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\n <\/picture>\n \n<\/figure>\n\nYes, I’m moving away from LinkedIn. Why? The benefits no longer outweigh the costs for me. We are moving into different times and it became clear to me that investing time into the platform does not make sense. In this article I explain why, the plan, and the alternatives. Will you join me on this ride?<\/p>\n
How it began<\/h2>\n
I started using LinkedIn on 20th of October, 2007. Or at least, that’s what the platform says. Where to find this? Click on Settings, Data Privacy, Manage my activity, and go to the last page. An interesting thing with LinkedIn is that everything is buried below at least 3-4 clicks. Anyways, I guess that we can say that with 18 years my profile is an adult now. Time to let it go do its own thing ;-)<\/p>"},{"title":"My website is not being indexed! Is it because the internet is full?","link":"https:\/\/michaelboelen.com\/blog\/my-website-is-not-being-indexed-is-the-internet-full\/","pubDate":"Sat, 13 Sep 2025 09:47:40 +0000","guid":"https:\/\/michaelboelen.com\/blog\/my-website-is-not-being-indexed-is-the-internet-full\/","description":"
Latest status update (2025-09-13): Linux voor een beginner<\/strong> is still NOT indexed<\/p>\n This story begins after my small new blog is poorly indexed by both Google and Bing. In February (2025) I registered a new domain vooreenbeginner.nl, which is Dutch for “for a beginner”. The idea was to create micro-websites under this domain, such as Linux voor een beginner<\/a>, focused on just Linux and open source.<\/p>"},{"title":"About Michael Boelen","link":"https:\/\/michaelboelen.com\/about\/","pubDate":"Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:42:50 +0100","guid":"https:\/\/michaelboelen.com\/about\/","description":" Living in The Netherlands, and developing tools since an age of 10. I\u2019m the original author of several open source tools. You might know some of them, like Rootkit Hunter (malware detection for Linux\/UNIX) or Lynis (security auditing and system hardening).<\/p>\n My experience is diverse, both in the type of companies I worked for, and also the acquired skills. I\u2019m technical, yet find it pleasing to understand business and processes. Quality makes me happy.<\/p>"},{"title":"Contact Michael Boelen","link":"https:\/\/michaelboelen.com\/contact\/","pubDate":"Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:42:50 +0100","guid":"https:\/\/michaelboelen.com\/contact\/","description":" Got a question or a suggestion?<\/p>\n Sharing knowledge is a great honor. In particular, I enjoy doing this in the form of an interview. Great questions might trigger unexpected answers. Here are some of my public interviews.<\/p>\n Want to interview me? Sure, see the contact page.<\/p>\n Interview met koploper Michael Boelen<\/a>, 2023, energieco\u00f6peratie Energiek Heusden, \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 Dutch<\/p>\n My Linux Story: How an influential security developer got started in open source<\/a>, 2021<\/p>\n Learn how I got started with open-source software development.<\/p>"},{"title":"Media","link":"https:\/\/michaelboelen.com\/media\/","pubDate":"Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:42:50 +0100","guid":"https:\/\/michaelboelen.com\/media\/","description":" Are you a journalist, editor, or writer? I might be able to help you with additional insights. Feel free to contact me for more details.<\/p>\n While being a specialist, I had the opportunity to learn a wide range of skills over the years. This results in seeing the \u201cinvisible\u201d, things which are often overlooked by peers.<\/p>"},{"title":"Presentations","link":"https:\/\/michaelboelen.com\/presentations\/","pubDate":"Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:42:50 +0100","guid":"https:\/\/michaelboelen.com\/presentations\/","description":" During the last few years I had the opportunity to present and give demos on a regular basis. My expertise is where security, business, software development, and open source software meet.<\/p>\n Below is the list of upcoming talks or ideas. Any of these talks suitable for your conference? contact me. Do you like my presentation(s)? An endorsement of my speaking skills would be appreciated.<\/p>\n Here is an overview of talks I\u2019ve given in the last couple of years, or are scheduled.<\/p>"},{"title":"Projects","link":"https:\/\/michaelboelen.com\/projects\/","pubDate":"Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:42:50 +0100","guid":"https:\/\/michaelboelen.com\/projects\/","description":" Rootkit Hunter (rkhunter) is the tool to find evidence of malicious software on systems running Linux, Mac OS X, and UNIX. As the original author of this tool, I released the first version in 2003. In 2006, the project was handed over to a new team, to ensure its development kept going.<\/p>\n Achievements:<\/p>\n After the lessons learned from Rootkit Hunter, I started a new project with a broader goal: help people improving security defenses on their systems. Also focused on Linux, macOS, and Unix-based systems. This auditing and system hardening tool is still under development since its original release in 2007.<\/p>"},{"title":"Volunteering efforts","link":"https:\/\/michaelboelen.com\/volunteering\/","pubDate":"Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:42:50 +0100","guid":"https:\/\/michaelboelen.com\/volunteering\/","description":" Besides being a speaker on open source and infosec conferences, I help the NLUUG<\/a>, a UNIX user community in The Netherlands. Before I was board member, part of the programme committee and responsible for PR and social media. Since 2024, I decided to spread my activities a bit more towards other initiatives and laid down most of my activities for the NLUUG and focus on the website mainly.<\/p>\n Another community I help is the Dutch NLLGG<\/a> with focus on Linux and open source. I’m part of the communication commission, mainly in the role as strategic advisor. Part of the tasks is helping to promote our activities.<\/p>"}]}}A crazy thought: the internet might be full!<\/h2>\n
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Lynis<\/h2>\n
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Communication and promotion<\/h2>\n