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I am in negotiations with my hosting provider (single individual) that uses VPS to host all of my sites on what is a dedicated environment.
Overall I am happy, but the issue is with series of DDOS attacks that target a few websites, and su… Continue reading Strategic decisions around web hosting on dedicated vs shared server (non-tech question)
Web hosting keeps websites online by providing storage, security, and performance. Choosing the right host ensures reliability and scalability for any site. Continue reading What is Web Hosting? How Web Hosting Service Works?
I found a lot of cheap daily VPS/RDP services on my local online marketplace, mostly offered at less than half a buck. Since this will be my first time connecting my PC (MacBook Air M1, macOS Sequoia) to such a service, I would like to kno… Continue reading How risky is it to my macOS PC to use VPS/RDP from unknown marketplace vendors?
We tinkerers often have ideas we know are crazy, and we make them up in the most bizarre places, too. For example, just imagine hosting a website while pedaling across …read more Continue reading Pedaling your Mobile Web Server Across the Globe
Consider the following cases.
A vps running a selfhosted service which is listening on port 1234.
Case 1: There is firewall configured that blocks all incoming connections by default. Now port 1234 has to be explicitly opened in the firewa… Continue reading Is firewall needed when a VPS is used to run a single service?
I have:
Installed Fail2ban
Created a local jail file.
Changed lines within /etc/fail2ban/jail.local where enabled is mentioned x2 to true.
Added enabled = true to the Asterisk section of the jail.local file.
Increased ban time to 1 day.
… Continue reading Fail2ban not resulting in any update of IPTables
I want to collect IoT botnets in order to analyze them. Are there any good VPS providers who allow to do that? – I’m a little cautious about this because of possible misconfigurations that could trigger a lifetime ban. I’m especially looki… Continue reading Hosting a Honeypot to collect data
I’m currently securing a Linode VPS that will host a WordPress store and two Python web applications. Security-wise, I’ve run the most "basic" steps, such as hardening SSH access (i.e. disabling password & root login), settin… Continue reading Which of the following Linys auditing suggestions are worthwhile?
How to connect to VPN service on Android via its app if it’s restricted by state ISPs, but you’re able to connect via cloud VPS network outside the state
My idea is about concepts in general:
you have some Android 9+ device
you have some … Continue reading ISP-restricted VPN on Android
I worry about 2 things:
how to restrict access to guests via VNC? I guess, it can be possible if you disable VGA "lspci"-device (which is shown via lspci)
how to disable all other virtual PCI devices attached by KVM and prevent … Continue reading securing KVM (RedHat) VPS [duplicate]