A few days ago I have published the updated 3rd edition of “Cisco ASA Firewall Fundamentals” tutorial ebook which covers the latest ASA version 9.x and also is applicable for both the 5500 and 5500-X series of devices. What I have done with the 3rd Edition (in addition to adding a lot of new content) […]
My Experience with Wiredtree VPS Hosting Solution
It has been over a year now that I have transferred all of my websites from a shared Hostgator account (Baby Plan shared hosting package) to a managed VPS server from wiredtree.com. Specifically I have purchased their Managed VPS1000 option which offers the following specs: Main WiredTree VPS1000 Specs: 1024 MB Guaranteed RAM 100 GB […]
China has the most virus infected computers in the world
Over 50% of computers in China are infected with malware, while Sweden is the country with the lowest number in computer infections. Panda Labs, the antimalware laboratory of Panda Security, announced recently the results of their first quarterly report for 2012, which analyzes all the events in the security of information systems between January and […]
How to Transfer your Blog from Shared to VPS Hosting
I have been hosting my blogs at Hostgator shared hosting account for almost three years now. A few days ago I decided to move all my blogs from shared hosting to a Virtual Private Server (VPS) with WiredTree. Shared hosting is good and cheap up to a certain traffic level, but when your websites’ traffic […]
70-646 MCITP-Separating The Wheat from the Chaff
I have mentioned previously that Microsoft certifications are not to be taken lightly. It is Microsoft’s position that their examinations are based on one year of practical experience. Personally, I would take that with a grain of salt. As I heard another MCT in a conversation with a student that had just ‘done reconnaissance mission’ […]
SpeedUpMyPC Review
If you’re anything like me, nothing drives you crazier than a slow computer. These days we don’t just use our PCs occasionally; most of us are on them – in one capacity or another – at least a few hours out of every day. With the massive upsurge of Internet activity, there has also been […]
Capture Digital Video on PC using Firewire
We can easily capture and transfer DV video from a camcorder to a PC using the Firewire port. You should note however that all this is done with a DV codec software that commits the resources of the central processor. In this case, a fast processor is definitely a big help. Also, the firewire port […]
Be careful when using public Wi-Fi Hotspots
According to the findings of a global survey from Online Security Brand Tracker, conducted on behalf of ESET (April-May 2011), nearly 50% of Internet users are using portable devices as their primary connection. The most popular devices used for Internet connectivity are notebooks (41%), followed by netbooks (3%), smartphones (2%) and tablets (1%). When you’re […]
Comparing Windows 8 with its predecessors
What Art Thou, Windows? Love it or hate it, Microsoft Windows is a part of your life, at least in some way. It matters not if you personally use Linux or Macintosh. And unless you barter goods for services even if you don’t use Windows, Someone you are interacting with does. Even then, chances are […]
Zero day vulnerability in Windows exploited by Duqu worm
There is a recent vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows (XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 and Windows 7) and there is no patch available from Microsoft yet. See description of the vulnerability below. The famous Duqu worm has been silently exploiting this vulnerability in the wild. The Duqu Virus has been also named as “Son of […]