Don’t try this in your data center! In this example, it was not possible to close the floor anymore. If you’re responsible of a data center (whatever the size! One rack is enough), follow simple rules: Arrange cables in separate cable-ways (power, data, voice); Use colored cables (red for backbone,
nagiosexchange.org Turns Three
Happy birthday to NagiosExchange! Involved in monitoring and/or reporting projects with Nagios or Groundwork, this website was always a must! Why re-invent the wheel when somebody already contributed to the plugins base?
I hate marketing!
Is it normal to have to subscribe to a f*cking distribution list to increase my chances to win a price of a *free* contest? That’s true, I’m sure to increase my chances to get spam…
WiFi in unusual environment
WiFi technology is more and more used in industrial environment and sometimes for entertainment purposes. In Belgium, Walibi opened a new attraction called “Le Vertigo“. Last week, the attraction malfunctioned and 20 people were blocked during one hour up to 50 m above the ground! In this case, it was
GPS hacking
When I read articles about the potential security issue with GPS, my fist reaction was “How can they hack a GPS without interfering with the satellite signals?“. In fact, it’s much more simple! More and more GPS models on the market come with a builtin TMC receiver (Traffic Message Channel)
Barbecue time!
After weeks of ugly weather, finally, it’s barbecue time! Blue sky and 28c! Sun, Friends, WiFi, rosy wine, … Who wants more!
Portable == Vulnerable
Interesant article read on USB Hacks: It explains how the protection of a “bullet-proof” USB-stick can be easily removed in case of physical access to the stick! Read more here. Conclusion: Everything that is portable is vulnerable!
Doom3 PC Mod
Regarding PC cases, I’m very classic. Whatever the color, they have to stay under the desk and not to make too much noise. I’m not impressed by modified cases (which looks often ugly, IMHO). The following video shows a real Doom 3 addict who tuned a standard PC case.
Welcome to blanmont.be!
On MiniVille, you can create your own city and manage it! Do you remember SimCity (first released in 1989!) ? With the MiniVille Flash application, you’ll have to manage your own city. Of course, not all features of SimCity are available but it’s quite funny when you’ve some time to
Events centralization: the normalization problem
In a previous article, I talked about SIEM. SIEM is not for small organizations. But, if you really need to analyze logs, the first step is to concentrate them in one central place. The syslog standard is available on almost all devices having IP connectivity (routers, switches, servers, appliances) and