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Auditing Linux Operating System with Lynis

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date January 25, 2018
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Auditing a Linux System is one of the most important aspect when it comes to security. After deploying a simple Centos 7 Linux machine on virtual box, I made an audit using Lynis. It is amazing how many tiny flaws [Read More…]

Database Systems Linux Application Linux System Security

Securing MySQL traffic with Stunnel in a jail environment on CentOS

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date October 31, 2017
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Stunnel is a program by Michal Trojnara that allows you to encrypt arbitrary TCP connections inside SSL. Stunnel can also allow you to secure non-SSL aware daemons and protocols (like POP, IMAP, LDAP, etc) by having Stunnel provide the encryption, [Read More…]

Linux System

Out of Memory (OOM) in Linux machines

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date July 4, 2017
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Since some months I have not been posting anything on my blog. I should admit that I was really busy. Recently, a friend asked me about the Out of Memory messages in Linux. How is it generated? What are the [Read More…]

MeetUps and Presentations

cyberstorm.mu attracted a massive crowd at the DevConMru 2017

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date April 1, 2017
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This is yet another dazzling inspiration that cyberstorm.mu brought into the mind of the audience today on the 1st of April 2017 at the DevConMru – Day 2. After the mesmerizing speech at the DevConMru by Logan, this time Codarren [Read More…]

MeetUps and Presentations

cyberstorm.mu mesmerising speech at the DevConMru 2017

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date March 31, 2017
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3 min read

The message was clear and direct at the DevConMru 2017. Painted with a humorist approach, Loganaden Velvindron #2 of cyberstorm.mu bridged the gap between students who were mainly in the audience to reach their goal in the IT industry and [Read More…]

Linux System

Overlay Union Filesystems in Linux

Returning to the world of blogging after nearly a month’s hiatus, I find myself intrigued by the concept of Overlay Filesystems. This article has piqued my curiosity, and I am convinced it will offer valuable insights for my future endeavors. [Read More…]

Posted on February 18, 2024February 18, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Uncategorized AKA Non-Tech-Stuffs

My indoor plants in Winter 2024

I used to have a cool indoor greenhouse in my living room growing lettuce, arugula, and thyme. However, since I work from home most of the time and need a dedicated office space, I decided to make some changes. I [Read More…]

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Cloud Computing

Playing around with SSM, Tags, and Resource Group in AWS

AWS Systems Manager is a service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that helps you automate and manage your infrastructure at scale. It provides a unified user interface so that you can view operational data from multiple AWS services and [Read More…]

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Blockchain and Fintech

Smart Contracts and Tokens in Ethereum

Smart contracts in Ethereum are self-executing contracts with the terms of the agreement directly written into code. They are computer programs that run on the Ethereum blockchain and automatically enforce the rules and conditions defined within their code. If you [Read More…]

Posted on January 17, 2024January 18, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Blockchain and Fintech

Ethereum, Solidity and Decentralization

Ethereum can be considered a technology that is more capable than Bitcoin. In a traditional Blockchain technology like Bitcoin, I mentioned how Bitcoin is mostly focused on a ledger system with records and algorithms backing up the transactions. But Ethereum [Read More…]

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Blockchain and Fintech

Proof of Stake in Blockchain

In some of my previous articles, I wrote about the Consensus protocol. If you had been following closely, you would have come across the term several times. I explained how Consensus is a mechanism by which participants in a distributed [Read More…]

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa