Hey there! Let's dive back into the Building VM Inventory series. In this episode, we'll use Ansible to gather VM inventory. Just like the last time, we'll also do a quick compliance check. But this time, instead of using GCP, we'll try out Vultr, a great option for smaller projects. Let's see how it goes!
Ever wondered how to pull together a VM inventory when you've got a bunch of VMs? I’ve found myself asking this question a few times, so I decided to check out a few tools that might help. This post is the first in a series where I'll dive into different ways to gather basic VM info, like hostname and OS version. In this first post, I will use Paramiko library in Python application and see how I can use this to solve my problem. In the exploration, I will deploy 3 VMs in a cloud environment, which consists of one main server and two client servers.
Early last year, I spent my Chinese New Year long holiday with something productive: pursuing the learning path for Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer (PCSE). While I did that, I compiled my learning process along with some useful resources related to the exam, stored deep in a multi-layered folder somewhere in my Google Drive. One and a half years later --last Sunday--, I stumbled upon this note and thought: this might help whoever to conquer the PCSE exam. Although the modules might be different today, the big concept should stay relevant.
PCSE certification validates your expertise in designing, implementing, and managing secure workloads on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This certification demonstrates your ability to safeguard sensitive data and ensure regulatory compliance within the GCP ecosystem.
I've been playing Football Manager for the past two years with all the leagues around the world activated, my RAM usage has skyrocketed. This also caused my Drive D usage (not storage) to spike to 100%. I thought it was because my custom files and saves were all on Drive D, so I just let it be until my HDD finally died at the end of last year.
Fast forward to the beginning of this year, I've been having a blast playing Cities Skylines. Initially, I was playing with minimal mods (pre-loading took about 10 minutes). But lately, I've been wanting to create custom cities with an Indonesian vibe, so I've downloaded a ton of mods. This, however, caused my RAM and HDD usage to hit 100% again, and pre-loading now takes around 17 minutes.
Tips super simpel bikin password random tapi mudah diingat, berhubung kasus-kasus peretasan makin marak:
1. Bikin satu kalimat, misalnya "Balonku Ada Lima Rupa Rupa Warnanya" Ambil huruf pertama dari tiap kata, bikin selang-seling huruf kapital-kecil. Dari contoh kalimat tadi jadi: "BaLrRw"
2. Tambahin satu (atau lebih) simbol. Misal kita pakai #, jadi: "BaLrRw#"
3. Ambil inisial (atau beberapa digit) dari nama aplikasi, misal bikin password buat "Twitter" ambil t-nya jadi: "BaLrRw#t"
4. Ambil angka bulan dan digit akhir tahun pembuatan password, misal bikin password ini di bulan ini: September => 9 2019 => 9 Tambahin ke password jadi "BaLrRw#t99"
Tada! Password random super simpel yang mudah diingat selesai dibuat! Jangan lupa buat ganti password setidaknya enam bulan sekali, cukup nomor bulan atau tahun yang diganti, di database password kita udah dianggap berubah sepenuhnya karena hasil hash-nya berubah jauh.
Tips lain, selalu aktifin two-factor authentication. Bisa OTP sms, google authenticator, atau lain-lain. Ini perlu untuk ngehindarin kalau password kita udah kecuri, kita masih punya pengaman cadangan.
Mau lebih aman lagi? Saranin pengelola web-nya biar pakai metode virtual password hasil penelitian aing wkwkwk ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/docum
Sekian tips dari orang yang baru mendalami dunia security setahunan belakang ini. Boleh koreksi atau kasih saran lain biar temen-temen kita lebih aman ber-internet.
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— ᮖᮄᮐ᮪ ᮛᮠᮤᮈᮙ᮪ᮚ᮪ (@FaizRahiemy) September 3, 2019
Tips super simpel bikin password random tapi mudah diingat, berhubung kasus-kasus peretasan makin marak. https://t.co/Ym5RMxXY0c
