Apache, TicToCTrack, & Cyber Warfare – Hack Naked News #214

This week, the Apache Tomcat Patches Important Remote Code Execution Flaw, New variants of Mirai botnet detected, targeting more IoT devices, Hackers used credentials of a Microsoft Support worker to access users’ webmail, TicTocTrack Smartwatch … Continue reading Apache, TicToCTrack, & Cyber Warfare – Hack Naked News #214

Apache Tomcat Patches Important Remote Code Execution Flaw

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has released new versions of its Tomcat application server to address an important security vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to execute malicious code and take control of an affected server.

Develop… Continue reading Apache Tomcat Patches Important Remote Code Execution Flaw

New Apache Web Server Bug Threatens Security of Shared Web Hosts

Mark J Cox, one of the founding members of the Apache Software Foundation and the OpenSSL project, today posted a tweet warning users about a recently discovered important flaw in Apache HTTP Server software.

The Apache web server is one of the most p… Continue reading New Apache Web Server Bug Threatens Security of Shared Web Hosts

Apache – Adding Redirect to sub-directory V/S changing DocumentRoot

I want to understand security implications of changing DocumentRoot in Apache to an installed website versus adding a RewriteRule.

The reason I ask this, I have a website that is installed under /var/www/html/website/. I ini… Continue reading Apache – Adding Redirect to sub-directory V/S changing DocumentRoot