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Definition of 7 Types of Malware

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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

How to Respond to Network Intrusion Detection

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When your intrusion detection system triggers an intrusion alarm, you need to respond quickly to minimize the effects of the intrusion. The longer it takes to respond the higher the chances that your system will be damaged severely. If you do not have proper plan and concepts of what you have to do when you detect or suspect an intrusion, you will only panic for nothing and … [Read more...] about How to Respond to Network Intrusion Detection

Top 10 PHP Security Tips

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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

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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