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The rise of smart shoppers is transforming the retail landscape, with significant spikes in online retail sales, especially during events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. These high-traffic days are designed to attract deal-seekers with an array of online bargains available within just 24 hours. But is your infrastructure ready to handle the influx of...

At the end of October 2023, the UK’s national treasure, the British Library, faced a significant disruption to its services due to an IT outage. However, it soon emerged that the venerable institution had fallen victim to a ransomware cyber attack orchestrated by the Rhysida gang. This malicious act resulted in the theft and subsequent...

The Netdev 0x18 Conference, held from July 15th to 19th, 2024, in Santa Clara, California, brought together leading minds in Linux networking for a week of insightful presentations, technical sessions, and networking opportunities. Hosted at Intel’s Santa Clara campus, the event was a hub of innovation and collaboration, focusing on the latest advancements in Linux...

The CrowdStrike Outage: Unpacking the Largest IT Disruption in History In a dramatic turn of events, a software update from CrowdStrike, a leading U.S. cybersecurity firm, has precipitated what is being termed the largest IT outage in history. The update, meant to enhance security, instead caused widespread chaos, disrupting critical services across the globe. This...

In the interconnected world of modern healthcare, the integrity and security of IT systems are paramount. Recent events, such as the ransomware attack on hospitals across Romania, underscore the urgent need for robust cybersecurity measures within healthcare organizations. This incident serves as a poignant reminder of the potential consequences of inadequate security practices and the...

We are thrilled to announce the release of RELIANOID Load Balancer Community Edition (CE) version 7.3, now based on the robust Debian 12.6 (codename “bookworm”). This new version brings a host of improvements and essential bug fixes, ensuring an even more reliable and efficient load balancing solution for our users. See below! Changelog Improvements: [system]...

In recent years, the healthcare industry has grappled with numerous challenges, ranging from heightened security threats to revenue disruptions. Amidst these complexities, employee burnout has emerged as a critical concern, particularly affecting healthcare professionals. Addressing burnout is not only vital for retaining skilled professionals but also essential for maintaining the quality of patient care. This...

A severe Remote Unauthenticated Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability has been recently identified in OpenSSH’s server (sshd) on glibc-based Linux systems. This high-severe flaw, assigned CVE-2024-6387, poses a significant security risk as it allows unauthenticated remote code execution as root. This discovery follows another significant vulnerability identified in the XZ Utils library just a few months...

The past twelve months have been a transformative journey for RELIANOID, marked by innovation, expansion, and remarkable achievements. As a company with over 15 years of experience in developing top-tier load balancing solutions, we’ve embarked on a new chapter: creating the next generation of load balancers. Our team, now distributed across America, Europe, and Asia,...

The quest for secure communication channels has been relentless in the realm of cybersecurity, where every digital interaction can potentially be intercepted or compromised. One pivotal solution that emerged from this pursuit is the Diffie-Hellman key exchange protocol, a cornerstone of modern encryption techniques. Developed in 1976 by Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman, this method...

We are excited to announce the release of RELIANOID Enterprise Edition v8.0. This major update introduces a host of new features, enhancements, and optimizations designed to provide robust performance, security, and ease of use. Below, the details of what’s new and improved in this release. Message from our CTO Hi everyone! We’ve just released RELIANOID...

Load balancing is a crucial aspect of high-performance computing (HPC) systems that allows for the equitable distribution of computational tasks across available processors. As we move towards exascale computing, effective load balancing becomes even more critical to leverage the full potential of HPC systems. To address this challenge, a recent study by the Department of...

Cyber threats are a constant concern for businesses of all sizes. One of the most common ways that cybercriminals gain access to sensitive data and systems is through vulnerabilities in software applications. These vulnerabilities are often discovered by researchers or cybercriminals themselves, who then exploit them to gain unauthorized access to systems. Traditional approach Traditionally,...

On March 19, 2024, a research team led by Prof. Dr. Christian Rossow at the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Germany unveiled a significant security threat. This threat exploited a widespread vulnerability found in application-layer services that utilize the User Datagram Protocol (UDP). Tracked through the identifier CVE-2024-2169, this vulnerability posed a serious...

We’re excited to announce the release of RELIANOID Load Balancer Enterprise Version 6.2.34, introducing some improvements and bugfixing. Below are the detailed release notes: Changelog Improvements: [letsencrypt] automated backup-recovery for autorenewed certificates [system] add _checkupgrades_ support for major upgrades Bugfixes: [letsencrypt] fix certificates corruption during cluster synchronization [lslb] fix http services ordering [system] fix cherokee...

Briefly about VMware EAP vulnerability VMware, a leading provider of virtualization and cloud computing software and services, has issued a critical security advisory urging users to take immediate action following the discovery of vulnerabilities in its Enhanced Authentication Plugin (EAP). This plugin, deprecated as of March 2021, is integral for enabling direct login to vSphere’s...

The distinction between penetration testing and vulnerability scanning is often blurred. However, understanding their nuanced disparities is crucial for organizations to tailor their security strategies effectively. While both methodologies contribute to fortifying defenses, they diverge significantly in their approaches, objectives, and outcomes. Let’s embark on a journey to unravel the intricacies of these two essential...

It’s with great concern that the French government has reported a series of intense cyberattacks affecting several government agencies. The attacks, which kicked off last March 11th, are believed to be distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, causing servers to be flooded with junk requests and disrupting access to network resources. Type of attack The French government has...

We’re excited to announce the release of RELIANOID Load Balancer Enterprise Version 6.2.33, packed with several improvements and bug fixes to enhance your load balancing experience. Below are the detailed release notes: Changelog Improvements: [ipds] speedup ipds installation package [system] improvements on update system process [system] improvements recognizing repository signature Bugfixes: [system] add base-files as...

OWASP Top 10 Overview The OWASP Top 10 is a globally recognized standard for understanding and addressing the most critical security risks to web applications. Developed by the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), a community-driven organization focused on improving software security, the OWASP Top 10 provides a prioritized list of the most prevalent and...

In the world of cybersecurity, the recent revelation of a backdoor almost merging into the ubiquitous xz Utils, a data compression tool widely used in Linux and Unix-like systems, has sent shockwaves through the tech community. The potentially catastrophic consequences of this near-miss event underscore the importance of vigilance and transparency in open-source software development....

We are thrilled to announce the release of RELIANOID 7.2.0 (Community Edition), a significant update that introduces new features, improvements, and bugfixes to enhance your load balancing experience. This release, unveiled on March 25, 2024, brings innovative capabilities to the load balancing landscape. This release is crafted to further advance the journey of establishing the...

Load balancing is crucial for building reliable distributed systems, optimizing workload allocation across various computing resources like computers, clusters, and network links. Its aim is to enhance resource utilization, maximize throughput, minimize response time, and prevent overload of any single resource. Utilizing multiple components with load balancing increases reliability and availability through redundancy. Typically, load...

We’re proud to share the following statement from our CEO, Laura García, in regards to some misleading information that you may have receive about the Zevenet split situation. Official Statement Dear Community, I would like to share this statement after having acknowledged some potentially confusing and misleading information that has been spread among our Customers,...