MURKY PANDA: A Trusted-Relationship Threat in the Cloud
Since late 2024, CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations has observed significant activity conducted by MURKY PANDA, a…
Building and Deploying a Custom MCP Server: A Practical Guide
Introduction Traditional API integrations often require building custom connections for every tool and every AI agent—resulting…
Defending Against SCATTERED SPIDER with Falcon Next-Gen SIEM
The Adversary’s Path to Achieving Persistence Once SCATTERED SPIDER gains access to a target organization, they…
Migration Pitfalls: How Data Gravity Disrupts Cloud and Hybrid Projects
Introduction Even the best-planned cloud and hybrid migrations can be derailed by data gravity. When large…
Agentic Prompt Engineering: Mastering LLM Roles and Role-Based Structuring
Introduction A simple chat session using system and user roles with an OpenAI-compatible API: In both…
CrowdStrike Named the Only Leader in GigaOm Radar for SaaS Security Posture Management
“CrowdStrike’s cloud-native security platform employs an adversarial approach, consolidating telemetry from various security domains to deliver…
Understanding Data Gravity: How Data Location Impacts Performance and Compliance
Introduction: What Is Data Gravity? Data gravity is a defining factor in successful cloud migration and…
Beyond the Basics: Advanced Feature Scaling Techniques for Real-World Data
We will cover the following techniques, with step-by-step Python code for each: print(“Original Data:n”, X.ravel())print(“Robust Scaled:n”,…
Advanced Ansible Playbook for Nutanix: Enterprise-Grade VM Provisioning with Validation, Tagging, and Notification
Introduction – name: Enterprise Nutanix VM Provisioninghosts: localhostgather_facts: falsecollections:- nutanix.ncpvars_files:- nutanix_credentials.yml- enterprise_vm_config.ymlvars:slack_webhook: “https://hooks.slack.com/services/XXXX/YYYY/ZZZZ”tasks:TASK [Check VM health]ok:…
Internxt: Secure Open-Source Cloud Storage for Linux Users (87% Off)
There are countless cloud storage platforms that provide safe and secure storage space for your files….
Deploying Multi-VM Applications on AHV with Ansible
Introduction app_vms:- name: web01memory: 4096vcpus: 2disk: 20subnet: vlan10category: “env:prod”ansible-playbook deploy_app_stack.yml –ask-vault-pass -i inventory.yml Optional Enhancements Add…
11 Useful Tools to Create Bootable USB from an ISO Image
CD and DVD writers are a thing of the past. You are not likely to find…
11 Best Self-Hosted Alternatives to Google Photos
Google Photos is a powerful and formidable solution for backing up, managing, organizing, and sharing photos….
11 Best Self-Hosted Alternatives to Google Photos
Google Photos is a powerful and formidable solution for backing up, managing, organizing, and sharing photos….