Interesting contents shared in the social media attracts everyone and that is one of the reasons of social media’s popularity. But if you want to stay safe online you need to know which information is not safe sharing on social media and on others websites, forums etc. The following are the list of things you should not share online via social networking websites or any other … [Read more...] about Top 10 Things You Should not Post and Share Online via Social Media
Internet Security and Safety
20 Types of Database Security to Defend Against Data Breach
In today’s cyber security, landscape database is considered to be the most important asset of an organization, which holds sensitive information about the business and employees . Having installed and configured firewalls, IDS and end point security, one should not expect that the database is secure and there is no way anyone can breach data. Most of the major data breach … [Read more...] about 20 Types of Database Security to Defend Against Data Breach
How to Renew Self-Signed SSL Certificate with OpenSSL Tool in Linux
OpenSSL is a free and open-source SSL solution that anyone can use for personal and commercial purposes. Although it is free, certificates created with it can expire, and you may need to renew them. This post will show you how to renew a self-signed certificate using the OpenSSL tool on a Linux server. If you are looking into creating a new self-signed certificate instead of … [Read more...] about How to Renew Self-Signed SSL Certificate with OpenSSL Tool in Linux
Effective Ways to Prevent Cross Site Scripting(XSS) Attacks
Not every developers pay equal importance to web security and vulnerabilities, especially about cross site scripting when they start coding. Their primary goal is to get the project finished Websites developed with unsecure coding can be easily exploited by the attackers. There is no way your browser will prevent XSS automatically unless you disable your browser’s ability to … [Read more...] about Effective Ways to Prevent Cross Site Scripting(XSS) Attacks
How to install a new Godaddy SSL Wildcard Certificate
This post has been intended for the first time users who want to install GoDaddy SSL certificate in their website. The procedures described here should work well with Apache server and with Nginx. Steps to take before installing GoDaddy SSL To install a digital certificate, you must first generate and submit a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) to the Certification … [Read more...] about How to install a new Godaddy SSL Wildcard Certificate
Why Antivirus Software Fails to Detect Latest Viruses and Malwares
We use antivirus software in the hope of having a secure system. Though any virus detecting software can detect viruses, we need to know that there are instances when viruses and malware remain undetected. The post aims to give you a brief idea on the situation when your antivirus may fail to detect the presence of malware in your computer. … [Read more...] about Why Antivirus Software Fails to Detect Latest Viruses and Malwares
Definition of 7 Types of Malware
Though malware may take many forms, they have only one purpose to -disturb your computing environment. We can broadly classify malware depending on how the replicate and function. Remember that any codes that have evil intentions can be called a malware. That is why a virus, worm or even a backdoor program can be considered as a malware. But there is a distinct difference … [Read more...] about Definition of 7 Types of Malware
Top Antivirus Buying Tips for Home Users
Just like the viruses, antivirus software is also very competitive. There are fierce battle among the premium antivirus makers such as Norton, Kaspersky, McAfee, Trend Micro system, Bit defender and a few more to increase their market share. People easily get caught up when they decide to buy a premium antivirus because they cannot differentiate between two vendors. … [Read more...] about Top Antivirus Buying Tips for Home Users
How to Remove Annoying Facebook Virus
What is Facebook virus?Facebook virus is just like any other virus that gets installed in a computer when a user clicks on a link shared from his friends’ news feeds or shares. So, the two most common ways that can infect your computer from Facebook viruses are: … [Read more...] about How to Remove Annoying Facebook Virus
Top 10 PHP Security Tips
This is a list of top 10 PHP secuirty tips that you can follow when developing your PHP based web applications. Restrict access to administrative page Most of the web based software have administrative page that is used to configure and to manage the software. When you install PHP based software, remember to change the script’s default directory name and also remove the … [Read more...] about Top 10 PHP Security Tips
How to Create SSH key login with PuTTY in Windows
Though it is always possible to login in your server using username and password, but you always remain vulnerable to brute force attack. You will always feel that someone may break your password and get privileged access to your server. Are there any better ways to make your server access more secure? The answer is positive. You can make your server access more secure by … [Read more...] about How to Create SSH key login with PuTTY in Windows