What are some of the important areas that a Chief Information Security Officer should focus on? In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss a recent article where Aman Sood (a CISO for Jimdo) discusses important aspects of the job to pay attention to. This information from the perspective of an actual CISO offers a unique lens through which to look at these critical focus areas.
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External GPU’s – A Good Solution for Linux Gaming? Everything You’ll Need to Know
Imagine a future where your ultraportable notebook can morph into a gaming machine while docked at your desk. You don’t have to imagine it – it’s possible right now by utilizing an External GPU (eGPU). But unfortunately, Thunderbolt is a confusing pain. And many noteboook vendors are jerks. In the LearnLinuxTV guide to eGPU’s, this concept will be demystified, and you’ll learn everything you’ll need to know in order to use an External GPU.
Relevant Links
- egpu.io
- Arch Linux article regarding external GPU’s
- Razer Core X Chroma (affiliate link, generates revenue for LearnLinuxTV)
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SCaLE 19x – Debian, Linux Chix LA, and Jenkins!
LearnLinuxTV was present at the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) this year (courtesy of Linode) and what a fantastic event it was! In the final video regarding the 19th annual SCaLE, you’ll see interviews with representatives from Debian, Linux Chix LA, and Jenkins. Look out for even more SCaLE action next year!
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The Homelab Show Episode 70 – Questions & Answers
In episode 70, Jay and Tom answer some additional questions from listeners. This will include topics such as file sharing, Proxmox-related shenanigans, ZFS, and more!
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 40 – Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery is huge concept when it comes to application deployment nowadays, and with good reason. Automating the compilation, testing, and other aspects of the development process increases efficiency and reliability. Security is another layer of a good CI/CD system, and in this episode, Jay and Joao discuss CI/CD and the security aspects of the popular deployment style.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 39 – Publicly Available RDP, What Could Go Wrong?!
What happens when you open up the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to the public Internet? Definitely some shenanigans, that’s what. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss some recent news, which includes a company that made the mistake of making RDP available to everyone, multiple crypto-malware infections at the same time, and other news.
Relevant Links
- Multiple threat actors encrypting files at the same time
- Cisco Talos shares insights related to recent cyber attack on Cisco
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Gaining Experience for your Linux Career – What should you Learn?!
If you’re trying to get your foot in the door for an exciting career in Information Technology, what should you learn? There’s countless technologies out there, and you can’t learn them all. In this video, Jay discusses an unlikely source of information for what to learn – visiting job boards!
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The Homelab Show Episode 68 – Documentation Tools and Management
Documentation is extremely important, and can really come in handy – but where should you store your notes? In this episode, Jay and Tom discuss some of the possibilities for keeping track of and storing documentation.
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Build an Awesome Nextcloud Server (Updated for Ubuntu 22.04!)
It’s time to install Nextcloud! Nextcloud is the best platform for building your very own self-hosted collaboration platform, complete with features such as online document editing, file synchronization, calendar, contacts, and countless plugins. In this video, you’ll be walked through the entire process, and by the end you’ll have your very own Nextcloud server that’s completely set up and ready for action by the end.
Note: This is the same process as the previous video, but updated for Ubuntu 22.04.
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Ubuntu Server 22.04 Live Installer Walkthrough
Ubuntu Server 22.04 is the latest Long-Term Support (LTS) release of the popular Linux distribution, and powers countless servers worldwide. In this video, you’ll be walked through the process of using the live installer to deploy Ubuntu Server.
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How to Interpret Load Average in Linux (Linux Crash Course Series)
The “Load Average” within our Linux servers and workstations enables administrators to understand how well the system is keeping up with its workload. By reading the values within the Load Average, we can also determine the overall performance of the system over several time periods, which will give us an idea on how the workloads are progressing. In this video, Jay will teach you how to fetch the current load average, and how to read the values.
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SCaLE 19x: The openSUSE Edition
Learn Linux TV’s coverage of SCaLE 19x continues with this episode. This time around, Jay recounts more of the event itself. In addition, Jay has a discussion with Drew Adams regarding openSUSE. Drew and Jay talk about what sets openSUSE apart from other distributions, and many of the things that make it an exciting distribution.