December 2010
43 posts
Monitoring Windows Terminal Services from BIG-IP →
Community MVP hwidjaja dropped a bomb-sized nugget of wisdom in the forums last week that I would be remiss if I didn’t write up and share with the greater community at large. Zenoss has a WMI…
e-card Malware →
I’ve gotten some e-cards this holiday season from organizations that I know, and you might even receive one from F5. I just wanted to post a short reminder to be careful of these, especially if you…
F5 Friday: Multi-Layer Security for Multi-Layer... →
Modern DoS attacks are distributed, diverse and cross the chasm that divides network components from application infrastructure. A unified application delivery platform with multi-layer visibility is the best way to detect and mitigate multi-layer attacks.
The OpenBSD backdoor Allegations →
Disclaimer: I do not know any of the parties involved. Last weekend, Gregory Perry or someone claiming to be him, sent Theo de Raadt (maintainer of OpenBSD) an explosive email saying that ten…
The Many Faces of DDoS: Variations on a Theme or... →
Many denial of service attacks boil down to the exploitation of how protocols work and are, in fact, very similar under the hood. Recognizing these themes is paramount to choosing the right solution to mitigate the attack.
SSL Profiles Part 4: Cipher Suites →
Introduction
This is part 4 in a series of articles covering the BIG-IP LTM SSL profiles. Previous articles:
SSL Profiles: Part 1 SSL Profiles: Part 2 SSL Profiles: Part 3
We’re working…
How to let your Access Management Scale - and Save... →
Managing access to applications is becoming increasingly complex. More web applications, more internal and external users, and different types of access from login with username/password to…
What We Learned from Anonymous: DDoS is now 3DoS →
It’s not just that attacks are distributed, but that attacks are also diverse in nature – up and down the stack, at the same time.
What We Learned from Anonymous: DDoS is now 3DoS →
It’s not just that attacks are distributed, but that attacks are also diverse in nature – up and down the stack, at the same time.
“Lights Out” in the Cloud →
Options begin to emerge to address a real management issue with virtualized workloads in public cloud computing .
iRule::ology - Table Based Rate Limiting →
What is iRule::ology, you ask? Well it’s a kind of catchy way of writing iRuleology, which is a term I’m coining right now, that sprouts from the vast and great mind of Jason Rahm, on the DevCentral…
F5 Networks and Swedish Medical Center Spread... →
F5’s charitable giving program sponsors annual “Holidays at the Hospital” celebration to support Swedish Pediatric Care.
Like Load Balancing WAN Optimization is a Feature... →
Convergence, consolidation, and common-sense.
F5 Friday: F5 ARX Cloud Extender Opens Cloud... →
Bridging the gap between data access and cloud storage to enable a critical storage strategy: tiering.
DevCentral Weekly Podcast 157 - Security And Some... →
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Welcome to the one hundred and fifty seventh edition of the DevCentral Weekly Roundtable Podcast! A weekly recap of the interesting things that…
20 Lines or Less # 42 – Secret list …... →
What could you do with your code in 20 Lines or Less? That’s the question I ask (almost) every week for the devcentral community, and every week I go looking to find cool new examples that show…
Identity Theft Roundup →
I’m on a ID fraud kick lately and there are quite a few stories of late about identity theft. Here are just a few: House Approves Red Flags Exemptions – In January 2008, the Red Flag Rule went…
Advanced Load Balancing For Developers: Virtual... →
I’ve been pondering another installment in my Load Balancers For Developers series revolving around recent changes in the market that drive a trend toward availability of Virtual Load Balancers,…
Webcast - F5 BIG-IP and Microsoft Lync Server →
F5’s April Spence, James Hendergart, and Helen Johnson lead this webcast covering F5 BIG-IP and Microsoft Lync server. Related Articles on DevCentral
Talking Microsoft Lync Server Availability and... →
Just wrapped up a great session with the F5/Microsoft team discussing Microsoft Lync Server and designing deployments for optimal availability and scale. As companies start to deal with the major…
There Is No Such Thing as Cloud Security →
It’s time to stop talking about imaginary trolls under the cloud bridge and start talking about the real security challenges that exist in cloud computing .
