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How To Install FREE SSL (Let’s Encrypt) With Apache2.4 On CentOS7
Continue Reading: How To Install FREE SSL (Let’s Encrypt) With Apache2.4 On CentOS7This article explains how to install free ssl certificate (Let’s Encrypt) under CentOS and running on Apache Web Server. All other command outputs or results…
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Security Alert: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Impacts Over 10,000 Charitable WordPress Sites
Categories: Privacy and SecurityContinue Reading: Security Alert: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Impacts Over 10,000 Charitable WordPress SitesPrivilege Escalation vulnerability was identified on August 10, 2023 by Wordfence Threat Intelligence team in the Donation Forms by Charitable plugin, which is actively deployed…
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Securing a Fresh CentOS 7 Server
Categories: Privacy and SecurityContinue Reading: Securing a Fresh CentOS 7 ServerStrengthening Security on CentOS 7: Building a Resilient Digital Fortress A fresh CentOS 7 installation provides a clean slate, a canvas on which you can…
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The Beginner’s Guide to iptables, the Linux Firewall
Categories: Privacy and SecurityContinue Reading: The Beginner’s Guide to iptables, the Linux FirewallA firewall is a system that provides network security by filtering incoming and outgoing network traffic based on a set of user-defined rules.
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Enhancing Security through Auditd
Categories: Privacy and SecurityContinue Reading: Enhancing Security through AuditdIf you are running a mission critical web server, or maintaining a storage server loaded with sensitive data, you probably want to closely monitor file access activities within the server. For example, you want to track any unauthorized change in system configuration files such as /etc/passwd.
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Harden Ubuntu Server Security
Categories: Privacy and SecurityContinue Reading: Harden Ubuntu Server SecurityThis guide is intended as a relatively easy guide to harden the security on an Ubuntu Server. Although it is not recommended to follow everything…
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10 Useful Sudoers Configurations for Setting ‘sudo’ in Linux
Continue Reading: 10 Useful Sudoers Configurations for Setting ‘sudo’ in LinuxA system administrator who assumes the role of the root user can permit other normal system users with the help of sudo command and a few configurations to run some commands as well as carry out a number of vital system operations including the ones mentioned above. Alternatively, the system administrator can share the root…