After a quick LAMP install, I decided to install PhpMyAdmin. Logging into I noticed a warring message that read: The mcrypt extension is missing. Please check your PHP configuration To resolve this I attempted the following: Elevated my console to root (sudo -i) apt-get install mcrypt apt-get install php5-mcrypt (no need because the previous command […]
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Microsoft has released their Advance Notification for the December 2014 security bulletins. There will be a total of seven bulletins, three of which will update critical vulnerabilities. Critical update affects Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 The critical update also affect Exchange Email Product Line as well as Office 2010. Office […]
So I setup a VPN Server for a friend. But what’s a VPN Server if you are unable to access it form the outside world. This is where opening ports on ones router / firewall is required. Rather than focus on a specific firewall vendor or appliance, I will just focus on the ports and […]
Here we are again with POODLE I’ve touched on it here: https://jermsmit.com/security-news-poodle-security-vulnerability/ Then secured up Apache here: https://jermsmit.com/secure-apache-httpd-from-poodle/ And even did some testing here: https://jermsmit.com/tech-short-lets-test-for-poodle-or-sslv3/ This time I am adding the steps used to secure-up some IIS Servers. Lets Start: *note* These steps apply to Server 2003, 2008, 2012 Requirements: Administrator Rights Registry Changes Reboot of Server Steps: […]
So you have made an awesome system in VMware ESXi and exported it an OVF Template. Later to find that something has gone very wrong and the template will not import and gives you the following error: If you have encountered this it means that your Template was originally created with a ISO image still attached […]
If you have used TOR you are all to familiar with lack of human memorable onion addresses. Recently Facebook has arrived on TOR officially with a hidden service address of fcebookcorewwwi.onion. So I started thinking; and thoughts went to into actions to create my own custom hidden service address. Using a program by the name […]