Security

Ubuntu How To: Install ClamAV (Desktops and Servers)

ClamAV is a FOSS anti-virus product, and while it doesn’t offer features we’re all used to now such as real-time scanning we’ll walk you through the process of configuring a cronjob to scan on a regular basis. Premium AV is still our recommendation if you want advanced security, but ClamAV is sufficient for most use

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F-Secure SENSE Router Review: Hey Siri play ‘Complicated’ by Avril Lavigne

A few years ago the Finnish anti-virus company F-Secure released their SENSE router. The promise was that it can be a shield protecting your home from dodgy IoT devices and other security concerns. The problem? It’s not very good. The F-Secure SENSE is a security router with the aim of protecting your home network from

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SSL How To | Exporting the Private Key and Certificate from a .pfx file

If you’ve exported an SSL certificate from a Windows PC via the Certificate Manager MMC plugin into a .pfx file, you may end up needing to spilt that file into its constituent parts (e.g; for moving the certificate to a Linux based server or if you’re importing it into Plesk). Thankfully doing this is very

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Let’s Encrypt are right: HTTPS does not mean a site can be trusted

Preface: Let’s Encrypt is a project that aims to make SSL certificates free and easily available for anyone and everyone. Their aim is to create a more secure internet. Read all about them on their site here. Also for this article to make sense you’ll need to understand two of the types of certificates available. Domain Validation

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