Security

How to Secure Your Web Applications
Thursday, February 9th, 2012Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE It is easy to overlook web application security with so many other concerns, such as network security and file system integrity. The reality is, however, that even with an ironclad firewall and a fully updated and secure operating system, your...

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Understanding the Dangers of Open Relays
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE One of the most horrible experiences you can have is to be accused of something you know you did not do. Imagine if one day the police showed up at your door and told you that you were under arrest...

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Password Generators for Hosting Security
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE Web hosting security is an ongoing struggle. No matter how well-prepared you think you are for security issues, there is always something more you can do. One of the biggest security vulnerabilities that system administrators and individual users alike often...

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Install Security for Your Online Store with SSL
Friday, January 13th, 2012THN News  
ARTICLE (The Hosting News) – Everyday consumers hear about the increasing amount of security threats plaguing e-commerce sites. This causes a feeling of apprehension and lack of confidence when shopping online. A disclosure report in 2009 admitted by major credit card...

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3 Backup Options and Their Limitations
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE If you had an unlimited supply of money, you would not need to consider backup options for your websites. Every site would have its own dedicated server, and every dedicated server would have second or even third backup servers with...

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Secure Your Websites with a File Integrity Checker
Monday, December 26th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE Many people manage their websites with a concept called “out of sight, out of mind”. The premise of this concept supposes that if you cannot easily identify a vulnerability in your system, it is as if it does not exist....

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Want Security? Abandon FTP for SFTP
Monday, December 19th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE Security through obscurity rarely works as well as one would hope. Instead, you run the risk of being hit by an anonymous hacker who found you through a random vulnerability scan. In the old days FTP was the best option...

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The Benefits and Limitations of Firewalls
Monday, November 21st, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE When a firewall works, few notice it or even remember that it is there. When someone fails to have an adequate firewall or does not have one at all, it gets a lot of attention, once the inevitable attacks occur....

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How Important are Web Application Updates?
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE When it comes to your personal computer, you probably constantly get reminders about updates. Some proprietary and open source web applications will also remind you when it is time to update, but website still suffer from attacks that stem from...

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4 Web Application Security Tips
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE Today’s websites almost always use web applications of some form. The days of static HTML pages are long gone. We depend on scripting languages, databases, and other tools to dynamically generate our websites as they are requested. As a result,...

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