HOWTO: Create a chroot ssh User in Ubuntu

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Marthijn has been written at his blog, and i believe that he will be pleased if his tutorial has been shared over the internet (and I’m doing it:)). Check it out: On my server I want to create accounts that can do SSH in a chroot environment. On the internet I searched for tools and I found Jailkit. In this post I will tell how I installed Jailkit on Ubuntu server 9.10, created a jail and how users are added [...]

HOWTO: Hardening WordPress

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This article has been “copied and pasted” from: http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress. Security in WordPress is taken very seriously, but as with any other system there are potential security issues that may arise if some basic security precautions aren’t taken. This article will go through some common forms of vulnerabilities, and the things you can do to help keep your WordPress installation secure. This article is not the ultimate quick fix to your security concerns. If you have specific security concerns or doubts, [...]

HOWTO: Secure your Joomla sites

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Kristoffer Sandven has been writing some tip to secure your Joomla sites installation. And with the spirit of sharing, i would like to re post it here. There are several other actions you can and should take to avoid your Joomla site to be being hacked: Follow the Joomla Administrator’s Security Checklist The guys at joomla.org have put together a Joomla Administrator’s Security Checklist – use it and secure your Joomla site as much as possible using the guidelines. Install [...]

HOWTO: Secure and Optimize your VPS

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I’ve found a good discussion regarding VPS Security and Optimization over the Internet. I’ve summarized it here. These techniques can definitely help you, but remember, use them at your own risk. If you don’t know what your doing, research it before attempting it. This will help but as mentioned in previous posts, with a VPS you do not have access to your kernel. That is good in some ways, because if you don’t have access to it, neither to hackers [...]

HOWTO: Fix Your Nuked Blackberry (Java error 517 or error 507 reload software)

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It’s happened! My Berry has been nuked (I also use one that starts with an F and ends in an ED and has a CK in the middle). I’ve found the solution over the interne and summarize it: Pre Wipe Task Download and install Jl_Cmder to your PC (JL Commander) Make sure ALL your data (i.e. contacts, appointments, memos and etc) are backed up or synced before proceeding! This will wipe everything off of the device Make sure you have [...]