An Introduction to Returned-Oriented Programming (Linux)
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/an-introduction-to-returned-oriented-programming-linuxINTRODUCTION: In 1988, the first buffer overflow was exploited to compromise many systems. After 20 years,...
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How Netflix Works
http://www.zdnet.com/the-biggest-cloud-app-of-all-netflix-7000014298Netflix, the popular video-streaming service that takes up a third of all internet traffic during peak traffic hours isn't just the...
View ArticleUnix: Timing your cron jobs
http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/354358/unix-timing-your-cron-jobsMost of my Unix admin cronies cut their teeth on tools like cron. There is nearly nothing as fundamentally essential to...
View Article4 Hot Open Source Big Data Projects
http://www.enterpriseappstoday.com/data-management/4-hot-open-source-big-data-projects.htmlThere's more -- much more -- to the Big Data software ecosystem than Hadoop. Here are four open source...
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Install XCache to Accelerate and Optimize PHP Performance
http://www.tecmint.com/install-xcache-to-accelerate-and-optimize-php-performanceIn most cases PHP performance can slow down the performance of websites. To optimize and accelerate website performance...
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One Of The Most Important Tools In Linux – Understanding Chmod
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/one-of-the-most-important-tools-in-linux-understanding-chmodThere are plenty of features that make Linux special, but one of them that makes it so secure is its permissions...
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Setup Your Own Certificate Authority (CA) on Linux and Use it in a Windows...
http://virtuallyhyper.com/2013/04/setup-your-own-certificate-authority-ca-on-linux-and-use-it-in-a-windows-environmentIn this previous post, I deployed a test IIS Server and used a self signed SSL...
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How to Setup Two-Factor Authentication (Google Authenticator) for SSH Logins
http://www.tecmint.com/ssh-two-factor-authenticationBy default, SSH already uses a secure data communication between remote machines, but if you want to add some extra security layer to your SSH...
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Audit the security of your Unix/Linux systems using lynis
http://www.unixmen.com/audit-the-security-of-your-unixlinux-systems-using-lynisLynis is an auditing tool for unix/linux like systems which is used to scan the entire unix/linux systems for security...
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ConVirt: the New Tool in Your Virtual Toolbox
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/convirt-new-tool-your-virtual-toolbox Virtualization is now a staple of the modern enterprise. As more and more shops switch to the virtual paradigm, managing those...
View ArticleCreating a Redhat package repository
http://how-to.linuxcareer.com/creating-a-redhat-package-repository1. IntroductionIf your Redhat server is not connected to the official RHN repositories, you will need to configure your own private...
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What is UMASK and how to set UMASK in Linux/Unix?
http://www.linuxnix.com/2011/12/umask-define-linuxunix.htmlUMASK(User Mask or User file creation MASK) is the default permission or base permissions given when a new file(even folder too, as Linux...
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3D Robotics for open source drones- your plastic flying robot buddy
http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/04/3d-robotics-for-open-source-drones-your.html3D Robotics is the leading open source unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology company. It was founded in 2009 by Chris...
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Why Use Xen?
http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/systems-management/717553-why-use-xenAt the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit in April, the Xen Project announced that it was now a Collaborative Project of the...
View ArticleCreate and Restore manual Logical Volume Snapshots
http://how-to.linuxcareer.com/create-and-restore-manual-logical-volume-snapshots1. IntroductionBy creating a Logical Volume snapshots you are able to freeze a current state of any of your logical...
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Install Innotop to Monitor MySQL Server Performance
http://www.tecmint.com/install-innotop-to-monitor-mysql-server-performanceInnotop is an excellent command line program, similar to ‘top command‘ to monitor local and remote MySQL servers running under...
View ArticleUnix tip: Using Bash's regular expressions
http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/355273/unix-bashs-regular-expressionsBash has quietly made scripting on Unix systems a lot easier with its own regular expressions. If you're still leaning on...
View ArticleOpen Source Apps: the Monster List
It's become something of an annual tradition at Datamation to end the year with a gigantic compilation of all the open source software we've surveyed over the past twelve months or so. (See 2010's Open...
View ArticleHow to write CentOS initialization scripts with Upstart
http://www.openlogic.com/wazi/bid/281586/How-to-write-CentOS-initialization-scripts-with-UpstartOn Linux systems, initialization (init) scripts manage the state of system services during system startup...
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Wine for advanced users and developers (Build and run windows apps without...
http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/tutorials/wine-for-advanced-users-and-developersWhile Linux has one of the largest software catalogues on the planet, there are still many software applications which are...
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