Heading: Administration

apache2 performance optimization

Many people use apache2 as their web server. However, few people think about optimizing its performance, which directly affects the page loading speed of the site, the speed of processing scripts (in particular php), as well as the increase in CPU load and the increase in the amount of RAM used. Thus, the following manual should help novice (and not only) users. All of the examples below […]

VMware NSX for the little ones. Part 2. Configuring Firewall and NAT

Part one After a short break, we return to the NSX. Today I will show you how to configure NAT and Firewall. In the Administration tab, go to your virtual data center - Cloud Resources - Virtual Datacenters. Select the Edge Gateways tab and right-click on the desired NSX Edge. From the menu that appears, select the Edge Gateway Services option. The NSX Edge control panel will open […]

VMware NSX for the little ones. Part 1

If you look at the config of any firewall, then most likely we will see a sheet with a bunch of IP addresses, ports, protocols and subnets. This is how network security policies are classically implemented for user access to resources. At first, they try to maintain order in the config, but then employees begin to move from department to department, servers multiply and change their roles, accesses appear for different […]

VMware NSX for the little ones. Part 4. Setting up routing

Part one. Introductory part two. Configuring Firewall and NAT Rules Part Three. DHCP Configuration NSX Edge supports static and dynamic (ospf, bgp) routing. Initial Configuration Static Routing OSPF BGP Route Redistribution To configure routing, in vCloud Director, go to the Administration section and click on the virtual data center. Select the Edge Gateways tab from the horizontal menu. Right click […]

The draft law on sustainable operation of Runet adopted in the first reading

Source: RIA Novosti / Kirill Kallinikov The State Duma adopted in the first reading a draft law on the sustainable operation of the Internet in Russia, as reported by RIA Novosti. The initiative is aimed at protecting the stable operation of the Runet in the event of a threat to its functioning from abroad. The authors of the project propose to entrust Roskomnadzor with the responsibility of monitoring the functioning of the Internet and public communication networks. […]

"Sovereign Runet" will negatively affect the development of IoT in Russia

Participants in the Internet of Things market believe that the draft law on the "sovereign Runet" can slow down the development of the Internet of Things in the Internet. Such areas as smart city, transport, industrial and other sectors will be affected, as reported by Kommersant. The bill itself was approved by the State Duma in the first reading on February 12. Representatives of companies involved in the development of the Internet of things in Russia have made an official […]

My history of choosing a monitoring system

Sysadmins are divided into two categories - those who already use monitoring, and those who do not yet. A joke of humor. The need for monitoring comes in different ways. Some were lucky and monitoring came from the parent company. Everything is simple here, everything has already been thought about for you - what, what and how to monitor. And even for sure they have already written the necessary manuals and […]

Vulnerability scanning and secure development. Part 1

As part of their professional activities, developers, pentesters, and security professionals have to deal with processes such as Vulnerability Management (VM), (Secure) SDLC. Beneath these phrases are various sets of practices and tools used that are intertwined, although their users differ. Technological progress has not yet reached the point where one tool can replace a person for analyzing the security of infrastructure and software. […]

Basics of Static Routing in Mikrotik RouterOS

Routing is the process of finding the best path for transmitting packets over TCP/IP networks. Any device connected to an IPv4 network contains a process and routing tables. This article is not a HOWTO, it describes static routing in RouterOS with examples, I intentionally omitted other settings (for example, srcnat for accessing the Internet), so a certain […]

Construction of a communication line Sakhalin - Kuriles. Excursion on Segero - cable-laying vessel

Let's rejoice comrades! 10 years ago we were glad that optical communication lines crossed the Tatar Strait, three years ago we were delighted that we finished laying optics to Magadan, and a couple of years ago to Kamchatka. And then came the turn of the South Kuriles. This autumn, optics came to three Kuril Islands. Iturup, Kunashir and Shikotan. As usual, I tried […]

Information security and catering: how managers think about IT products

Hi Habr! I am a person who consumes IT products through the App Store, Sberbank Online, Delivery Club and is related to the IT industry insofar as. In short, the specifics of my professional activity is to provide consulting services to public catering enterprises on the optimization and development of business processes. Recently, a large number of orders have been received from the owners of establishments, whose goal is to build a […]

"Backup was washed down on my tape." First person narrative

In the previous article, we told you about the new features in Update 4 for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 (VBR), released in January, where we deliberately did not mention tape backups. The story about this area deserves a separate article, because there were really a lot of new features. - Guys from QA, will you write an article? β€œWhy not […]