DevOps has been the hot new job market over the last few years – and rightly so. If implemented, it can reduce time to market, cost of implementation, and make an entire organization more Agile (see what we did there?). This is all well and good, but what about security? Containers open a host of […]
Read MoreMost organizations looking to make the move into a cloud environment will find that some of their applications and services will not migrate easily – or at all. With this in mind, White Raven rarely will suggest that a customer standardize on a single cloud provider, or to ignore the benefits of self-hosted solutions altogether. […]
Read MoreFor many of us, Intel has long been the “go-to” in processors, but these last few months have shown a few opening in the tech giant’s armor. This latest looks to be a minor issue, but businesses should remain aware – this could cause have some serious implications in environments where it is enabled. https://www.computerworld.com/article/3193830/security/vulnerability-hits-intel-enterprise-pcs-going-back-10-years.html […]
Read MoreIf you are running Unix in your environment, there is a fair chance that this vulnerability could affect you. Please patch for this one as soon as possible. Read more here: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/03/code-execution-flaw-in-exim-imperils-400k-machines-have-you-patched/
Read MoreIt is now becoming something we see – 1Tbps DDoS attacks – there have been two in the past week. It is almost unimaginable that an enterprise of any size could stand up to this on their own, but with the right toolsets and assistance, it is possible. Interestingly, these attacks are taking a new […]
Read MoreFor years, there has been a debate in the infrastructure world – is hardware segmentation the most effective method to protect from attacks, or does it have little effect, and can multi-tenant environments be just as effective? We at White Raven believe that they key is in trusts, not the hardware itself, and it would […]
Read MoreIn case you didn’t see it on the news, SpaceX sent up a pair of satellites with a new launch yesterday. Their purpose? To begin testing what will be broadband for all at gigabit speeds. While this may seem like a grandiose plan, gigabit speeds would be an amazing step forward for many of us, […]
Read MoreToo often, we at White Raven have spoken to our peers in the industry who have complained about the sticker shock of moving to the cloud. Matthew Shooshtari has written an article discussing this phenomenon, and we wanted to expand ever so slightly on it. As a long-term infrastructure manager, it bears (in my opinion) […]
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