Category: Security

EqServers Introduces Two-Factor Authentication – Enable Now!

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In line with our goal to improve customer experience and enhance security, we are happy to bring two factor authentication to all our customers as an optional feature. Enabling and disabling the security measure on your account takes just one click. Even though it is a bit of a hassle, it is worth the time […]

Install these 2 modules to protect your Apache server from DDoS attacks

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Servers run by small businesses that do not employ a full time admin are more often than not vulnerable to DDoS attacks. These servers rely mostly on the business owner’s know-how which is inadequate in most cases. Today, we take a look at the two modules that can help mitigate security risks from brute force […]

Here’s How Businesses Secure Their Dedicated Server From DDoS Attacks

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A recent Global DDoS Attack Report by Akamai shows that DDoS attacks have gone up by 22 percent and there’s a 241 percent increase in average peak bandwidth. Cyber crimes are getting sophisticated by the day. Some of the crimes aren’t intended to be a crime but then, most are attempts to damage a brands reputation, […]

How to install a SSL certificate on a cPanel server?

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Secure Sockets Layer popularly known as SSL is an internet protocol that allows encrypted and authenticated connections on the internet. It is mainly deployed to protect connections between a user’s browser and a server. Banking and payment related websites, eCommerce, user account login pages and other websites that must transmit and retrieve data securely are […]

Newest threat to web security: Poodle bug in SSL 3.0

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After Heartbleed and Shellshock, Poodle is the third major bug discovered in web security this year. Security experts have been sent scrambling looking for patches and running threat assessments by the first two. They had just about settled when Google’s researches announced Poodle. The Poodle bug exploits a major loophole in SSL 3.0 technology. The […]