The personal blog of a Networking and Linux administration specialist.
If you run a Plex server and wish to be able to stream in quality above 720p you will need to establish direct connectivity with one of their endpoints. At the time of writing this article, Plex permits up to 1 Mbps throughput via their indirect streaming relays, which is insufficient for 1080p streams. Continue reading “Running a Plex server through Starlink CGNAT with Mullvad VPN”
The amount of private data being collected through networked devices is astounding. Profiles compiled from this information are leveraged to optimize active marketing campaigns. There is little that can be done as an individual in attempt to back peddle against this current. We should be more protective of our personal data as in the wrong hands, it can be used against us. Continue reading “Privacy Hardening with DNSSEC, TLS 1.3 and Encrypted SNI for your Browser”
Many have seen Hackers (1995) a movie which is now considered a classic. Some say it is humorous and unrealistic, but upon closer inspection you may notice that these keyboard cowboys were dealing with some serious hardware. Continue reading “You want a seriously righteous hack, you score one of those Gibsons man: IBM z/OS Mainframes”
A set of vulnerabilities has been discovered in VxWorks RTOS making it possible to exploit the operating system on over 800,000 devices connected to the web. The 11 vulnerabilities vary in severity and type, the most interesting of the bunch being a stack overflow in their IPnet TCP/IP stack. With a specially crafted IPv4 packet, it is possible for an attacker to force a stack overflow and reach unauthenticated RCE on the vulnerable devices. Continue reading “URGENT/11 VxWorks RTOS”