The latest Metasploit release introduces seven exploit modules—including three chained attacks against FreePBX and critical remote code execution exploits for Cacti and SmarterMail—while also adding persistence tools and fixing several bugs that affect testing accuracy.
Network monitoring is crucial for maintaining system security and performance, and this article introduces six free, open‑source tools—Zabbix, Prometheus, Cacti, Grafana, OpenNMS, and Nagios—detailing their core capabilities and why they are valuable for operations teams.
This article introduces six free, open‑source network monitoring solutions—Zabbix, Prometheus, Cacti, Grafana, OpenNMS, and Nagios—detailing their key features and how they help operations teams ensure system stability and quickly resolve issues.
This article reviews several popular open‑source monitoring tools—Cacti, Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, Nightingale, and Open‑Falcon—detailing their core features, data collection methods, visualization capabilities, and typical use cases for IT operations.
This article introduces five popular open‑source network monitoring solutions—Cacti, Nagios Core, Icinga 2, Zabbix, and Prometheus—explaining their main features, data collection methods, platform support, and typical use cases to help administrators choose the right tool for reliable system oversight.
This article introduces five popular open‑source network monitoring solutions—Cacti, Nagios Core, Icinga 2, Zabbix, and Prometheus—explaining their main features, supported platforms, data collection methods, and where to obtain them, helping administrators choose the right tool for reliable system oversight.
This article reviews five popular open‑source monitoring solutions—Cacti, Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, and Grafana—highlighting their core architectures, key features, strengths, and limitations to help IT professionals select the most suitable tool for their environment.
This article reviews and contrasts five popular open‑source monitoring solutions—Cacti, Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, and Grafana—highlighting their architectures, key features, strengths, and typical use‑cases to help IT teams select the right tool for their environment.
This article compares five widely used operations monitoring tools—Cacti, Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, and Grafana—detailing their architectures, key features, strengths, and limitations to help you select the most suitable solution for comprehensive IT service availability.
The article explains how to automate the tedious process of adding multiple hosts to Cacti and Nagios by using shell‑wrapped PHP scripts and custom templates, provides download links, and shares practical tips to avoid common installation pitfalls.
