Delivering on network metrics using the open source tool NMIS from Opmantek

The software to use for network metrics is open source and is known as NMIS from Opmantek (read about it here). It’s an awesome dashboard for network metrics.. It might even be better than many of its commercial competitors! The UI is as good as those expensive commercial offerings, and as it is freely available open source the knowledge base and community support around the product is amazing! The company Opmantek does provide a commercial support offering for companies requiring direct escalations and service.

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easywall - Web interface for easy use of the IPTables firewall on Linux systems written in Python3.

Firewalls are becoming increasingly important in today’s world. Hackers and automated scripts are constantly trying to invade your system and use it for Bitcoin mining, botnets or other things. To prevent these attacks, you can use a firewall on your system. IPTables is the strongest firewall in Linux because it can filter packets in the kernel before they reach the application. Using IPTables is not very easy for Linux beginners. We have created easywall - the simple IPTables web interface . The focus of the software is on easy installation and use. Access this neat software over on github: easywall

No Scrubs: The Architecture That Made Unmetered Mitigation Possible

When building a DDoS mitigation service it’s incredibly tempting to think that the solution is scrubbing centers or scrubbing servers. I, too, thought that was a good idea in the beginning, but experience has shown that there are serious pitfalls to this approach. Read the post of at Cloudflare's blog: N o Scrubs: The Architecture That Made Unmetered Mitigation Possible

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