I‘ve been working in IT for over 25 years, most of that time in NYC. Over the years I have found and collected so many interesting and useful reference points that help me in my day-to-day work. My goal here is to begin to share some of that information and hopefully create a useful reference point for others, like myself, who love the practice of the technology professional and are constantly looking for answers to new problems.
There isn’t much to see here yet and what I’ve added is pretty general but check back as I will be adding posts, articles, and links to some of my favorite technology topics.
For me this is also a fun way to finally learn WordPress (Hosted on IIS 10) – Here’s what I did – link
Latest Posts
- How to update any VMware ESXi Hypervisor to the latest using ESXCLIVery nice documentation, instructions, and patch history for several of the current and last versions of ESXi. Created and maintained by: Paul Braren. I’ve used this often. https://tinkertry.com/easy-update-to-latest-esxi
- VMware Fixes Critical Remote Code Execution Bug in vCenter Serverby: Jessica Lyons Hardcastle February 24, 2021 1:50 PM VMware fixed several bugs including a critical remote code execution vulnerability that affects vCenter Server management software and, if exploited, would allow hackers to execute arbitrary commands on the server and gain access to sensitive… Read more: VMware Fixes Critical Remote Code Execution Bug in vCenter Server
- Ransomware operators are exploiting VMware ESXi flawsby: Keumars Afifi-Sabet1 Mar 2021 The ‘Carbon Spider’ and ‘Sprite Spider’ gangs have compromised vCenter credentials to attack enterprise systems Two ransomware strains have retooled to exploit vulnerabilities in the VMware ESXi hypervisor system publicised last week and encrypt virtual machines (VMs). The… Read more: Ransomware operators are exploiting VMware ESXi flaws
- WordPress on IIS 10I choose Windows and IIS as my platform. Nothing at all wrong with Linux and Apache or Nginx. I’ve worked with both Linux and Windows over the years and believe that Linux has some of the best advantages as a… Read more: WordPress on IIS 10
- General InformationI’ve been working in IT for over 25 years, most of that time in NYC. Over the years I have found and collected so many interesting and useful reference points that help me in my day-to-day work. My goal here… Read more: General Information
Topics of interest-
VMware and Virtualization – mostly specific to tuning and securing the hypervisor environment.
- How to Generate and Measure IOPS in VMware Guest
- Virtualization Research Library
- Encrypting Machines at the Hypervisor Level
- What is Storage Queue Depth (QD) and why is it so important?
- VMWare Product Interoperability Matrix
General Security Topics – Security links and documentation I have found useful.
- IIS crypto tool for Windows Servers
- IP lists by country, useful for IIS IP filtering.
- Qualys – SSl Labs online testing suites.