How to build a FOSS Community
This post explains how to build a community around a free and open source project. (read the external references) You might also be interested in… External References
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Computer Processors
This post explains some concepts related to computer processors. You can read about 8-bit microprocessors on this post. Concepts related to Computer Processors In the context of computing, a processor is an electrical component (digital circuit) that performs operations on…
IT Security Product Compliance Lists
In the context of IT security, a product compliance list (EPL) is a list of IT products that have been assessed and validated by a third-party considering that it meets all the necessary products. These parties are usually generally trusted…
Log Management
This post explains the concept of log management and provides Description of Log Management A log is a registry produced by a device or application about its internal use. Logs are helpful for debugging or monitoring IT security. Log management…
OpenSSF
Open Security (OpenSSF) is a non-profit organization It is part of the Linux Foundation. It was founded in 2020. OpenSSF Notable Projects OpenSSF Scorecard is a vulnerability scanner of FOSS projects. OpenSSF on the Social Networks Links to Social Networks:…
Information Technology
This post is an index for the main topics related to information technology (IT) offered on this blog. Technical Fields of Information Technology Fields of information technology featured on this blog: Computer Hardware Computer hardware include the physical parts of…
Information Security Governance
Information security governance is a part of governance, risk and compliance (GRC). Information Security should take into account the organization objectives and identified risks to define information security objectives. To achieve these goals, the IS strategy must be defined. Information…
IT Security Risk Questionnaire Providers
When assessing IT security of the providers of an organization, we may find ourselves in bothersome tasks like having to create custom questionnaires and review the answers sent by them. Some providers offer cybersecurity risk questionnaires. This is a non-exhaustive…
Microservices
This post summarizes ideas about microservices, that is a type of distributed system. This post is part of a series of articles about distributed systems. Description of Microservices IT microservices is a service-oriented architecture (SOA) where the application is splitted…
Virtual Patching
Virtual patching is an IT security control that can be applied when instead of applying a security patch, additional measures are applied to mitigate the risk of not applying this patch. The reasons why a patch is not applied could…