Tag: security

Suricata beats Snort on multi-threading and EVE JSON logging. Side-by-side IDS/IPS breakdown with Suricata install, suricata.yaml config, and OPNsense setup for home labs.

AV vs EDR — traditional antivirus signatures vs behavioral endpoint detection. What each catches, what it misses, and what you actually need.

Apply zero-trust principles to your home lab — network segmentation, VLANs, identity-aware proxies, and Tailscale as the glue.

UFW makes iptables manageable — allow and deny rules, app profiles, default policies, and the 5-minute setup for any new Linux server.

Run a WireGuard VPN server in Docker with the linuxserver image — Compose setup, peer config generation, and road warrior access to your home network.

Containers are not VMs. Here are the real escape vectors — privileged mode, mounted sockets, kernel CVEs — and the runtime hardening that actually helps.

Cosign keyless signing uses GitHub OIDC + Fulcio + Rekor to sign container images without managing private keys. Here's how it actually works and why you want it.

age replaces GPG for file encryption with a sane CLI, SSH key reuse, and zero key management drama. Here's how they compare and exactly when each one wins.

Containers aren't security boundaries — Sysbox, gVisor, and Kata fix that. Here's which isolation runtime fits your actual threat model.

Trivy, Grype, and Docker Scout go head-to-head on speed, CVE coverage, CI integration, and cost. Pick the right scanner for your home lab or pipeline.

Akismet's licensing terms are increasingly hostile to small sites. Here are 11 spam-protection options — hosted APIs, CAPTCHA widgets, and DIY honeypots — that actually work in 2026.

Authelia is a bouncer. Authentik is the whole security desk. Pick the right self-hosted SSO for your home lab — with working configs, gotchas, and a migration path.