopes to replace email with a new medium.
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Lead Image © mopic, 123RF.com

Data Analysis with R and Python

The statistical programming language R dissects its database in a masterful way, and you can embed your R in Python using the Rpy2 interface.
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