Notes from the Net 2012 06 14

Finished up the RHCSA. On to the SecurityTube Python Scripting Expert course.

This months notes:

Routing:
The IP Routing Process - Step-by-Step Analysis
http://www.firewall.cx/networking-topics/routing/181-routing-process.html?goback=.gde_123120_member_110099489


Tools:
Smoke ping

http://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping/doc/smokeping_install.en.html

Cloud Performance Analysis (Large Scale)
http://dsl-wiki.cs.uchicago.edu/index.php/Cloud_Performance_Analysis_%28Large_Scale%29

RT: Request Tracker
http://bestpractical.com/rt/

Keypass Password Safe
http://keepass.info/index.html

Top 5 (mostly free) tools for monitoring bandwidth
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/222989-top-5-mostly-free-tools-for-monitoring-bandwidth


Productivity:
Some really great tools for time management (inc. a typing app, location tracking, email organization, etc.) :
http://www.inc.com/ilya-pozin/time-management-tips-how-to-save-an-hour-every-day.html


Linux:
Tuning your system with Tuned
http://servicesblog.redhat.com/2012/04/16/tuning-your-system-with-tuned/

Intro to Linux Shared Libraries
http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2012/06/linux-shared-libraries/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGeekStuff+%28The+Geek+Stuff%29

Linux tgtadm: Setup iSCSI Target ( SAN )
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-setup-linux-iscsi-target-sanwith-tgt.html

SELinux tutorial
http://hackinglinux.blogspot.com/2007/05/selinux-tutorial.html

15 Examples To Master Linux Command Line History
http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2008/08/15-examples-to-master-linux-command-line-history/


Windows:
Reading HFS+ drives on Windows (this is the Windows driver):
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?s=95be5f9ff95000712b712472950e730e&showtopic=183351&view=findpost&p=1769690

New Windows 8 Task Manager
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/10/13/the-windows-8-task-manager.aspx

Active Directory 70-640 Free Video Course
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBBA04BF566F0E0D6

 
Clustering:
dealing with HPC (Beowolf) clusters
http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1242501


Storage:
ISCSI vs. Fibre Channel SANs
http://www.cuttedge.com/files/iscsi_vs_fiberchannel_explain.pdf

Dell SAN training
www.amazon.com/Dark-Side-Moon-Experience-Remaster/dp/B005NNUKF4/ref=tmm_msc_title_0

SNIA SAN foundation training
http://www.angelbc.com/snia/snia_buy2_EW.html

Quantum StorageCare Learning
http://www.quantum.com/ServiceandSupport/StorageCareLearning/Catalog/Index.aspx

EMC Information Storage and Management v2 (ISM v2) FAQs
https://community.emc.com/docs/DOC-16510


Education, Career, & Certification:
Realtime Nexus Digital Library (a free resource for IT Pros)
http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com/

How to land a cybersecurity job
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/050312-cybersecurity-tips-258931.html

Leaving Tracks and Collusion

Collusion is a plug in for Mozilla Firefox. It tracks and graphs what's leaving tracking cookies on your system while browsing the web. It does a good job at representing the connection between all the sites that track your online browsing and the fact that everything you do on the web is tracked by someone, whether that be for profit or not.

Who you think is tracking you:

Who is actually tracking you:

There was a Ted Talk introduction done by Gary Kovacs CEO of the Mozilla Corp., called "Tracking the trackers." Have a look:

 

Interesting food for thought regarding what you do online.