F5 BIG-IP Solution Enables Rackspace Customers to... →
Innovative solution enables bi-directional provisioning of dedicated servers and cloud resources at wire speed.
There Is No Such Thing as Cloud Security →
It’s time to stop talking about imaginary trolls under the cloud bridge and start talking about the real security challenges that exist in cloud computing .
Sexual Harassment in IT →
Lori pointed me at a blog by Alan Shimel about sexual harassment in Open Source that is well written and pretty well documented. I read it with interest, and was kind of surprised that Open…
Application Delivery Networking Services :... →
In this video Alan Murphy, F5 Sr. Technical Marketing Manager, talks about F5’s role in enterprise cloud computing. Specifically how F5 has partnered with Rackspace Hosting to provide their customers…
Application Delivery Hardware: A Critical... →
Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) come in a variety of hardware and software combinations, but mission-critical application delivery demands mission-critical ADC hardware.
It’s Called Cloud Computing not Cheap... →
The debate between private and public cloud is ridiculous and we shouldn’t even be having it in the first place.
F5 Extends Power of Intelligent Automated Storage... →
New additions to F5’s data solutions portfolio, ARX Virtual Edition and ARX Cloud Extender, enhance business value and deployment options.
F5 Helps Deliver Low Cost Cloud Services for... →
IlliniCloud uses F5 solutions to deliver specialty applications to 50 districts statewide; saves 70% on application delivery services costs and cuts tier one storage needs by 85%.
DevCentral Top5 12/03/2010 →
After another few blazingly fast weeks in the DevCentral world, I’m back with another injection of wicked cool topics from DC land. From upgrades to slick iRules to Australian escapades, to…
Synthetic Identity Theft: The Silent Swindler →
As a brief follow up to yesterday’s Got a SSN I Can Borrow, I came across this story from The Red Tape Chronicles saying the odds that someone else has used your Social Security Number is One…
Mitigating Slow HTTP Post DDoS Attacks With iRules... →
Last month I posted a Tech Tip using iRules to mitigate the slow POST DDoS attack. The example that I posted was an early prototype that was passed around an internal mailing list. I listed a…
F5 Friday: Is Your Infosec Motto ‘Compone... →
That’s “Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.” and it should be if it isn’t. The right tools can help you live up to that motto.
F5 Friday: Is Your Infosec Motto ‘Compone Accomoda... →
That’s “Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.” and it should be if it isn’t. The right tools can help you live up to that motto.
All Applications Are NOT Created Equal →
It is an interesting twist in the IT world that with the increased usage of purchased packages and the growth of on-demand IT, we increasingly find ourselves talking about “Applications”. This is a…
DevCentral Weekly Podcast 156 - My Hardware Hates... →
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Welcome to the one hundred and fifty sixth edition of the DevCentral Weekly Roundtable Podcast! A weekly recap of the interesting things that have…
Got a SSN I can Borrow? →
Apparently, I can use my own name and your Social Security Number to get a job or buy a car and it is not an identity theft crime. Really. This is according to a recent Colorado Supreme Court…
DevCentral upgrade… with a few hitches →
With the rapid growth of DevCentral, we continue to get great suggestions for how we can improve the site (BTW – you too can provide suggestions via the Feedback form here). We also have a…
Audio White Paper: Data Center Consolidation: Know... →
Effective consolidation means more than simply reducing the number of boxes your company has in outlying offices and data centers. Efforts to reduce hardware infrastructure often result in…
SSL Profiles Part 3: Certificate Chain... →
This is part 3 in a series of articles covering the BIG-IP LTM SSL profiles. Previous articles:
SSL Profiles: Part 1 SSL Profiles: Part 2
Now that we have some foundational information in…
The Database Tier is Not Elastic →
It is the database tier and its unique characteristics that ultimate determine where an application will be deployed.
Data Centre Consolidation: Know Where You're Going... →
Effective consolidation means more than simply reducing the number of boxes your company has in outlying offices and data centres. Efforts to reduce hardware infrastructure often result in degraded…
The Database Tier is Not Elastic →
It is the database tier and its unique characteristics that ultimate determine where an application will be deployed.