The first step is to look at rkhunter and see if it reports anything that is bad. If rkhunter reports that the server has been rooted it is probably going to best to reimage the server once the method of intrusion has been determined. Download and unzip rkhunter —–command—– cd /usr/local/src/ wget http://downloads.rootkit.nl/rkhunter-1.2.1.tar.gz tar -zxf [...]
Scientists have developed a new operating software for condition monitoring (CM) systems that are used to monitor machines remotely, which can be adapted for use with various types of facility without the need for manual programming. CM systems monitor machines remotely, with sensors mounted on the equipment feeding continuous measurements back to a control box, [...]
As the Pentagon warns of the security risks posed by social networking sites, newly released government documents show the military also uses these Internet tools to monitor and react to coverage of high-profile events. The Air Force tracked online messaging service Twitter, video-sharing site YouTube and various blogs to assess the huge public backlash to [...]
Hybrid RAID implementations have become very popular with the introduction of inexpensive RAID controllers, implemented using a standard disk controller and BIOS (software) extensions to provide the RAID functionality. The operating system requires specialized RAID device drivers that present the array as a single block based logical disk. Since these controllers actually do all calculations [...]
Google, the popular search engine, on Saturday conceded to have erroneously depicted some areas of Arunachal Pradesh as being parts of China following a processing of routine update of new map data on the Google Earth. It stated the mistake would be rectified soon. “Earlier, this week, as part of routine update to Google Earth, [...]
A blogger who was targeted in a coordinated attack against websites such as Facebook andTwitter has told the BBC that he blames Russia for the assault. According to a report by BBC News, the pro-Georgian blogger, known as Cyxymu, said he had been targeted for “telling the truth about the Russian-Georgian war” in his writings. [...]
The table used in this case is a user subscription table. Generally this table keeps records of users’ subscription details: which topic they subscribed, when they last viewed their topics subscribed, who last replied a topic and when, when a default subscription will be expired (not used currently). Formerly we wanted to use multiple tables. [...]
Running PHP scripts with MySQL queries on a web server may need lots of resources and let get the load of your server high. This is especially the case when you will get kind of attacked by scripts which call your PHP scripts very often in a very short time. The idea Having a simple [...]
This is a pretty useful trick for all the database admins and controllers. 1. Find my.cnf file. If you don’t know about it, go and search in this path If you are using Debian Linux file is located at /etc/mysql/my.cnf location If you are using Red Hat Linux/Fedora/Centos Linux file is located at /etc/my.cnf location [...]
If you are using Yahoo mail and plan to retrieve your messages using email programs such as Microsoft Outlook, Eudora, Outlook Express, etc, you might be a bit disappointed. Yahoo only allows customers of its Yahoo Mail Plus service to download their email via POP3. you can still use your favorite email program to retrieve [...]
WinSyslog is an enhanced syslog server for Windows. It serves the same purpose as a Unix Syslog daemon. It is an integrated, modular and distributed solution for system management. Network administrators can continuously monitor their systems and receive alarms as soon as important events occur. Syslog is a standard protocol for centralized reporting of system events. [...]
IPCop Firewall is a well known Opensource Linux distribution built to protect Home and SOHO networks from hackers and potential intruders on the Internet. IPCop can run a old PC and can be installed and be operational within minutes. Please click here for more information on the Hardware compatibility list. Installation is fairly straight forward. Involves downloading [...]
CoovaAP is an OpenWRT-based firmware designed especially for HotSpots. It comes with the CoovaChilli access controller built-in and makes it easily configurable. CoovaAP is perfect for just about any HotSpot application – from WPA Enterprise (with RADIUS accounting) to Free WiFi with Terms of Service acknowledgment to commercial HotSpot captive portal applications. Use the embedded [...]
Sometimes you may have to recover the MySQL root password because it was either forgotten or misplaced. The steps you need are: 1) Stop MySQL [root@bigboy tmp]# service mysqld stop Stopping MySQL: [ OK ] [root@bigboy tmp]# 2) Start MySQL in Safe mode with the mysqld_safe command and tell it not to read the grant [...]
What is SSL? CubeCart can run under a combination of http and https which allows you to send sensitive data such as credit card numbers and other private information between the client computer and server. To setup your store to use SSL (Secure Socket Layer) you will first need an SSL certificate. Many hosting companies will [...]