What is PCI Scanning/Compliance? PCI stands for Payment Card Industry and is a group of the top 5 credit card companies in the world. Together they come up with a group of security settings that should be standard on all web servers that will house eCommerce based websites. Many payment gateways that you may use […]
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) the predecessor to TLS (Transport Layer Security) are both commonly referred to as "SSL". An SSL certificate is a security certificate that uses SSL/TLS cryptographic protocols to secure communications over a computer network. In simplest terms, an SSL certificate helps secure the website in which an SSL certificate has been applied. […]
Understanding Web Application Security The OWASP project (Open Web Application Security Project) has several short videos which explain web application security and the most common vulnerabilities (Injection Attacks & Cross Site Scripting) in simple, easy to understand terms. The videos are listed at https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Appsec_Tutorial_Series and are highly recommended as a web application security primer. OWASP […]
This article will show you how to firewall the remote desktop protocol (RDP) service on a Windows 2012 server. Step 1. Log-in to the server as an administrator. Step 2. Hover the cursor over the lower, left-hand corner of your screen. Step 3. The Start icon will appear. Click […]
This article will show you how to firewall the remote desktop protocol (RDP) service on a Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise server. Step 1. Log-in to the server as an administrator using your RDP server name, username, and password. Step 2. Click Start, then click Administrative Tools, then click Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. […]
Weak (bad) passwords can easily lead to a comprimised account. This can include your email password, control panel password, FTP password, or database password, and this advice applies to services you use anywhere online (banking, etc) The fact is that if your password is too short, contains a dictionary word, contains only numbers, or is […]
If you are experiencing the following error with your Remote Desktop Connection, "An authentication error has occurred. The function requested is not supported This could be due to CredSSP encryption oracle remediation." Cause of the error The "CredSSP encryption oracle remediation" error relates to a change Microsoft rolled out […]
If you will like to recover a file or folder in Acronis complete the following, All Devices > [Select Device] > Recovery Recover… > Files/folders [Select drive letter] > [Navigate to the location where the file of folder is located] > Recover "START RECOVERY" […]
SmarterMail 12 series 10. How to view email reports in SmarterMail This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into your SmarterMail account. Select the Reports toolbar icon. From the Reports page, you can view a number of report statistics including how many messages sent and received, SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) usage and […]
SmarterMail version 12 series Video #15. How to set-up Trusted Senders in SmarterMail This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into your SmarterMail account. Select the Settings toolbar icon. Click on the Trusted Senders option under My Settings. Click the New button to create a new trusted sender. Enter the email addresses or domains […]