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19 Mar
Integrating Plesk 12 with Loggly
To have a fully operational server, you need to be across a range of different technologies. Whether that’s security and intrusion detection, Email, DNS, User Management, or a host of other areas, there’s a lot... -
17 Mar
FREAK – Yet another new exploit!
Firstly, FREAK stands for "Factoring Attack on RSA-EXPORT Keys" and is officially designated as CVE-2015-0204. It is a weakness in some implementations of SSL/TLS that may allow an attacker (known as a man-in-the-middle attack) to decrypt secure communications... -
03 Mar
Transferring Files – FTP, SFTP and FTPS
Transferring Files - FTP, SFTP and FTPS There are numerous ways to transfer files these days, the oldest and still very widely used method is FTP. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol and was defined... -
06 Feb
WordPress 4.1 vs WordPress 4.0 Performance Comparison
Introduction If you haven’t read my previous article covering WordPress 4.0, please read it first. As it covers my testing methodology and test platform, it won’t be detailed again for this article. Now that WordPress... -
29 Jan
Ghost – Glibc Vulnerability 2015
Overview The start to 2015 from a security perspective has given us a very timely reminder about the need to stay vigilant with security updates. As is the case for any system, having a stringent...
18 Jan
Good Password Hygiene
As the year gets off to a flying start, now is the time to work on and tidy up our passwords. Like all systems, good password hygiene can help to ensure you remain secure and avoid costly exploits. Instead of waiting for an incident to occur, we want to be one step in front and prevent it from ever occurring...