Using Nginx to Fight Apache DDoS
From time to time, we have a client get hit with a DDoS attack. Most of the time the attacks are simple and easily blocked, but attacks aimed at applications are harder to defend. We have had good...
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Secure Apache How to Secure Apache and PHP You may be concerned about security on your LAMP server, and you should hackers are always trying to break into your or anyone’s else system. After finding...
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HTTPS-sharebit How to prevent an HTTP(s) DoS attack by use mighty iptables Using this procedure, the kernel netfilter will deny (and log to /var/log/messages) packets to ports 80,443 from hosts that...
View ArticleHow to Increasing File Handle Limits in CentOS
sharebit centos A) Increasing File Handle Limits So, I pretty much use CentOS for all the systems I deploy to production. I futz around with others but I’ve been doing Redhat since, oh like 1996 and I...
View ArticleHow To Configure CSF Firewall On Your Server
How To Configure CSF Firewall On Your Server In this howto i will describe how to install /configure full feature firewall on your server using Config Server Firewall (CSF) script...
View ArticleLinux Server Hardening Security Tips
Securing your Linux server is important to protect your data, intellectual property, and time, from the hands of crackers (hackers). The system administrator is responsible for security Linux box. In...
View ArticleHow to Deal With Distributed Denial of Service Attacks
Distributed denial of service attacks are frustrating — they’re frustrating for the company under attack, and frustrating for the web host. They can also be costly in terms of business and goodwill...
View ArticleHow to handle server is under a DDOS attack!
Ok first just take a breath, you are getting nothing done by worrying. This guide is meant to try and help mitigate the effects of an attack that is in progresss. I have compiled a lot of the things...
View ArticleHow to Server Security Considerations
>Server security is as important as network security because servers often hold a great deal of an organization’s vital information. If a server is compromised, all of its contents may become...
View ArticleHow to check and stop if DDoS attack is going on
Distributed denial-of-service attacks In a distributed attack, the attacking computers are often personal computers with broadband connections to the Internet that have been compromised by viruses or...
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