Category: Administration

Information Security of Bank Cashless Payments. Part 8 — Typical Threat Models

About the Research Links to Other Parts of the Research Information Security of Bank Cashless Payments. Part 1 — Economic Foundations. Information Security of Bank Cashless Payments. Part 2 — Typical IT Infrastructure of a Bank. Information Security of Bank Cashless Payments. Part 3 — Formation of Security System Requirements. Information Security of Bank Cashless Payments. Part 4 — Overview of Threat Modeling Standards.

Information security of hardware solutions USB over IP

Recently, I shared my experience in searching for a solution to organize centralized access to electronic protection keys in our organization. The comments raised serious concerns regarding the information security of USB over IP hardware solutions, which also troubles us. So, let's first establish the initial conditions. A large number of electronic protection keys. Access to them is required from various geographic locations.

8. Check Point Getting Started R80.20. NAT

Welcome to lesson 8. This lesson is very important because upon its completion, you will be able to configure internet access for your users! It must be acknowledged that many end their configuration here 🙂 But we are not among them! We still have a lot of exciting things ahead. Now, let's get to the topic of our lesson. As you may already have noticed, […]

Creating a Simple NTP Client

Hello, Habr users. Today, I want to talk about how to write your own simple NTP client. Essentially, the discussion will focus on packet structure and how to process responses from the NTP server. The code will be written in Python because, in my opinion, there simply isn’t a better language for such tasks. Experts will notice the similarity of the code with ntplib […]

What range does this antenna cover? Measuring antenna characteristics

— What frequency range does this antenna cover? — I don’t know, check it. — HOW?!?! How do you determine what antenna you have in your hands if it has no markings? How can you figure out which antenna is better or worse? This problem has been bothering me for a long time. This article explains in simple terms the methodology for measuring antenna characteristics and how to determine the frequency range of an antenna. Experienced radio engineers […]

Using Zabbix to Monitor MS SQL Server Database

Foreword Often there is a need to inform the administrator in real time about problems related to the database (DB). This article will describe what needs to be configured in Zabbix to monitor the MS SQL Server database. I would like to note that a detailed setup guide will not be provided, but formulas and general recommendations, as well as detailed descriptions will be included […]

Mikroik. IPSEC vpn over NAT as a client

Good day to everyone! It so happened that in our company we have been gradually transitioning to MikroTik devices over the past two years. The main nodes are built on CCR1072, while local connection points for computers are on simpler devices. Naturally, there is also an IPSEC tunnel network merging, and in this case, the configuration is quite simple and not troublesome, especially since there is […]

Queues and JMeter: Interaction with Publisher and Subscriber

Hello, Habr! This is a sequel to my previous publication where I will discuss options for queuing messages using JMeter. We are building a data bus for a large federal company. Various request formats, transformations, intricate routing. For testing, we need to send a lot of messages to the queues. Doing it manually is a pain that not every manual tester can handle. Introduction Although this pain […]

IBM MQ and JMeter: First Encounter

Hello, Habr! This is a prequel to my previous publication and at the same time a remake of the article Automated Testing of Services Using the MQ Protocol with JMeter. This time I will share my experience in reconciling JMeter and IBM MQ for effective application testing on IBM WAS. I faced such a task, and it was not easily solved. I want to help save time for everyone […]

How to Connect GitLab and Pantheon and Optimize Workflows for Drupal and WordPress

Our guest, the creator of developer tools at Pantheon, discusses how to automate WordPress deployments using GitLab CI/CD. At Pantheon, I handle developer relations, so I'm always looking for new ways to help WordPress and Drupal developers tackle problems with automation in their workflows. For this, I love experimenting with new tools and combining them with each other […]

Current innovations: what to expect from the data center market in 2019?

The construction of data centers is considered one of the most rapidly growing industries. Progress in this area is tremendous, but whether groundbreaking technological solutions will emerge in the near future remains a big question. Today, we will explore the main innovative trends in global data center construction to find an answer. The Shift Toward Hyperscale The development of information technology has necessitated building […]

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