Tag Archives: linux

Attack vectors deja vu

I have to keep an eye on the IT security news. You know, “security is a process not product”. Just recently, Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2009-1337 caught my attention. This even has l33t in its name 🙂 The more interesting part … Continue reading

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IO performance monitoring

If you can measure it, you can manage it. I’m a measurement, monitoring, analysis and statistics addict 🙂 That’s why I’ve always wanted to be able to monitor the IO load of the Linux systems I’ve worked with. While there … Continue reading

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Virtual Private Servers

A year ago I decided it’s about time to get a Virtual Private Server for my pet projects. Prior to that I had 2 sites on a shared hosting server and some other non-web network related apps spread around workstations … Continue reading

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