Looking at your Linux system’s network interface with ethtool

Looking at your Linux system’s network interface with ethtool

The ethtool utility on Linux allows you to view and change some of your network-driver and interface-card settings, especially for wired devices. These include their speed, whether the interface uses auto-negotiation, whether it runs in half- or full-duplex mode, and other settings as well. Ethtool also provides an easy way to view or troubleshoot your network interface. More than likely, ethtool is already available on your Linux system. However, to check, you can use one…

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Tape backup as a defense vs. ransomware

Tape backup as a defense vs. ransomware

Tape is definitely not the best choice for primary recovery, but it does have features that make it a credible option for restoring systems and data that have fallen victim to ransomware without having to pay the ransom. The cloud has many more upsides than tape as a recovery tool in general, but there are circumstances where tape should be seriously considerd, and ransomware recovery is one of them. When cloud’s not good enough Using…

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Learn to Build a Troubleshooting Assistant at DevNet Create

Learn to Build a Troubleshooting Assistant at DevNet Create

DevNet Create 2021 is returning on October 19th and 20th and I’m happy to be back on the virtual stage talking network automation.  Recently, I’ve been looking at ways to apply network automation skills to real world network operations and engineering activities. My talk at DevNet Create, “Building a Troubleshooting Assistant,” is just such an example. Carl asks Alanah to help troubleshoot the network. In this talk we’ll follow along with Alanah, a new network…

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France Condemns #Anti2010 Cyber-bullying

France Condemns #Anti2010 Cyber-bullying

Education officials in France have spoken out against a new cyber-bullying trend targeting children who were born in 2010. The BBC reports that the malicious new #anti2010 campaign has been spreading online via Twitter and through the video-sharing app TikTok. Videos that encourage viewers to form an “anti-2010 police” have been watched millions of times. Euro News reports that the hashtag #anti2010 had more than 40 million views on TikTok before it was removed. Parents have reportedly become concerned that…

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Zeroing in on network performance issues, with ThousandEyes – Cisco Blogs

Zeroing in on network performance issues, with ThousandEyes – Cisco Blogs

In collaboration with Charlie Radke and Brian Hollenbeck Part 2 of a 2-part series   In part one of this series, we explained how we’re troubleshooting teleworkers’ performance issues using ThousandEyes Endpoint Agent. This blog continues the story, describing how we monitor network performance from branch offices all the way to our cloud providers’ networks, using ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent on Catalyst 9000 switches. Imagine it’s Monday morning, and trouble tickets are pouring in about a…

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Windows 11 prep: How to convert MBR hard drive partitions to GPT

Windows 11 prep: How to convert MBR hard drive partitions to GPT

For added security, Windows 11 will forgo the older MBR partition scheme and use GPT instead. That may require users to convert their older hard drives. Here is how to do it. Image: S.Poungsomrith/Shutterstock Current users of Windows 10 who plan to update their operating systems to Windows 11 when it is released in October 2021 will first have to meet several non-negotiable and stringent prerequisites. For example, in its attempt to make Windows PCs…

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Americans Stressed Out by Cyber-attack Coverage

Americans Stressed Out by Cyber-attack Coverage

Most Americans and Canadians say that news of ransomware attacks and data breaches causes them to experience stress. An online survey of 2,500 adults in Canada and the United States found that in relation to cybersecurity, seven in ten respondents (69%) said news of data breaches caused them stress.  The research, which was conducted in July 2021 by research firm Opinion Matters for cybersecurity company Kaspersky, also found that 64% of respondents said that consuming news coverage of…

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Huawei OceanProtect: A Pioneer in All-Scenario Data Protection

Huawei OceanProtect: A Pioneer in All-Scenario Data Protection

Huawei OceanProtect Data Protection provides a series of comprehensive data protection solutions that cover disaster recovery (DR), data backups, and data archiving for the rapid growth of diversified service data and the entire data lifecycle. Based on the concept of “full DR of hot data, quick backup and restore of warm data, and warm archiving of cold data,” OceanProtect Data Protection can provide zero service interruption, data integrity, and long-term data retention. Full DR of…

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Data of 106 Million Visitors to Thailand Breached

Data of 106 Million Visitors to Thailand Breached

A British cybersecurity researcher stumbled across his own personal data online after discovering an unsecured database containing the personal information of millions of visitors to Thailand. Bob Diachenko, leader of cybersecurity research at Comparitech, found the unprotected Elasticsearch database on August 22, 2021. Inside the 200GB digital index were records dating back ten years containing the personal details of more than 106 million international travelers. Information exposed in the publicly accessible database consisted of full…

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Cybersecurity experts’ advice: how to become cyber-resilient [Live Webinar] Sept 23, 2021

Cybersecurity experts’ advice: how to become cyber-resilient [Live Webinar] Sept 23, 2021

Cyber Defense Magazine predicts: by 2025, cybercrime will cost the world $12 trillion annually. Today, cyber threats are no longer limited to computers. Anything with an electronic pulse is at risk. The question is: is your company prepared to handle a security incident and respond efficiently? “How to handle your cyber incident response and become resilient” webinar with Lisa Forte, Partner @ Red Goat Cyber Security, Andrius Januta, Cyber Security Professional @ Nord Security and…

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