Tech Review: Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Cyber threats in 2012: 5 pain points

http://gcn.com/articles/2012/01/16/cybersecurity-predictions-for-2012.aspx?s=gcndaily_030112

• Mustaque Ahamad
• directory of Georgia Institute of Technology's Information Security Center
• bad guys will take everything an monetize it.

1. personal device
1. PIV (Personal Identity Verification) card
2. social networking
3. cloud
4. IPv6
5. Current Events
1. search engine poisoning

3 resolutions you can make for better security in 2012

http://gcn.com/articles/2011/12/23/3-security-resolutions-for-2012-cybereye.aspx?s=gcndaily_030112

• Be careful what you do online
• Extend you cyber hygiene to personal devices
• Avoid the disgruntled employee

There Is No Such Thing as Android, Only Android-Compatible

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/12/only-android-compatible/

• Open source software is not free; it is free to change.

Troubleshooting faulty network connectivity, part 1: A step-by-step guide

http://dougvitale.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/troubleshooting-faulty-network-connectivity-part-1/

Troubleshooting faulty network connectivity, part 2: Essential network commands

http://dougvitale.wordpress.com/2011/12/11/troubleshooting-faulty-network-connectivity-part-2-essential-network-commands/

• talks about nbtstat and netstat

Puppy Linux Racy Review

http://gnuman.com/puppy-linux-racy-review/

Tech Review: Thursday, November 10, 2011

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernate_(Java)

• an object-relational mapping (ORM) library for Java
• provides a object-oriented domain model mapping to a traditional relational database
• free GNU software
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHibernate
• NHibernate for MS .NET

http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-10-2004/jw-1018-hibernate.html

• example program in Java

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_Linux

• Red Hat Linux
• Discontinued in 2004

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux

• Read Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• Advance Platform (AS)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (Taroon) Update 9, 2007
• outside of regular life cycle
• 2013-10-31 (End of Extended Life Cycle
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 
• 2010-11-10
• 2017-11-30 (End of Regular Life Cycle)

Tech Review: Wednesday, November 2, 2011

https://www.google.com/search?q=deleting+an+object+in+java&hl=en&prmd=imvnsfd&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=xkexTuP-NM6utwfblfCoAg&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1008&bih=724&sei=%20Q0ixTtq-OM-3twfYgdmMAg

• An implied way to delete object in Java
• set the object to null

http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javaqa/1999-08/01-qa-static2.html

• Two types of classes
• Top-level class
• cannot be declared static
• static class means top level class?
• Inner classes
• 4 types
• Anonymous
• special syntax with no name
• local
• created within a block
• Member class
• created within a class
• Nested top-level
• member class
• static modifier

http://www.postgresql.org

There is no "USE" close like in SQL.  From the pgAdmin Query Tool, you need to select the connection for the data base in the top middle of the Query Tool.

Tech Review: Tuesday, November 1, 2011

http://www.slysoft.com/en/download.html

• Virtual CloneDrive 
• Nice freeware app for mounting an ISO in Win7

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/mount-an-iso-image-in-windows-vista/

• A nice review of Clone Drive and other such applications for Windows
• what do you do in linux?
• http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to-mount-iso-image-under-linux.html
• $ sudo bash
• $ mkdir -p /mnt/disk
• '-p' makes parent directories as needed
• $ mount -o loop <something>.iso /mnt/disk
• $ ls -l /mnt/disk

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-check-memory-usage/

• Checking the amount of memory free in linux
• $ free -m

Tech Review: Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Open-Source Software and Intellectual Property

• Opensource defies traditional IP models

Adding Users with 'sudo' Privileges in Linux

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AddUsersHowto

• sudo adduser <username>
• sudo addgroup <groupname>
• sudo adduser <username> <groupname>

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo

• run a pipe commands sudo
• sudo sh -c "ls > /root/somefile"
• sudo password is stored for 15 minutes
• password is not show on screen, even with *, it is input a each key stroke
• use 'gksudo' or kdesudo' to start graphical applicatons
• prevents file in home directory being owned by root
• gksudo "gnome-open %u"
• lets you drag and drop files as root
• login as another user
• sudo -i -u <username>
• to enable root
• sudo -i
• sudo passwd root
• re-disabling root account
• sudo passwd -dl root
• removing the password prompt for sudo
• sudo visudo
• add to the end of the file
• <username> ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL
• ^x to save file
• log out and in
• reset sudo to ask for password
• sudo -k

US drone fleet infected by virus

http://gcn.com/articles/2011/10/11/us-drone-fleet-infected-by-virus.aspx?s=gcndaily_121011

• keys stroke recorder
• Creech Air Force Base in Mojave Desert
• wipe from machines, but keeps coming back
• call to double drones by 2021
• 12 camera drones sharing data with troops on ground

Tech Review: Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Ubuntu Linux heads to the clouds

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/ubuntu-linux-heads-to-the-clouds/9722?alertspromo=&tag=nl.rSINGLE

• Canonical
• OpenStack cloud software confernece
• HP chose Ubuntu as the lead host
• Moving away from Eucalyptus
• OpenStack
• core infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS)
• HP's private cloud beta
• Juju
• lets you start-up and manage applications on a cloud
• service deployment and orchestration framework

Lubuntu

http://lifehacker.com/5847373/lubuntu-breathes-new-life-into-your-netbook-without-sacrificing-the-flexibility-of-a-full+

• A light weight ubuntu for net books

http://lubuntu.net/

• link seems broken

GNU PDF

http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/gnu-pdf-project-leaves-high-priority-projects-list-mission-complete

• Implements the ISO 3200-1 standard
• started in 2007
• was on the list of high priority free software projects

KDE Plasma Active

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/kde-takes-on-android-apples-ios-on-smartphones-and-tablets/9717?alertspromo=&tag=nl.rSINGLE

• Is not an OS
• KDE 4.x style interface and API fro touch devices
• Plasma Active Team

Creating a Linux resolv.conf file

http://theos.in/desktop-linux/resolve-conf-linux-example/

• nameserver XXX.XXX.X.X
• To get the name servers from my desk
• from command line
• ipconfig /all
• all for DNS Servers

What to do with a drunken Linux

The following are some key combinations to get around a locked up Linux system:

• Shutdown X11: Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
• Switch from X11 to text login: Ctrl-Alt-F1, F2, F3 (don't do with a dual monitor setup in XP, you will lose one of your monitors :-()

If the above don't work try the following steps to shutdown:

1. Ctrl-Alt-Del and wait 30 seconds for init to shutdown your computer
   
2. If this fails use SAK(?). While holding down Alt-PrintScreen (SysRq key Combo) press the following keys
1. 'S' to sync drives
2. 'U' to unmount drives
3. 'B' to reboot
3. If all this fail, then take your life in yours hands and hit the power switch :-(

Note: You may see some activity when you press the 'S' key and 'U' key, but you may not. Don't give up. Continue to step 3 and hit the reboot key 'B' and wait. Even when I have saw nothing for the sync and unmount commands the boot command has worked.

This was gleaned from the following link: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=221174

hung hungup stuck lock lockedup

Hopefully next time I go looking for this info I can find it.

This system locked up today, and only SAK worked.