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  1. @vivekanandanks thanks for the interesting post. I want to suggest that the #configmanagememt analogy part (where #ansible sits, and so do several other widely used tools like #saltstack, #puppet, #chef, #cfengine) can be improved. The central premise of configuration management is that current state is dynamic, a moving target. Constantly pruning a growing tree might be a better analogy.

  2. Day 18/25: The Samba software enables file and printer sharing, and is typically used in mixed and environments. It can provide an attack vector and has been affected by vulnerabilities in the past. If not used, it should be removed:

    build.cfengine.com/modules/uni

  3. #introduction

    #hello people. Ståle from Norway. I've been doing tactical and strategic #infosec and #irt in #HigherED for the last seven years. It all started with a bunch of diskettes and c.o.l.a. in 1993, and since then I've worked as a sysadmin. Mostly unix-es, but also Windows. This includes project management, #monitoring, #architecture, designing an #operations center and touching a bunch of technologies over the years. I still code a little #shell and #python. Been using #cfengine and #tivoli with a smile.

    A memorable moment still is opening 7 xterms and compiling X11R6 for #sunos #solaris #hp-ux #ultrix #irix #linux #digitalunix and managing the configuration and security of tons of servers and clients centrally. This must have been 2000 or so.

    These days I tend to like logging and #siem frameworks like #elk, teaching users and management how to make smart choices, general config management and hardening, IAM-stuff and the essential symbiosis between #sysadmin stuff and infosec stuff. #isms. #policies. #architecture.

    I also like #photography #lego #rpg #larp #cooking #politics #society #emacs #languages #puns. A lot nicer than the picture. He/Him.