Security
How to get Firefox to check for extension updates more often
Configure Firefox to check for extension updates more often than once per day. Keep your extensions safer and more up-to-date.
Security
Linux
How to protect SSH logins in Fedora Linux with SSHGuard and FirewallD
Protect your Fedora/CentOS Linux-system against SSH brute-force credential-guessing with SSHGuard security log parser and the FirewallD firewall.
Networking
What’s new in SSHGuard 2.0
New features and services added in the SSH brute-force protection utility SSHGuard version 2.0.
Microsoft Windows
How to enable, login to, or disable Microsoft SSH Server in Windows 10
Learn how to log in to and take control of Windows 10’s new SSH Server.
Linux
How to set up ClamAV to periodically scan for badware on Fedora Linux
All the steps needed for running periodic malware scans on your Fedora Linux installation. Recommended for Fedora Server setups!
Malware and Phishing
Most of alternate web browsers don’t have fraud and malware protection
All the leading web browsers protect you against web fraud and websites known to distribute malware. You don’t get this protection with the smaller browsers.
Backup
How to encrypt backups using Windows 10’s built-in tools
Windows Backup doesn’t support encrypted backups in itself. However, you can still get encrypted backups using built-in tools in Windows 10.
Malware and Phishing
Netcraft anti-phishing toolbar breaks on IPv6 enabled networks
IPv6-capable websites can break the website security information displayed in the Netcraft anti-phishing toolbar for Firefox and Chrome.
MacOS
How to verify that you’ve downloaded genuine Apple software
Tutorial demonstrating how to validate code signing certificate signatures on MacOS updates and other Apple software installers.
Networking
IPv6 support finally arrive in Fail2Ban 0.10
The popular SSH server brute-force login guessing protection utility Fail2Ban has finally added IPv6 support in Fail2Ban version 0.10.
Hypertext
How to block common WordPress vulnerability probes
Protect your WordPress installation against malicious bots probing for known WordPress core and plugin security vulnerabilities.
Hypertext
Block repeated 403 Forbidden requests with Fail2Ban
You’ve already blocked access and return HTTP 403 Forbidden. Here’s how to make Fail2Ban block users and bots still hammering your server with repeated requests.