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…
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How to choose a Free and Open Source Software License
This post summarizes hints about how to choose a free and open source software (FOSS) license. Choosing a FOSS License There is no a perfect open source licenses that can is suitable for all situations. It depends on the biggest…
How to get the CCSP Certification
Certified Cloud Security Practitioner (CCSP) is a certification focused on cloud security and issued by American non-profit organization ISC(2) CCSP certification is more detailed than CCSK certificate, that is issued by Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). Some recommend to obtain CCSK…
Kerberos
Kerberos is both an ticket-based Authentication, Authorization and Accountability (AAA) network protocol and a SSO implementation: It is the most common ticket system, used for example in on-premise Windows networks. Kerberos issues tickets that can be presented to various services…
ExifTool
ExifTool is both command-line tool and a Perl library to work with file metadata. It is free and open-source software (FOSS), under a license GPLv1+ or Artistic License. Installing ExifTool You can install ExifTool on macOS by typing: Getting Support…
Data Science and Engineering
This post is about data science and engineering, that can be considered one of the main fields of information technology. You can read this post about information Technology DIKW Pyramid DIKW ordered from top to bottom: Data Structures Data structure…
ZX Spectrum Retro Emulation Consoles
This post summarizes consoles that emulate the hardware of the (now retro) console ZX Spectrum. List of ZX Spectrum Retro Emulation Consoles ZX Spectrum retro emulation consoles: ZX Spectrum Vega ZX Spectrum Vega was developed by Retro Computers. Its successor,…
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is a standard of IP security extensions that comprises a collection of protocols and that is used as an add-on for IPv4 and integrated into IPv6. Each IPsec VPN uses two security associations, one for encrypted…
Free and Open Source Software Project Management
This post provides an overviews on free and open-source software (FOSS) projects. Assessing whether a Software Project should be FOSS The answer to whether a software project should be FOSS or not depends on cultural beliefs, interests, needs and environment.…
Document Store Database
Document store database are NoSQL databases. List of Document Store Databases Document stores are specifically designed to handle JSON-like documents. Document store solutions: Apache CouchDB Apache CouchDB is a document store database. It is FOSS, under an Apache 2.0 license.…