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How to Create SSH key login with PuTTY in Windows

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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

8 Open Source Web Application Security Testing Tools

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Web application security testing might seems intimidating and esoteric to many web administrator, especially to the new ones. Have you ever asked yourself why so many IT professionals ignore the security aspects of the applications? We seem to have a tendency to ignore things that is unperceivable. You become concern when something breaks or any security breach occurs in our IT … [Read more...] about 8 Open Source Web Application Security Testing Tools

What is Digital Signature and How it Works?

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A digital signature is an electronic equivalent of a physical signature. Just like the way a signature in a paper authenticates the signer, the digital signature also confirms the authenticity of the owner. Besides, it ensures that integrity of the data and non-repudiation. Non-repudiation means that the sender cannot later deny that he did not send the message. So, if you have … [Read more...] about What is Digital Signature and How it Works?

Webhosting Security-Best Practices and Concerns

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To many IT professionals, webhosting security means protecting websites from hackers and malicious codes. But most of the time we forget to consider that  websites security depends on a number of components such  as server , application , database, scripts etc. One of the most important aspects of webhost security is to ensure continuous operation and disaster recovery of web … [Read more...] about Webhosting Security-Best Practices and Concerns

Cloud Privacy Issues and Questions for Users

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Though various types of cloud are available to serve various types of customers,  they all serve the same purpose-offer IT resources and services to customers accessible via web browser.  The hardware and software powering the clouds always stay behind the customer’s eye-thus when we hear the term “cloud” it papers to some of us as an black box. The aim of this post to help you … [Read more...] about Cloud Privacy Issues and Questions for Users

Types of Backup-Difference between full, incremental and differential backup

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Data backup gives us a sense of assurance that our data can come back to online no matter what happens to our system. Whether you are a backup administrator or a IT auditor, having a clear understating of the backup types will help you develop a strong backup strategy for your critical data and system files. This post aims to distinguish the difference between the major types … [Read more...] about Types of Backup-Difference between full, incremental and differential backup

How to Check BlackListed IP of WebServer and Website

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The purpose of this post is to show a layman how to check if a IP is in the blacklist of white list. You may need to buy a webhosting plan  for your website, and after configuring your site you discovered that your site fails to deliver emails. If that is the case,  you need to check if the IP address assigned to your site by your hosting provider is in white list or black … [Read more...] about How to Check BlackListed IP of WebServer and Website