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29 October 2014 / by Marek / Security, Systems Administration, Linux, Malware + Distributed Denial of Service Attack.

When a customer virtual machine suddenly hit a load of 62

Down the rabbit hole of a slow running server Faelix discovers a customer website is the target for cover traffic for a virus.

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Marek standing on stage and delivering the talk.
Keeping Your Rack Cool with One "/ip route rule"
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