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On a Linux server, if you are in need of changing the permissions of a
bulk amount of files or directories recursively, we can use 'find'
command to do it. The steps are explained below:
* Change to the directory in which you need to change the
permiss...
This will probably help you to find out the IP which tried the
malpractices in a server to get compromised.
First, we can try to find the IP which I need to monitor
1. This netstat script will list out the number of connections made by
an IP
> NETST...
Common Name Mismatch occurs when the common name or SAN listed on an
SSL certificate doesn't exactly match the name displayed in the URL
bar. Any difference will cause the web browser to halt and display a
name mismatch error. In order for an encrypted co...
HOW TO SETUP YOUR REMOTE ACCESS KEY IN WHM.
This demo assumes you've already logged in to WebHost Manager (WHM).
Now let's learn how to setup a remote access key.
A remote access key is what's needed if you want to have a script
automatically connect ...
Here we provide sample of most popular iptables configuration.
We will block all connections except specific ports
First of all to exclude any errors because of previous config we will
delete all current iptables rules.
SSH to your server with root ...
To change the root password for your VPS or Dedicated server via WHM:
1. Log into WHM.
2. Go to SERVER CONFIGURATION > CHANGE ROOT PASSWORD menu.
3. Enter the new password in NEW ROOT PASSWORD and CONFIRM PASSWORD
fields (you may use built-in Password G...
CHECKING IF AN IP IS BLOCKED IN IPTABLES
Check if IP is blocked:
> iptables -L -n --line | grep [IP Address]
If IP appear as DROP or REJECT, the IP has been blocked
Unblock the IP Address:
> iptables -I INPUT -s [IP Address] -j ACCEPT
Blocking ba...
ABOUT FAIL2BAN
Fail2Ban is a widely used tool for protecting the bruteforce attack
analyzing the server log files. This will help us to automatically
protect the server from malicious login attempts.
INSTALLING FAIL2BAN
Usually the default Centos Yu...
There can be several reasons why SSL/HTTPS is not working on your
site.
DOMAIN IS NEWLY HOSTED
SSL certificate has probably not been activated yet if the domain name
is newly hosted. Newly registered or transferred domain can take up to
24 hours for SSL ...
Steps to install SSL certificate are available in URL provided below:
https://support.comodo.com/index.php?/comodo/Knowledgebase/List/Index/37
Feel free to contact our SSL Support Team if you have further
questions.
SSL certificates can also be differentiated based on the number of
domains or subdomains they protect. The different types of SSL
certificate on this bases are -- Standard, Wildcard, and Multi-Domain/
SAN/ UCC. You may use this guide to find the perfect c...
There are many different types of SSL certificate options available,
all with their unique use cases and value propositions. The level of
authentication assured by the Certificate Authority (CA) is a
significant differentiator between the types. There are...
Registrar follows a set standard of AUP in reference to the domain
names they offer. If your domain engaged in abuse-related activities
that your Registrar deems as an alert, Registrar will take immediate
action to suspend the domain.
Should you believe ...
Your server is only as secure as your weakest password. As a rule of
thumb, the more lengthy and complex a password, the stronger it is.
Follow the best practices below for generating difficult to crack
passwords.
Best Practices
DOS
* DO USE PASSWO...
When visitors access to your website request a page using a secure
https:// connection, a broken padlock icon may appear in the web
browser's location bar. This happen when content on a secure website
is being loaded through a non-secure source. An exampl...
The LATEST TOMCAT VERSION --> 8.0.17 (19 JAN 2015).
For more details, you may refer to following link:
[ http://tomcat.apache.org/whichversion.html
[http://tomcat.apache.org/whichversion.html] ]
ATTENTION: All Joomla website owners/administrators
Our Security team received a number of alerts about website defacement
on Joomla websites.
Therefore, we would like to propose you some precautions to take in
order to prevent website defacement:
1)...
ATTENTION: All customers and administrators using CMS platform.
Dear valued customers,
Our Security team found that majority of the websitea being defaced
are using CMS (Content Management System) e.g common CMS are Joomla or
Wordpress.
Currently CM...
NOTE: This is an old announcement which we have posted on 2nd Nov
2010. We re-post it again as a references.
Dear valued customers,
Due to the recent defacement issue, our server administrator has
tightened the security of all shared hosting servers.
...
Dear Customers,
We believe there are a few web defacement issues which had happened
recently and affected some of our Shared Hosting customers. We
understand that it has caused a great impact in some of your accounts.
Hereby, we would like to use this o...
ATTENTION: All websites using CMS (Contents Management System).
Our Security team would like to advise all the
administrators/developers/owners of websites using CMS website
platforms to be proactive on updating their CMS platform version.
Some well k...
ATTENTION: TO ALL DEDICATED & VPS SERVER OWNERS/ADMINISTRATORS
Dear valued customers,
We have received a number of reports from our Security Team that some
of the VPS and Dedicated servers are being _INFECTED BY TROJAN
ROOTKIT._
Therefore, we would li...
ATTENTION: All WHM and cPanel hosting/servers
users/owners/administrators.
Dear valued customers;
We received an alert from our Security Team about the latest CPANEL
STABLE RELEASE VERSION 11.42.
Below is the message from cPanel Team:
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An SSL certificate error occurs when a web browser can't verify the
SSL certificate installed on a site. Rather than connect you, your
browser will display an error message, warning you that the site may
be insecure. It generally means that installed SSL ...
Brute-Force Attacks occur when an attacker attempts to calculate every
possible combination that could make up a password and test against
your site to see if it is a correct password. This can be done either
by using dictionary words or trying to guess t...
If you see a windows popped up with title "Deceptive Website Warning"
this means your website has some malware or script issues.
This malware is identified to steal information from website visitor
hence the browsers showed this warning.
WHY IS MY SIT...
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