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pfSense rules, Snort, pfBlokerNG. Tips, Notes, and Insights.

Firewall rules order: Firewall rules work in orders from the top to bottom if a connection matched a rule no further checks will be made. For example: if you have two rules, one to block all connections to 5358 TCP/UDP port on the top and another one to allow

Dual boot FreeBSD and OpenBSD

One of the simple solutions to have a dual boot of FreeBSD and OpenBSD is to use boot0 (man 8 boot0cfg) boot manager. Running: boot0cfg -B ada0 (Where ada0 is the first hard disk) From FreeBSD or OpenBSD or bootable CD/USB (Helpful if one system overwrites the other boot

ClamAV Unofficial Signatures Installation and configuration

ClamAV Unofficial Signatures Updater is a script made to empower Clamav antivirus database signature by making it download additional virus signatures from third parties and automatically updates these signatures. The signature databases provided by Securiteinfo (2.500.000 Sig), Sanesecurity (100.000 Sig), MalwarePatrol (90.000 Sig), FOXHOLE, OITC (60.

How to migrate from Notability to SimpleNote under Linux

I have been using Notability Mac and IOS App, the App design and features are very good for note taking. For me, I did not use most of the features like handwriting, formatting and adding pictures. Since I needed to migrate back to Linux, I searched and tested many Apps

My review on the Stanford Advanced Computer Security Certificate program

If you are interested in Stanford Advanced Computer Security Program http://computersecurity.stanford.edu/, or you are thinking about starting the program, this may help you. To complete the advanced certificate program, you need to pass six exams. Most of the courses are 6- 10 video lectures, in addition to

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