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A customer support of where my company host a VPS on asked me login detail, is this standard procedure?

Posted on April 20, 2021 by howardy3

We host our web application on a VPS, I maintain LAMP environment there to fulfill our client needs (I work on relatively small SaaS service provider), I also set up a script to backup the system regularly at night.
Our company had just up… Continue reading A customer support of where my company host a VPS on asked me login detail, is this standard procedure?→

Is it possible to hack a database inside of local network by external attacker?

Posted on April 12, 2021 by stckvrw

Can an attacker from global network hack a database located on office machine inside of local office network? For example after hacking a router, a gateway or the very machine? Or maybe there is another way for him? Is it possible to make … Continue reading Is it possible to hack a database inside of local network by external attacker?→

How to ensure identity for server-to-server communication over IP

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Da_programmer

How would one go about ensuring that a server at a given IP address is who it says it is? I need to send confidential data to another server at another IP address. If the server had a public domain it is clear that a SSL certificate would … Continue reading How to ensure identity for server-to-server communication over IP→

Are there any kernel’s which can upgrade without reboot? [migrated]

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Samuel Marks

(excluding toy, academic-only, and unmaintained)
My use-case is getting nontechnical people to have servers deployed for them, and for neither me nor them to worry about [attended] maintenance and security. Maximum of 3 binaries deployed, … Continue reading Are there any kernel’s which can upgrade without reboot? [migrated]→

Are there any kernel’s which can upgrade without reboot? [migrated]

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Samuel Marks

How to update large encrypted files on a server

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Securitybeginer

This might be an open ended question, but I’m curious how large cloud computing services that might secure encrypted data, would update an encrypted file. For example, let’s consider a user is using RSA to encrypt a large file, maybe gigab… Continue reading How to update large encrypted files on a server→

How do I use SYN cookies to perform a DOS attack [duplicate]

Posted on March 5, 2021 by roger smith

I am taking a computer security course but I have a question I am stuck on.
You are the system administrator for a provider that owns a large network (e.g., at least 64,000 IP addresses). Show how you can use SYN cookies to perform a DOS a… Continue reading How do I use SYN cookies to perform a DOS attack [duplicate]→