When migrating a website from a previous provider, it is important to test out the site while in development to ensure a smooth transition. If a website is incorrectly migrated, you can run the risk of losing not only functionality but also traffic and search visibility. Common issues that can persist following the move of […]
Email spamming is an ever present issue that can cost you or your business time and money. It is surprisingly easy for email addresses and computers to be hijacked for spamming purposes. Here are steps you can take to increase security and ensure you stay off the blacklist. Make sure your computer is free of […]
Dirty cow vulnerability mainly affects major Linux Operating Systems. Below is the impact of this vulnerability – Existing since nine years, the Dirty Cow vulnerability is found in Linux kernel and is privilege escalation vulnerability. A security expert Phil Oester found this vulnerability that can be present in about every available Linux distribution. A race […]
You might be getting for software updates several times. Though knowing it’s important, you might be ignoring it always. Surely there are reasons behind ignorance – “Sending an email to the client is important right now”; “It’s my presentation day today so I need to finish the presentation”; “What if something breaks?” But, when something goes […]
Remote Desktop features in Microsoft Windows XP Professional can be used to connect to your computer from another remote computer. Here’s an article on steps to change the port that Remote Desktop listens on. Note: The Remote Desktop Connection Client for the Mac is supportive to only port 3389 which is the default port. Warning: […]
Whenever you type a website address into your browser, the address (say for example the web address: (www.domainnamehere.com) is translated into a set of numbers, known as an “IP address” (the IP stands for internet protocol). So whenever you type a domain name into your browser your computer is actually directed to the IP address […]
When browsing the internet you may have gotten the occasional popup informing you that the site you want to browse has a security certificate that is not trustworthy; other variants may include: “the security certificate presented by this site is not trusted” or “the security certificate used by this site was not issued by a […]
Most internet applications run on the basis of DNS then it may be emails, website browsing, messengers, etc. But very few detect the presence of this extensively used service. And this is the reason why the vulnerabilities in DNS service are ignored by server administrators resulting in easy exploitation by hackers. Usually, securing a server […]
You might sometimes need to block a specific IP address from accessing your server for several reasons. Follow the simple instructions below which include creating an IPSec Security Policy specifying to block access to specific IP address – Step 1 – Hover your mouse to Start Menu and click on Run. Step 2 – Type […]
It may be the health records or your credit card details; everything is stored in the form of database today. Database is similar to a goldmine for hackers. The main purpose behind any cyber-attack is simply getting an access to a database server. This indicates that the security of the database servers needs to be […]