By Gary on Jul 29, 2008 in General | 0 Comments
I’m in the process of writing a Google Knol about dedicated servers. Over time it will become a guide for people who are getting started with their first dedicated server. I’ll be adding some of the tips and information from here as well as some additional information about choosing hosts, server specifications etc. The knol [...]
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By Gary on Jul 23, 2008 in General | 0 Comments
This is a term that you will often see if you are browsing around internet security related sites. A brute force attack is usually carried out with some sort of automated script. The attacker will often use a list of common usernames and passwords, but could also have the script written in such a way [...]
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By Gary on Jun 1, 2008 in General | 0 Comments
I don’t usually make a big deal about software, but the latest release of Firefox has me a little bit excited. The render speed is excellent and more importantly the memory problems appear to be gone. Those of you who use Firefox a lot will realise just how good this news is. As an admin [...]
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By Gary on May 24, 2008 in General | 1 Comment
Do you use Hotmail? If you do then there is a very good chance (in fact I would say 100% chance) that some of the legitimate emails that are sent to your Hotmail address aren’t reaching you. Hotmail has the most aggressive filtering system of any of the major free email providers. Not only that … [...]
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By Gary on Dec 27, 2007 in General | 0 Comments
The following is a summary of new script vulnerabilities that are classified as severe and may affect server owners. More details are available at US-CERT
Falcon Series One CMS v1.4.3 - Multiple cross site scriptiing vulnerabilities.
FreeWebShop v2.2.1 - Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities.
MKPortal v1.1 RC1 - SQL injection vulnerability.
my123tkShop v0.9.1 e-Commerce-Suite - SQL injection vulnerability.
PHP Real Estate [...]
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