Distinguishing Among DNS Services Part 1: The Platform
This is Part 1 of a 3-part blog series highlighting some of the distinguishing aspects of Akamai’s DNS services, Edge DNS and Global Traffic Management.
Month: November 2020
Modernization of Identity and Access Management
From the Oracle IAM blog:”Oracle has been in the IAM business for more than 20 years and we’ve seen it all. We’ve addressed numerous IAM use-cases across the world’s largest, most complex organizations for their most critical systems and applications. …
Using LL-HLS with Byte-Range Addressing to Achieve Interoperability in Low Latency Streaming
HTTP Adaptive Segmented (HAS) streaming began to be used at scale from 2008 to 2012, with the advent of Move Networks, Microsoft Smooth Streaming, Apple HLS, Adobe HDS, and MPEG DASH. With the typical 10s segment durations of the day, livestream latenc…
Philippine Navy to induct new Insitu ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicles provided by US
The Philippine Navy (PN) is scheduled to induct a batch of brand new Insitu ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) provided by the United States government. The induction is expected to happen in a matter of days after this blog is posted.Thes…
Don’t Let DDoS Extortionists Deliver a KO Punch
Since mid-August, a variety of threat actors (and copycats alike) have been targeting organizations across all industries globally, threatening impending DDoS attacks unless Bitcoin is paid out. It’s apparent, as the campaign rages on, that some busine…
WordPress Malware Setting Up SEO Shops
While recently looking over my honeypots, I discovered an infection where a malicious actor added a storefront on top of my existing WordPress installation. For background, this particular honeypot is a full instance of WordPress running on a Docker im…
Toward Inclusive Language in Software
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Kali Linux 2020.4 Release (ZSH, Bash, CME, MOTD, AWS, Docs, Win-KeX & Vagrant)
We find ourselves in the 4th quarter of 2020, and we are ecstatic to announce the release of Kali Linux 2020.4, which is ready for immediate download or updating.
What’s different with this release since 2020.3 in August 2020 is:
ZSH is the new …
The dangers of firewall misconfigurations
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Ecobee vs Nest – Which One is Better [Our COMPREHENSIVE Guide Before You Buy]
Looking for a thermostat to control your home climate while minimizing energy cost? You should consider a smart thermostat! Smart thermostats conveniently maximize your home’s energy efficiency while empowering you to monitor and control t…