YARA is an open-source tool designed to help malware researchers identify and classify malware samples. It makes it possible to create descriptions (or rules) for malware families based on textual and/or binary patterns. YARA is multi-platform, running on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. It can be used through its command-line interface or from Python scripts with […]

In Linux, file permissions determine the levels of privilege for file owners and everyone else. It’s important to make sure any web-facing files have their permissions set correctly, so that a compromised process can’t write to places it shouldn’t. Many articles will promote traditional way of setting permissions for your website, but from our experience […]

How do I install or create or edit my own cron jobs? To edit or create your own crontab file, type the following command at the UNIX / Linux shell prompt: crontab -e Do I have to restart cron after changing the crontable file? No. Cron will examine the modification time on all crontabs and […]

SSH is a secure, encrypted replacement for common login services such as telnet, ftp, rlogin, rsh, and rcp . It is strongly recommended that sites abandon older clear-text login protocols and use SSH to prevent session hijacking and sniffing of sensitive data off the network. Before you start with configuration of SSH, you need to […]

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MetaMask, cryptocurrency wallet provider, has sent out a notification to its community warning them that they may be susceptible to ongoing phishing attacks if they make use of Apple iCloud. The security issue for Mac, iPad, and iPhone users relates to the default device settings. These settings store and automatically backup the users’ app data […]