IT Pro Tuesday #312
Welcome back to IT Pro Tuesday!
In the latest Security Swarm Podcast: “Microsoft’s Security Saga Continues: Insights from Whistleblower,” we focus on a recent report from ProPublica about a Microsoft whistleblower named Andrew Harris. The report alleges that Microsoft was aware of a serious vulnerability in its on-premises Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) software that could have enabled the SolarWinds supply chain attack, but chose not to fix it or disclose it to customers.
We’re looking for favorite tips and tools we can share with the community… those that help you do your job better and more easily. Please share your suggestions on the IT Pro Tuesday subreddit, and we’ll be featuring them in the coming weeks.
Now on to this week’s list!
A Free Tool
QEMU is a fast, generic machine emulator and virtualizer. This open-source tool emulates a processor through dynamic binary translation, providing a set of hardware and device models for the machine and enabling it to run a variety of guest operating systems. helpjuice raves, “the best tool ever to emulate pretty much anything.”
A YouTube Channel
Techno Tim is loaded with interesting tech content, including some informative how-to videos featuring software engineer Tim’s homelab and personal projects. Kindly suggested by Maudib420.
Another Free Tool
Guake is a convenient, python-based dropdown terminal for the GNOME desktop environment. It can be conveniently accessed by pressing a hotkey and then dragged around the screen. Appreciation for the recommendation goes to Cercle.
Tech News
Front Research is a quick way to keep abreast of the latest news in the technology business. This daily email offers a collection of the most-interesting developments, providing an handy overview at a glance. Living-Function4167 says, “I follow many sites, but mostly get my summaries from Front Research’s daily tech brief.”
A Tutorial
Controlling Process Resources with Linux Control Groups explains a nice technique that allows you to limit process CPU and RAM consumption on Linux machines. This can help protect the system resources to ensure they’re available as needed.
P.S. Bonus Free Tools
Prezto is a configuration framework for Zsh that enhances the CLI environment with sane defaults, aliases, functions, auto completion, and prompt themes. Our thanks for the suggestion go to Pliqui.
arpwatch allows you to monitor network Address Resolution Protocol traffic. Generates a timestamped log of observed pairing of IP addresses with MAC addresses, and can also send an email to notify an admin whenever a pairing changes or is added. Kindly recommended by The_Penguin22.
