IPTables Firewall with auto update blocklist v2.2

Again, working to harden Linux as much as possible. After much searching, reading, researching, comparison, and experimentation I developed this. I will update this post with new content when I revise the firewall configuration. If you scroll down towards the bottom of this post you will find the rest of the parts that make this…

Growth

Growth of love, such an intangible concept, can’t be grasped, can’t be contained, can’t be measured, can’t be fixed, can’t be returned, can’t be turned off, can’t be turned on. The thing is you will almost always know when it is there.  When you and another one have found it you will know as they…

Training

Soon, almost less than a month away, is my second certification in my profession and a great pride grows in my heart.  These days of training seem to be going on and on, but, most of the material is stuff I am quite familiar with. SANS Security 401 is the book I am reading now….

When will my new job start…

Each day is in a seemingly endless journey to find out how long the next day is going to take, summersaulting into a epic battle to keep my sanity as the coffee, mundane issues, and the closing of my responsibilities harken me to believe I never did anything and have no purpose. Only to jump…

Giving presently

There’s a lot that can be said around giving of yourself. What I want to give out to the universe more than anything is my eternal gratitude for everything I have been given.   The things though, are not as important as how you treat them.  For how you treat them is how they treat you, maybe more…