Sat 21 February 2015
Through the years computer manufactures in a bid to provide, “more for less”, tend to package together software with their hardware. This software usually fits fairly well with the PC and is normally quite useful to the new pc owner. However sometimes this does go wrong, as in the recent …
Wed 18 February 2015
Having a quick browse around for malware and virus related information I found this map, showing the global cyber threat, as I thought it was real cool I am sharing.. ;) Ok this time I have actually added the link so you can see it.. I will get used to wordpress …
Tue 17 February 2015
From my notes november 2010, but hopefully still working ;) Here you can setup a secure ftp server on Debian. ”’ apt-get update && apt-get install vsftpd #cat /etc/pam.d auth required pam_pwdfile.so pwdfile /etc/ftpusers account required pam_permit.so htpasswd -d -c /etc/ftpusers testuser1 mkdir -p /srv …
Wed 11 February 2015
So very important this one.. Basically if your using any windows operating system with VPN or signed into active directory in a public place or travelling in hotels and such there could be somebody in the middle looking at your data! This kinda pretty much covers most business and business …
Tue 10 February 2015
Many times throughout my career I have heard that fateful.. You need to take a time management course. Arggggh… And the answer is always the same, “sorry that doesn’t work for IT as IT is interrupt driven”. I have tried all sorts, The first book I read was Getting …
Mon 09 February 2015
This is one form the archives but probably still useful to somebody.. Ok this is the way I store my gpg and ssh keys on an encrypted usb stick, this is really only relavant to linux users using laptops however there is an element of geek factor so ill go …
Fri 06 February 2015
The goal of most hackers is to infect your website with malware. Common malware threats include: Pharma Hacks – Injects spam into your website database or files Backdoors – Allows hackers to gain access to your website at any time using FTP or your WordPress admin area Drive by Downloads – When a …
Tue 27 January 2015
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Wed 14 January 2015
Every now and then is is handy to check the speed of an internet connection. There a lots of websites around the internet that allow you to do this but each has their issues here is a handy script I found on the internet that does just that its a …
Wed 14 January 2015
Being a linux guy at heart, I normally use the bash environment, each time I logged in to a different server I needed to setup a completely new environment for bash. here is my original from 2008 ;) At the top of your .bashrc script add this: VERSION=”1.1.4 …