If you are out looking for a VPS or Dedicated server, you need to understand the specs used to describe servers to have a better chance of getting what will work for you. Many a times, people select servers – mostly because of pricing – and fail to really look into the many other specifications …
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Best SSL Certificate in Kenya
SSL certificates are a security tool that helps secure and protect data that is exchanged between a server and a web browser, by encrypting it to prevent any interception by unauthorized persons. Encrypted data means that one needs key to decrypt and understand the content of the data, and thus any man in the middle …
What’s wrong with always being root?
Every one who works with Linux has heard the phrase, “Don’t login as root user”. Some of us ask many questions as to why this is the case? Why can’t I just login as root? Why should you avoid root and create a sudo account to use for administrative tasks? Let’s explain it here to …
Good questions you may ask yourself about the root login philosophy.
Many people have heard and seem not to argue with the word that “you shouldn’t login as root”. Many just fall in line and behave. But some have questions about this Linux world starndard. These questions, I realised, will help a newbie internalise the whole concept – before they have to internalise it through experience. …
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Online Privacy and Protection
Data breaches are becoming more of a daily occurrence. Data is becoming more useful and people are looking for it even using unethical methods. Data is being used to influence decisions and behaviours and we receive news more regularly about some major data breach somewhere. Not long ago, we were shocked that Cambridge Analytica collected …