I am seeing a lot of WordPress wp-login.php brute force attack these days. In this tutorial I will explain how […]
How to give Root Privileges to a User on a Linux Server
For security reason it is recommended that you disable root SSH login to server. To SSH your server with root […]
How to create a User on a CentOS Server from SSH
The main user / administrator of a Linux server is root. Here is how you can create a new user […]
How to Open Port 80 and 443 for Incoming Traffic on a Linux Server
I was recently installing and configuring a new server. After installing CentOS I installed Apache. But server IP was not […]
Server Security – How to Protect Server from XMAS Attacks
You can protect your server from XMAS Attacks and drop incoming malformed XMAS packets by applying following rule in IPTable. […]
Server Security – How To Protect Server from syn-flood attack
Syn-flood attacks are common these days. Syn-flood attack means that the attackers open a new connection to the server, but […]
Server Security – How to block Null Packets on a Linux Server
For security reason, you should block all incoming null packets requests to your server. All TCP requests with flag NONE […]
How to disable Apache Directory Indexes / Listings on a cPanel Server
For security reason, it is recommended that you disable directory listings / indexing on your server. Apache default configuration comes […]
How to Start Stop Firewall on a CentOS / RedHat Linux Server
This tutorial explains how you can start and stop firewall on a CentOS / RedHat Linux server. How to Stop […]
How to List and Clear IPtables rules on a Linux Server
This tutorial explains how you can list all current iptables rules on a RedHat / CentOS Linux server, and how […]