Python is a dynamically typed language, meaning that the type of a variable can change during execution. This participates to the user friendliness of the language.
Read moreNetFlow is a feature that was introduced on Cisco routers around 1996 that provides the ability to collect and process network traffic summary.
Read moreIn February 2020, ULB will organize a CyberSecurity Tournament for students. This is a unique opportunity to challenge your skills and get in touch with major companies of the field.
Read morePython is a very interesting programming language because it is possible to prototype a lot of things in a few minutes. The Python Package manager, called pip, is a very simple tool that allows the user to import/install easily any Python package and its dependencies.
Read moreIn some cases, it is necessary to work on offline machines because of sensitive data for example. To install a Ubuntu version on an offline computer is quite easy. Problems begin when it is needed to install some programs/debian packages for your development. With the default configuration, it is not possible to install anything without an Internet connection.
Read moreIt is very common to implement a model to classify elements in different categories. A very important step in classification is the evaluation of the model efficiency.
Read moreSharding is a method for distributing data (and load) across multiple machines. In this blog post we show how to test MongoDB sharding by running multiple MongoDB instances on a single Ubuntu 16.04 machine.
Read moreWhen it comes to Big Data processing, I'm a huge fan of the Apache Spark project. Spark is a very powerful tool to analyse very large datasets in parallel, and at the same time it provides a nice API that allows to write clean distributed code.
Read moreThe number of Wi-Fi access points is bigger day after day. Everywhere in the street, it is possible to see a lot of Access Point (AP)
Read moreNextcloud is a great tool for self-hosting your data in the vein of Dropbox. It facilitates exchange of information and files in a team, with the extra benefit of providing a robust monitoring and protection capabilities. There are Nextcloud clients available for Windows, Linux and MacOS, which are easy to install and use. With one click you can upload your files to your personal cloud and share them. But sometimes the need arises to upload files from machines that don't use a Graphical user Interface (for example Ubuntu Server distribution). Luckily there exists a way to still be able to upload your files to Nextcloud using the command line and Curl.
Read moreSometimes we might want to play with python scripts that are usefull for us when ran locally. But othertimes the script you have been playing with starts to be more and more important and involved in different projects. In such cases it is an interessting option to upload the python script to an internet repository so it can easily be accessed by you, your team members or other people that might need the same functionalities your script offers.
Read moreThe possibility to test integration on our projects when using Gitlab gives us a powerful testing tool to be sure that the code we submit to the repository will work as intended and wont break anything. The way that Gitlab does Continuous Integration (CI) tests is by using Docker containers that can be deployed at demand to test specific aspects of our project.
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