Over the last few years I have been finding ways to tweak my FreeBSD systems for better security and performance. One of the techniques that I used most often was tweaking kernel parameters using sysctl. As you may have known from previous posts I am now an OS X fanboy. Sysctl parameters […]

Marcin decided to take the day off with pay and allow me to share with you a guest blog post. Thanks, Marcin!
Hello, my name is Andre and I’m a blogoholic. On with the post!
With the popularity of MySpace also came the desire to track others who look at one’s profile. MySpace trackers came […]

Single-user mode by default is available on OS X without a password. This is not a desirable system behavior and to remedy this, all that is needed are a few simple commands. To enable a higher level of security we can set an “Open Firmware Password”.
On OS X 10.4.10, you need to use […]

In memory of those who died on September 11, 2001, and to those who have and are currently serving, we’ll never forget. Thank you.

We try and secure our data, our systems, and people as best we can. We spend months evaluating and deploying firewalls, IDS, IPS, NAC, A/V, A/S, anti-spam, proxies, VPN, etc. Hopefully, you create matrices of each product you consider purchasing based on a selection of criteria that your business deems most important. In the end […]