The Slack bot running on Raspberry Pi’s that secures a smart home. Watch the CCTV footage of the would be burglar: In the video, the intruder is sneaking up towards the back of the house and is startled by a barking dog, running away as the lights around the…

Introducing the Launch Tag concept. For times when you want a Linux system to start up with adhoc functionality, use the EC2 Launch Tag concept to control how a service is started.

Use Slack View to live stream a Slack channel on a web site. The latest version of Slack View now features Real-Time-Streaming of Slack channels to multiple Slack View web pages. You can personalize Slack View with themes and deploy Slack View as a Docker container. Slack View leverages Python…

The account lockout Denial of Service attack scenario A common security compliance rule (such as PCI, ISO27K, NIST) is to apply an account lockout for a period of time after several failed login attempts. …

Use Slack to show your Systems are constantly Under Siege by Bad Actors like “Steven Seagal”. This article does not refer to individuals who can’t act. Instead, refers to someone who attempts to infiltrate a system with malicious intent. A common attack vector is to brute force their way in…

Chatbots are not easily deployed for high availability. Typically, applications can be scaled by using a Message Queue, which is a way for applications to send messages between one another reliably. …

Troupe is a group of chatbots working together on a shared activity. Troupe is a distributed chatbot program, that can be tasked to monitor and control your home. Troupe allows smart home devices to be controlled directly or indirectly via Slack. My 5-year-old uses an Amazon Dash button to toggle…