Debian project has released update on Debian 6.0 (Squeeze) which addressed several security issues and bugfix. Debian Squeeze users are advised to update their installation using “apt-get update” and “apt-get upgrade” command to ensure all of the updates are installed properly. p/s: Although I currently use Ubuntu, I was actually a Debian user and I […]
RouterPasswords.com is a website that list a collection of default router passwords from popular vendor. This is handy should you lose the instruction manual or forgotten the default password.
MySQL service port are not meant to be accessible to the outside world as it would become a security concern to the administrator. Although MySQL server (mysqld) by itself has a built-in mechanism to deny access from unauthorized ip-address, it still does not protect it from being overwhelmed by multiple malicious requests or buffer overflow […]
The upcoming Ubuntu 11.10 release (Oneiric Ocelot) will drop Synaptic Package Manager from default installation in favor of Ubuntu Software Center. This has been foreseen since Canonical has spend their effort in developing and improving Ubuntu Software Center as a convenience one-stop center to install free and paid software alike. Personal Thoughts Personally, I still […]
sudo is probably the most used command in Ubuntu. In this post, I will show you how to make ‘sudo’ display funny and humorous error messages in Ubuntu Linux. To do that, you would only need to edit the /etc/sudoers : sudo nano /etc/sudoers Then find the line that starts with Defaults env_reset, add insults […]
Rainbow tables is a form of attack method used to crack stored cryptographic hashes commonly used as passwords in various application. It is similar to brute-force and dictionary attack that it will try to compare the resulting hash with the hash it attempts to crack, except in Rainbow tables, the possible matching hashes are all […]