A brief introduction TL;DR: In a home lab project, a Cisco UCS server was acquired to replace an older Dell server. However, the Cisco server’s fans were excessively loud and power-intensive. By gaining root access to the server’s Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC), which is similar to HP’s iLO or Dell’s iDRAC, it was possible…

So I have been very busy over the last month or so and have completed the GIAC SEC401 training course and associated GIAC GSEC exam. I’m really pleased to say I passed with a 93% score which means I should be invite into the GIAC advisory board! The exam was fair difficult with some particularly…