Category: System Administration
I recently had an issue on a MySQL Database Server where running apt-get upgrade to upgrade the MySQL package on the server would result in an error about the …
MongoDB is “a document database that provides high performance, high availability, and easy scalability”. In this chapter of our InfoSec System Hardening series, we’ll walk you through some of …
The next segment in our InfoSec System Hardening series is how to harden an NGINX Web Server. NGINX is an alternative to the popular Apache Web Server on Linux. …
As with any server, whether it be a web server, file server, database server, etc, hardening is an important step in information security and protecting the data on your …
As a Systems Administrator or Engineer, you might run into a situation where you need to add a user or service account as a Local Administrator on a Domain …
If you own 2-in-1 Windows 10 device, like a Lenovo Yoga, rotation is one of the basic features that you’re going to use (or maybe you’ll want to disable …
In this tutorial, we will be walking you through the upgrade process of a Cisco 5508 Wireless LAN Controller for the firmware and and FUS (Field Upgrade Software). You’ll …
Microsoft has released an online troubleshooting tool to help you resolve your Windows Update errors if you’re running Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 7. If you’re running Windows …
Active Directory account passwords are usually set to expire (for example: every 90 days) in most organizations. Configuring an AD account with PasswordNeverExpires is not recommended due to security. …
I recently came across an issue where an Ubuntu 14.04 LTS server wasn’t syncing the time so the jitter and drifting of the time wasn’t correcting itself. This caused …