September 17th, 2022 was Linux’s 31st anniversary. Linux was first released as a free operating system kernel on September 17th, 1991. What started as “just a hobby” for Linus Torvalds became the kernel of the GNU OS and one of the world’s most important operating systems. Linux’s history from 1991 to 2022 Linus Torvalds was
A VPN or Virtual Private Network provides online security, privacy and anonymity. It is an excellent tool for protecting daily digital activities, both business and personal. From something as simple as sending an email to connecting to the dashboard of your company’s cloud environment without it being accessible over the Internet. In this article, we
SHA-1 cryptographic algorithm has reached its end of useful life, after 27 years since its publication. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recommends replacing it for newer, more secure algorithms like SHA-2 and SHA-3. It aims for the SHA-1 hash function to be completely phased out by the end of 2030. SHA-1 cryptographic
The following commonly used Linux commands allow users to perform numerous tasks using the Command Line Interface (CLI) instead of the Graphical User Interface (GUI), increasing control and speed. List of some of the most used Linux commands The following list includes helpful and interesting Linux commands to use distributions more effectively and enjoy greater
Would you like to learn to set up SSH keys on a Linux server or to use public key authentication? We have created this step-by-step guide about how to set up SSH keys on a Linux server to improve security when establishing a remote connection. There are diverse alternatives to establish a remote and secure
Linux kernel 6.0 introduces diverse performance improvements, support for new hardware and security fixes, among other things. This new major version is the successor of the Linux 5.x.y series, whose last version is Linux 5.19. Linux 6.0: some new features and improvements On October 2, 2022, Linus Torvalds announced Linux 6.0 as an update with
Georedundancy or geographical redundancy allows companies to increase availability, resilience and fault tolerance. Relying on geographically distributed data centers contributes to building a stronger business continuity strategy. It is also referred to as “geo-replication” or “geographical replication”. What is georedundancy? Georedundancy consists in replicating data and IT infrastructure in multiple remote data centers. Its goal
On August 23rd 2022, VMware confirmed an important-rated security vulnerability affecting VMware Tools. This local privilege escalation vulnerability impacts Open VM Tools as well. VMware Tools vulnerability: CVE-2022-31676 Identified as CVE-2022-31676, this VMware Tools vulnerability can allow a potential attacker with local non-administrative access to the guest operating system (virtual machine) to escalate privileges as
Nginx and Apache are undoubtedly the two most used web servers worldwide. Each of them holds about a third of the market. According to W3Techs’ data, Nginx holds about 34.2% of the market and Apache about 31.2% — 28.9% and 22.6% respectively according to Netcraft’s data. This list includes some of the most popular web
High Availability or HA eliminates single points of failure in IT systems to minimize the impact of a disruption in systems, databases and applications. Thus reducing the risk of damaging productivity and losing revenue. Redundancy and automatic failure detection are key features to achieve HA. High Availability & Operational performance High Availability refers to an
