Applied Trust has been producing The Barking Seal for our clients, supporters, and friends since 2003.
One of the greatest features of being consulting IT infrastructure engineers is that we have the opportunity to see, touch, and experience a wide variety of technologies and their successful (and sometimes, not so successful) application. We have the opportunity to solve problems that have never been solved before. And, every once in awhile, we make mistakes that provide good lessons. It's our hope that sharing some of these experiences will better our community as a whole. We hope you enjoy it!!
Mar 24, 2010
Removable media: We all have them, maybe a few of them in different sizes. They’re invaluable for various administration tasks. Trying to get network drivers onto that new machine you’re re-installing? How about bringing one with you when you have to patch a few machines that aren’t on the domain? Or loading Knoppix...
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Mar 21, 2010
This infographic from Focus claims that IT-related positions compose three of the top 10 "Best Jobs in America." Systems engineers, IT project managers, and security consultants are ranked at number one, number five, and number eight, respectively. The graphic also indicates that 7 of the top 35 jobs are in the IT...
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Mar 19, 2010
We're just a few weeks away from sending the latest edition of the Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook to press, and as of today you can get a preview online at the Safari site.
This 20th anniversary edition brings the best of Unix System Administration Handbook and Linux System Administration Handbook...
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Mar 18, 2010
In case you haven’t heard, Google is offering to build an experimental network in a community with speeds up to 100 times faster than current Internet speeds, and at an affordable price. This new network is expected to radically change how communities access information and interact with the world. Boulder is one of...
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Mar 18, 2010
Ignite Boulder is one of those events that seems to fit right into the unique culture of this town. What is Ignite Boulder, you might ask? Well, let me sum it up in one word: entertaining. Ignite events are held all over the country, and the format is pretty simple. Presenters are chosen by the organizers and the...
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Did you know that in addition to the Barking Seal blog, Applied Trust also has a quarterly print newsletter called The Barking Seal that features entirely different content? If not, now is the time to check it out! The printed Barking Seal first debuted in 2005, with the goal of providing a trusted source of useful...
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Mar 09, 2010
One of the most interesting (in other words, “dangerous”) vulnerabilities that almost every existing web application falls victim to is cross-site request forgery (CSRF – “sea-surf”). CSRF is a type of malicious attack vector whereby unauthorized commands are transmitted from a user that the website trusts. It is an...
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Mar 04, 2010
Frequently during the course of a security assessment, we get asked about social engineering. People want to know if it is really worth the time it takes, and what is the point, anyway? Well, the bottom line is that the access an intruder can achieve either by physically walking into an office or data center, or by...
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Feb 25, 2010
Applied Trust recently achieved Payment Card Industry (PCI) Qualified Security Assesssor (QSA) status. Most companies that pursue this credential do so solely for the purpose of being able to perform QSA-certified audits as defined by the PCI standards council. The PCI standard requires that an organization is 100%...
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Feb 16, 2010
In a recent study conducted by The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, Boulder received top honors as the overall happiest, healthiest, and most optimistic city in the United States. The study surveyed more than 350,000 Americans across the country and assessed their lives based on a variety of pre-defined categories...
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