What’s a (D)DoS “(Distributed) Denial of Service” and how to protect against such an attack – technical.

Introduction The topic “Denial of Service” (DoS) and “Distributed Denial of Service” (DDoS) is always a hot topic because it could happen at any time for any Service at any Layers. To understand what a (D)DoS is, let us explain what a “service” is, what possible attacks are available and why such a denial of […]

The Future of generative AI in the Financial Sector

In just two months, ChatGPT reached 100 million users, outpacing TikTok and WhatsApp. This shows AI’s growing popularity, especially versatile generative AI. In 2024, generative AI’s influence in tech and finance is undeniable. This article looks at key generative AI trends in finance for 2024. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a broad field that aims to […]

Happy Holidays

Without many words, the OpenSourcerers Chief Editors wish you all a relaxing vacation period, Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! We want to take the opportunity to thank all authors, supporters and readers of our blog entries. Stay safe and healthy and stay prudent of the reindeers – and have a dance here and […]

AI and its hype, some recommendations for reading

Lately we have been seeing many things around AI and most prominently was the advent of ChatGPT, which brought AI within the average person’s viewpoint. Also here on OpenSourcerers we have had some articles around AI and ML lately, just scroll down through the list (one entry point is also linked also below).. What I’m […]

How to secure microservice applications with role-based access control? (7/7)

Foto Source: Darrel Und (www.pexels.com) Option: Service Mesh We have already introduced many different options how to secure micro-service applications based on roles (RBAC). In the last part of this series, we will explore how to use a Service Mesh for RBAC. For the implementation of the Service Mesh we are using the Open Source […]

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Happy New Year

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A Primer on Digital Sovereignty & Open Source

Part I of II – Exploring the Digital Sovereignty narrative Motivation and authority on the matter  For 3 decades I have been into Enterprise IT, designing, implementing and maintaining solutions at various layers of the “Digital Stack”. I did so always with a full life cycle perspective in mind and have lived and learned through […]

Connecting Kura to Kapua

In the past articles I independently sat up an Eclipse Kapua service using Docker containers and installed Eclipse Kura on a Raspberry Pi. Now its time to connect these and see what happens. Preparing Kapua At first, since Kapua is a multi-tenant installation, we need to create an organisation and an admin user in this […]

Mongoose a new way to program ESP8266

In previous blogs, I have used Arduine-IDE to develop code for the ESP8266. It was a nice and convenient way, suitable for me with a background in development. Recently I came across a new technology, that I wanted to give a try: Mongoose OS Similar to my previous setup, I will be using a NodeMCU […]

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