Author: Luke Cavanagh
Product Operations Manager at Liquid Web. Devoted husband and Tween wrangler. Synthwave enthusiast. Jerry Goldsmith fan. Doctor Who fan and related gubbins.
Innovative armor — exploring ThreatDown’s impact on cyber defense
The modern digital landscape has hackers who constantly evolve their tactics, so a focus on cyber defense becomes paramount. When cyber threats loom large, businesses and individuals must remain vigilant against the ever-present danger of malware. Given the greater importance of cybersecurity as a priority for online ventures big and small, companies like Malwarebytes are leading the fight against malicious software.
Subdomains underpin the structure of the modern internet. They allow business owners to organize and integrate specific services within a website. However, the vast adoption of subdomains has made them a prime target of cybercriminals looking to exploit subdomain takeover vulnerabilities.
Linux dos2unix command syntax — removing hidden Windows characters from files
While editing files on a machine running some form of Windows/MacOS and uploading them to a Linux server is convenient, it can cause unforeseen complications. Windows- and MacOS-based text editors put special characters at the end of lines to denote a line return or a new line. Usually harmless, some applications on a Linux server cannot understand these characters, and so they can cause the service not to respond correctly. There is a simple way to correct this problem: dos2unix.
Although Linux is considered a robust operating system with very few issues with applications, programs sometimes become unresponsive. When this happens, they can consume plenty of system resources or take down the entire system. Usually, these applications cannot be restarted automatically.
In this article, we will be discussing what it means to employ a “Managed Server” versus an “Unmanaged Server” and what the primary differences are. This article is written in response to ongoing questions we have received from clients regarding the types of resources, services, and capabilities that are included when a managed server is selected for use.
In this day and age, changing passwords regularly is essential to your internet security. Frequent updates prevent unwanted access to your accounts and sensitive data and keep you one step ahead of possible cyberattacks. By changing passwords regularly, you can stay one step ahead of potential cyberthreats and enhance your digital safety.
Change the root password in WebHost Manager (WHM)
Keeping your data and information secure has never been more important than in this age. Changing your root password is one of the most basic and efficient steps to ensure maximum data security. WebHost Manager, or WHM for short, offers this capability in just a few clicks. It doesn’t matter if you are new or if you already have experience in web development, it's just a matter of time before the need to change the root password on your web server will arise. In this WebHost Manager (WHM) tutorial we will explain how you can do exactly that.
Using LVM in Linux to manage storage devices
Logical volume management (LVM) is a powerful storage administration framework that abstracts the physical layout of storage devices by introducing logical volumes. Taking advantage of the Linux device mapper kernel driver, LVM offers a software version of a storage area network (SAN), allowing for more efficient and flexible storage utilization and management through dynamic resizing and storage allocation.
Redis is a powerful, high-performance, in-memory key-value data storage solution. Primarily leveraged for caching, message brokering, and session storage, Redis ensures swift and efficient data access and manipulation. Its support for diverse data structures, replication, the ability to handle real-time data processing tasks, and seamless scalability make Redis an indispensable solution for modern high-performance applications.
IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) provides us with a Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)-like browser-based console that allows you to remotely control and manage your server when you don’t have access to Secure Shell (SSH) or RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) — or when the operating system is not responsive. When using IPMI, it also provides the right tools to mount an ISO file on your server. An ISO file takes it name from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9660 standard. It also ca be called an ISO image, and it is a type of specialized archive file that is intended to contain and maintain an exact copy of the data that was originally stored on an optical disc. The primary purpose of an ISO file is to contain a replica of the content of the optical disc in a digital format, effectively emulating the presence and functionality of a physical optical drive. This digital representation allows for convenient access and utilization of the stored data without needing the physical disc, offering a virtual alternative to traditional optical media.
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