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VLAN Segmentation: Why Your Smart Fridge Shouldn't Talk to Your File Server

1d ago · 3 min read · I recently audited a homelab belonging to a "Senior Developer" who had over $10,000 worth of enterprise-grade server hardware. He had a 100TB ZFS storage array, three Proxmox nodes, and a dedicated Opnsense firewall. But when I looked at his network ...

WireGuard vs OpenVPN: Why You're Still Driving a Tractor in a Formula 1 World

2d ago · 3 min read · I recently consulted for a mid-sized enterprise where the "Standard Operating Procedure" for remote work involved a 50MB OpenVPN client that took exactly 32 seconds to complete a handshake. Every time a user moved from their home WiFi to a 5G connect...

VLAN Segmentation: Securing IoT Devices from the Main Network

5d ago · 3 min read · This isn't about making your network "smart"; it's about making it resilient to the inevitable stupidity of your "smart" devices. If you've got cheap junk phoning home on your primary network, you're not just inviting trouble, you're leaving the fron...

What Is Tailscale? The VPN That Doesn't Suck

Apr 22 · 3 min read · The VPN Struggle Is Real If you've ever tried to set up a traditional VPN — OpenVPN, WireGuard, IPsec — you probably know how it goes: It takes hours (or days) to configure Something always breaks with firewalls or DNS You spend more time managing t...

WireGuard vs OpenVPN: Kernel Space vs User Space – A Reality Check

Apr 20 · 3 min read · WireGuard vs OpenVPN: Kernel Space vs User Space – A Reality Check 1. Introduction: The Unavoidable Truth of VPNs Let's be blunt: nobody wants a VPN. We use them because the underlying network infrastructure is either hostile, insecure, or poorly man...