Brent Kolasinski

Security Engineering Program Manager @ Apple

Security engineer and open source software advocate based in Seattle.

All views expressed on this site are my own and do not represent the views of my employer.

Articles

Making Sense of QEMU CPU Types

A deep dive into QEMU x86-64 CPU types, their instruction set differences, security implications for VMs, and performance impacts.

EPEL Distribution Statistics

A look at Enterprise Linux distribution usage based on EPEL countme data, one year after the initial 2022 report.

Debian Preseed Process

Notes on using the Debian installer preseed mechanism for automated installations, including disk partitioning and kernel boot parameters.