What is Shellshock? Shellshock is a vulnerability bug in the Bash shell used by many Unix, Linux, as well as Apple Mac computers. Shellshock gives attackers access to run commands and programs on a system. Microsoft Windows machines are not affected. If your system has not updated it’s Bash shell since September 28 2014 you […]
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How To Secure Your Website Against WordPress Brute Force Password Attacks
There’s a worldwide hacker attack going on against many WordPress websites. The attack is a so-called “brute force attack” which aims to test different password and admin user id combinations to try and gain access to your WordPress administration dashboard. Then the attack installs a bot which is then used to launch attacks on other […]
The Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook
The Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook and the Linux system Administration Handbook are two of the best handbooks for system administrators ever written. The Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook is a joint effort by four authors: Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein, and Ben Whaley. The handbook is now in it’s fourth […]