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Installing Confluence & Migrating the Database to MySQL or PostgreSQL
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All HowTo's
Linux
MySQL & MariaDB
PostgreSQL
Redhat, Fedora and CentOS Linux
Ubuntu, Mint & Debian Linux
Web Servers
This article explains the process of installing Confluence on your own server and then later migrating your content and settings from the “evaluation” database to something more professional such as MySQL or PostgreSQL. This article is basically an example with sensible assumptions. We’re using CentOS 7. When you first get
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Amazon’s AWS Pricing Scenario
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All HowTo's
Linux
Redhat, Fedora and CentOS Linux
Ubuntu, Mint & Debian Linux
Windows
Suppose you’re investigating moving some computing resources to Amazon’s AWS cloud. You will have several questions such as a) how much will it cost?, b) how do Windows licenses work?, and c) how can staff access those servers? I answers these in a simple way in the example scenario below.
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Why Amazon Wants In To Your House
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Cyber-Security
In the past we would hate the idea of anyone listening in on your personal conversations. In fact, i bet it scares you know. So why are we inviting Amazon, Google, Apple, Samsung and others into our homes to listen and watch our lives? These companies are “marketing” their way
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US Voting Systems & Vulnerabilities
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Cyber-Security
An excellent video on the current state of US voting systems and how threats are being discovered and discussed among experts.
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Private Browsing Online – How to keep your browsing habits safe
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Linux
Ubuntu, Mint & Debian Linux
This article shows how you can surf the web while keeping your information as private as possible or as private as convenient. The more private you want to be online, the more inconvenient things get. On the other hand, ignoring privacy all-together makes life easy but there is a cost.
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The Solution to Australia’s Cyber Security Threats
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Cyber-Security
The cyber security threats are increasing and the solution either isn’t known or very poorly communicated to those who can actually make a difference. The later is my assumption and the topic of this article. No matter how many resources the authorities have, no matter how technologically advanced they are,
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A brief history of IT security
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Cyber-Security
It’s an hour (give or take) but an excellent watch. The sound isn’t great so lift the volume or use headphones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWwaVe1RF0c&t=2s
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Weakening Cybersecurity to Help Catch Criminals – Hurts the Rest of Us!
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Cyber-Security
There is talk of weakening Cybersecurity in an attempt to make it easier for authorities to listen in on criminal communications. The two obvious arguments against this are a) weakening security hurts everyone, and b) criminals will simply shift to other methods of communication. I will discuss both of those
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Australia to Introduce Laws to Weaken Cybersecurity
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Cyber-Security
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2017/07/australia_consi.html#comments I’ll be writing more on this in the coming days. I honestly hope this is not how it plays out.
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The Case For Regulating Information Technology Services and Products in Australia
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Cyber-Security
In this article, I am arguing that a regulated Information Technology industry will result in higher quality systems and software and a new focus on security. Australia is about to create a new cyber warfare division within the Australian Defence Force. Whilst the details are still secret, the objectives will
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