Collaborate Disseminate
I use a commercial web host, when I log in via regular FTP this is how the directories looks like:
It seems strange that I can access system files, I thought I would be limited to access files below my user folder or web… Continue reading Should my webhost show the root filesystem over FTP?
The Dutch hacker, who in 2013 was accused of launching the biggest cyberattack to date against the anti-spam group Spamhaus, escaped prison Monday even after he was sentenced to nearly 8 months in jail because most of his term was suspended.
Sven Olaf… Continue reading Dutch Hacker Who Almost Broke The Internet Escapes Jail
Some folks like the idea of keeping the same email address for life. It permits a personal and permanent email address (e.g. ben@affleck.com) even as you change internet service providers. You can easily forward to your new… Continue reading Is email forwarding an altogether unsafe practice?
Do you know — Your Smart Devices may have inadvertently participated in a record-breaking largest cyber attack that Internet has just witnessed.
If you own a smart device like Internet-connected televisions, cars, refrigerators or thermostats, you might already be part of a botnet of millions of infected devices that was used to launch the biggest DDoS attack known to date, with peaks of over 1
Continue reading World’s largest 1 Tbps DDoS Attack launched from 152,000 hacked Smart Devices
Rackspace, which is still best known as a hosting company even as it has expanded aggressively into offering services for businesses that use other platforms, went public in 2008. Now, however, it’s going private again after accepting a $4.3 billion offer (or $32 per share) in cash from private equity firm Apollo Global Management. The deal is still subject to regulatory approval and… Read More Continue reading Rackspace to go private after $4.3B acquisition by private equity firm Apollo
This question already has an answer here:
How do I deal with a compromised server?
5 answers
To be clear on of my server have… Continue reading How to analyse a hacked server? [duplicate]
I have been looking for a while to find out the number of malicious attacks that have been successful against internal vs externally hosted web and SQL solutions.
When I say internal, I mean the server and resources are pro… Continue reading Is internal or external hosting more secure? [closed]
In case of an automated security scan is it more desirable to get the scanner IP addresses whitelisted in order to possibly find vulnerabilities behind the firewall, or to scan in front of/against the firewall?
Example scena… Continue reading Security scan with, or without, IP whitelisting in the firewall and isn’t that introducing a weak point?
Docker, which is hosting its sold-out developer conference in Seattle this week, today announced a major addition to its core Docker Engine. While the company previously split up many of the features it takes to use containers in production (thin… Continue reading Docker builds container orchestration right into its core Docker Engine
I am performing research on the security of control panel software for shared hosting providers, and I am interested to know if there is a way to identify the version of the control panel software that the server is using, fo… Continue reading Is there a way to guess a shared server’s control panel’s version?