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I think my server has been compromised

Posted on October 13, 2019 by toom

I have a server and it is generating a significant outgoing traffic to specific destinations.

I checked data traffic with vnstats.

The output is:

$ vnstat –days

eth0 / daily

day rx | tx … Continue reading I think my server has been compromised→

Posted in Denial of Service, tomcat, ubuntu

Should I get an antivirus for Linux Desktop

Posted on June 21, 2018 by toom

On a non-international forum I was reading a discussion about using an Antivirus on Linux Desktops. There are two opinions:

1. Anti-Virus is best-practise regardless of the OS used
2. Anti-Virus on Linux does more harm than … Continue reading Should I get an antivirus for Linux Desktop→

Posted in antivirus, linux | Tagged Desktop

Cortana password bypass CVE-2018-8140

Posted on June 18, 2018 by toom

Recently a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Cortana (CVE2018-8140) has been patched. Mcafee made a blog post about it explaining some background information.
There is also a video showing a Proof of Concept, resetting the passwo… Continue reading Cortana password bypass CVE-2018-8140→

Posted in PowerShell, Vulnerability

Username visibility on network

Posted on March 30, 2018 by toom

People in the security world recommend changing the hostname of a computer to something that is not connected to the user. For example: “don’t name it: MacbookPro Erica.” This way IT staff and ‘hackers’ have no way to identif… Continue reading Username visibility on network→

Posted in anonymity, network, user-names

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