Protecting data becomes increasingly important as the quantity and value of information grows. We describe the basics of data security and governance and how they intertwine.
The SHA-1 cryptographic hash function has been considered insecure for a long time. Some Linux distributions have banned or no longer use it – with some consequences, though.
Automated acceptance testing is a powerful tool for catching problems related to misconfiguration. We'll show you how to implement your own acceptance testing environment with a free tool called goss.
Threats can be detected and averted at an early stage with crowd security, in which organizations form a community to take concentrated action against cyberattacks by sharing attack data. We explain how this strategy works with the CrowdSec cloud service.
Versioning is a recommended approach to back up files as protection against hardware failures and user errors. To create versioned backups, you can use established backup programs or an open source tool that originates from the developer world: Git.
OpenStack is considered the industry standard for building private clouds, but the solution is still far too complex and too difficult to maintain and operate for many applications. What causes OpenStack projects to fail, and what alternatives do administrators have?
