Exabeam Scores $75M Series E, Claims 72% Win Rate Against IBM, Splunk
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Five Functional Facts About AWS Service Control Policies
Following on the heels of my previous post, Five Functional Facts about AWS Identity and Access Management, I wanted to dive into a separate, yet related way of enforcing access policies in AWS: Service Control Policies (SCPs).
SCPs and IAM policies look very similar–both being JSON documents with the same sort of syntax–and it would be easy to mistake one for the other. However, they are used in different contexts and for different purposes. In this post, I’ll explain the context where SCPs are used and why they are used (and even why you’d use SCPs and IAM policies together).
Read on, dear reader!
1 – SCPs scope the permissions an AWS account has
To properly describe SCPs, I need to introduce a new service: AWS Organizations. Organizations is a service that is used to bring multiple AWS accounts together under a common management structure. For example, if you wanted to enforce the use of encryption on S3 buckets across all the AWS accounts used within your company, you could do that via AWS Organizations. Additional benefits of Organizations include consolidated billing, integration with certain services such as AWS CloudTrail, and streamlined sharing of resources between accounts using Continue reading
JNCIE-SEC Lab Experience (JPR-932)
Finally, yes finally, I can say that I have passed the Juniper JNCIE Security Lab exam and have earned the …
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Announcing WSL 2 | Windows Command Line Tools For Developers
Microsoft includes full Linux Kernel in Windows.
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Ericsson Boasts of High Consumer Expectations, Pricing Window for 5G
Never mind that network operators are still struggling to make the case for 5G, the majority of...
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Building Automation Device Inventory with Open Source Tools
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One of the common questions we get in the Building Network Automation Solutions online course is “how do I create device inventory if I don’t know (exactly) what devices are in my network?”… prompting one of the guest speakers to reply “could it really be that bad?” (yes, sometimes it is).
Some of the students tried to solve the challenge with Ansible. While that might eventually work (given enough effort), Ansible definitely isn’t the right tool for the job.
What you need to get the job done is a proper toolchain:
Read more ...Five Functional Facts About AWS Service Control Policies
Following on the heels of my previous post, Five Functional Facts about AWS Identity and Access Management, I wanted to dive into a separate, yet related way of enforcing access policies in AWS: Service Control Policies (SCPs).
SCPs and IAM policies look very similar—both being JSON documents with the same sort of syntax—and it would be easy to mistake one for the other. However, they are used in different contexts and for different purposes. In this post, I'll explain the context where SCPs are used and why they are used (and even why you'd use SCPs and IAM policies together).
Read on, dear reader!
D-Star is a closed system
What is the point of amateur radio? To learn about radio, propagation, the electromagnetic spectrum in general. To understand how it works, and maybe even build or modify your own equipment. The license, after all, is the only legal way to use the electromagnetic spectrum at interesting power levels.
In order to learn we must be able to inspect; To tinker, or at the very least have access to a specification we can build from.
Some amateur radio operators seem to complain that people don’t build their own radios anymore. That they just buy a box and antenna and are now consumers. This is not what I’m talking about here. First, you know in principle how your radio works. And you could build one that could replace it. Would it be as good as a modern fancy rig? Of course not. It wouldn’t be as good, but you could build one, and you could use it just as well as the bought one.
And if you learn enough, and tweak enough with the rig and antenna system, you could build something better for your particular environment.
When I first learned that D-Star used a proprietary voice codec I couldn’t understand Continue reading
Cisco Routes SD-WAN Through Colocation Facilities for Regional Distributed Offices
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Throwing the baby out with the bathwater (No, you’re not Google, but why does this matter?)
It was quite difficult to prepare a tub full of bath water at many points in recent history (and it probably still is in some many parts of the world). First, there was the water itself—if you do not have plumbing, then the water must be manually transported, one bucket at a time, from a stream, well, or pump, to the tub. The result, of course, would be someone who was sweaty enough to need the forthcoming bath. Then there is the warming of the water. Shy of building a fire under the tub itself, how can you heat enough water quickly enough to make the eventual bathing experience? According to legend, this resulted in the entire household using the same tub of water to bathe. The last to bathe was always the smallest, the baby. By then, the water would be murky with dirt, which means the child could not be seen in the tub. When the tub was thrown out, then, no-one could tell if the baby was still in there.
But it doesn’t take a dirty tub of water to throw the baby out with the bath. All it really takes is an unwillingness to learn from Continue reading
Talking Internet of Things in Canada at IoT613 This Week
This week, 8-9 May, we’ll be at IoT613 in Ottawa, Canada, talking about our work on “Trust by Design” – the idea that privacy and security should be built into Internet-connected products, and not just an afterthought. We have been working with manufacturers to embrace the Online Trust Alliance’s IoT Trust Framework, which identifies the core requirements manufacturers, service providers, distributors/purchasers and policymakers need to understand, assess and embrace for effective IoT security and privacy. We also work to encourage consumers to demand security and privacy and to help policymakers create a policy environment that strengthens trust and enables innovation.
This week in Ottawa, we’ll have an Internet Society booth at the event both days, and on 9 May, Mark Buell, North American Bureau Director, will be part of an “IoT in Canada” panel that will “explore current IoT trends in Canada, identify the benefits of IoT for businesses and citizens and find out how Canada’s IoT ecosystem stacks up compared to the rest of the world.” Mark will speak about the Canadian Multistakeholder Process: Enhancing IoT Security, an Internet Society-led initiative to develop a broad-reaching policy to govern the security of the IoT for Continue reading
Network Break 233: The Dell EMC Product Deluge; Cisco Rolls Out Wi-Fi 6 APs
Today on Network Break we dive in the deluge of products announced at Dell EMC World, discuss new Wi-Fi 6 gear from Cisco, explore Cumulus's latest version of its NetQ switch management software, and tackle even more tech news. It's a bonanza episode so pack a few extra virtual donuts.
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The Week in Internet News: Unencrypted USB Drives Pose Security Risk
No encryption for U(SB): About 55 percent of U.K. businesses don’t encrypt information on USB drives, according to the result of a survey published at Information Age. Also, 62 percent of executives surveyed admit to seeing USB devices in unsecured locations such as desks, drawers, and exposed office spaces.
Out of touch: As healthcare providers explore ways to use Artificial Intelligence to treat patients, the human touch may end up a casualty, NPR says. AI could “create a gulf between health caregivers and people of more modest means,” with some people not getting the human interaction with healthcare professionals that they need, the story says.
Ship it with blockchain: FedEx CIO Rob Carter, speaking at a recent conference, called on the international shipping industry to mandate the use of blockchain to track shipments, Computerworld notes. The technology could help weed out counterfeit goods, backers say.
Intelligent standards: The U.S. White House has launched an effort to develop AI standards, and it’s asking for public input, NextGov writes. An executive order on AI directs the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology to issue a set of standards and tools that will guide the government in its adoption of Continue reading