I’ve used this in the past which has come in handy. Initially brought to my attention by Steve Bromwich. It’s a handy little command line tool utility for printing out a calendar. Useful for such things as on-call rotation, vacation time, etc. First off you need to install the required packages (assuming debian based o/s): … Read more

Below is a simple bash script I created. It works by parsing a text file (one hostname per line) and attempting to connect to that hostname, then running a couple of checks which outputs it into a simple log file. This script of course can always be expanded. #!/bin/bash # This script is designed to … Read more

Apparmor is a neat little utility which can help give an extra layer of protection for your applications. You basically create a profile for an application, and that dictates what the application is allowed to do. If there is a zero-day exploit for that application, it could stop the application from gaining access and elevating … Read more