Securing Kuburnetes with StackRox
StackRox integrates with Kubernetes to secure clusters of containers by scanning container images during the creation, deployment, and runtime phases. Real-time alerting, dashboards, and standards compliance complete the picture.
The Outlook is Cloudy
There’s no stopping...
FreeNAS vs. UnRAID: What are the Differences?
To the outside world, FreeNAS (TrueNAS) and UnRAID appear far more alike than different. In effect, they are. Both are operating systems that allow you to leverage your own hardware as a NAS (Network...
What is a Trojan Virus? A Master of Disguise
What is a Trojan virus? An impostor, a saboteur, and a master of disguise. But it isn’t actually a virus. Find out how this masquerading malware operates, and keep your systems safe.
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What is RAID 1? Simple, Safe, and Easy
RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) is the combining of multiple disks to mimic a single physical storage device. Depending on the type, or "level", RAID increases performance, capacity, or fault tolerance, or in...
What is a Spear Phishing Attack?
Spear phishing is sending illicit emails to someone to make them do something to the threat actor's benefit. What is a spear phishing attack? It's a one-on-one scam, and you're the target.
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What is RAID 60? Double-parity and More Speed
RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) is the combining of multiple disks to mimic a single hardware storage device. Depending on the type, or "level", RAID increases performance, capacity, and fault tolerance in some...
What is a VPN? Security and Privacy, Up To a Point
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) have been around for roughly thirty years. They provide secure communication between two networks, even over the public internet. What is a VPN? It’s how you communicate in public but...
What is FreeNAS? Leverage the Power of OpenZFS
If you're reading this, you're likely familiar with NAS, or Network-Attached Storage. NAS boxes are slightly dumb, or if you prefer, highly-focused file servers. I.e. they store data and allow access to it over...
What is RAID 5? Good Speed, Safety through Parity
RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) is the combining of multiple disks to mimic a single physical storage device. Depending on the type, or "level", RAID can increase performance, capacity, fault tolerance, or combinations...
What is Ext4? Linux’s Fast Native File System
Before we answer the question posed by this article, a bit of background will be required. Ext4 is only the latest, albeit not particularly new, iteration of the venerable Linux Extended file system (Extfs).
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