The 3 Models in the NGINX Microservices Reference Architecture

2017-02-17 KENNETH 0

The 3 Models in the NGINX Microservices Reference Architecture td { padding-right: 10px; } td { padding-right: 10px; } This post is adapted from a webinar by Chris Stetson and Floyd Smith. It describes the three models in the NGINX Microservices Reference Architecture (MRA): the Proxy Model, Router Mesh Model, and Fabric Model. You can also download our ebook, Microservices Reference Architecture, which covers the models in greater detail, along with other topics. Have specific questions about microservices? Sign up for our upcoming Ask Me Anything session about the Microservices Reference Architecture! Table of Contents 0:00 Introduction 1:07 Who Are We? 1:56 Agenda 3:29 Who Are You? 4:40 About NGINX, Inc. 5:26 Usage of NGINX and NGINX Plus 6:45 Popular Websites 6:57 What’s Inside NGINX Plus 8:02 Where NGINX Plus Fits 8:54 NGINX Plus Works In All Environments 9:46 NGINX and Microservices 10:57 The Big Shift 12:39 [ more… ]

Cognitive Services APIs: Knowledge

2017-02-17 KENNETH 0

Cognitive Services APIs: Knowledge “Ipsa scientia potestas est.” – Sir Francis Bacon In the last two posts in this series, we covered the Speech APIs and the Language Understanding APIs. In the current post, we’ll go over the Knowledge APIs. There is a natural progression to this since from speech, we derive meaning, and with meaning we obtain knowledge. The Knowledge APIs provide ways to link our collective knowledge and to access that knowledge in more effective ways. Academic Knowledge API Sometimes we want to find out what our social networks are saying about a given topic, like a recent wardrobe malfunction at a star-studded celebrity event. The Academic Knowledge API isn’t for that and would return terrible results if we tried. The Academic Knowledge API, as you might guess from the name, acts as a computer librarian for retrieving [ more… ]

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USN-3200-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

2017-02-17 KENNETH 0

USN-3200-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3200-1 16th February, 2017 webkit2gtk vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK+. Software description webkit2gtk – Web content engine library for GTK+ Details A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK+ Web andJavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a maliciouswebsite, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to webbrowser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of serviceattacks, and arbitrary code execution. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.10: libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.14.5-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.14.5-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.14.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.14.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. This update uses a new upstream release, which [ more… ]

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USN-3201-1: Bind vulnerabilities

2017-02-17 KENNETH 0

USN-3201-1: Bind vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3201-1 16th February, 2017 bind9 vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software description bind9 – Internet Domain Name Server Details It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled rewriting certain queryresponses when using both DNS64 and RPZ. A remote attacker could possiblyuse this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.10: bind9 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-10.1ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.5 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.13 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.21 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system [ more… ]