BFD is a modular shell script for parsing applicable logs and checking for authentication failures.
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Disable Telnet Access
Telnet should be disabled, and you should use SSH. Telnet sends password in plain text, and ‘crackers/hackers’ can obtain these passwords easily compared to SSH, and then takeover your dedicated web server.
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Force the use of SSH protocol 2
SSH Protocol 1 based systems are facing many automated “root kits”.
As a result to step up the security Protcol 2 should be enabled as soon as possible.
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Install LogWatch
Logwatch is a customizable log analysis system.
Logwatch parses through your system’s logs for a given period of time and creates a report analyzing areas that you specify, in as much detail as you require. Logwatch is easy to use and will work right out of the package on most systems.
What is the difference between shared & dedicated hosting?
Dedicated web hosting is different from shared web hosting in that your website is the only one on the server, and thus no resources are “shared”.
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What is a managed dedicated server
A managed dedicated server is either one you rent or one you co-locate where someone else is in charge of the well being of the server.
What do I need to know to have a dedicated server
Renting or Co-Locating a dedicated server that is not managed takes a lot of time and knowledge. You must be familiar with the operating system your dedicated server will be running on, and by familiar I mean you must know the ins and outs of it completely.
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What is a dedicated server?
A dedicated server is a computer(server) that only runs one type of server software. The server is usualy constructed or pre-configured to the customers specifications.
Using heading tags to optimise your website for Google
Search engines recognise that, if they can identify a heading it is very likely to be relevant to the body of text below it. In other words, headings are an opportunity to position keywords.
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Wget : Quickly upload and transfer files to your linux server using Shell
So you are sick and tyred of downloading different files to your computer and then uploading it to your server !?
Then the Wget shell comand is perfect for you !
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