An update on Operation Aurora
The attack (Operation Aurora) on around 20 companies in the US, including Google, Adobe, Juniper Networks and others using the zero-day exploit of Internet Explorer is partly linked to social engineer ...
Category Archives: sysadmin
And it’s time for 2.9.1
After a few reported issues with prior WordPress version upgrade 2.9, 2.9.1 is here to save the day (full version, not even RC 
From the source: This release addresses a handful of minor issues as we ...
From the source: This release addresses a handful of minor issues as we ...Y2K vs 2010 vs 2016 — year rollover still an issue
Ain’t that a kick in the head! Rollover from 2009 to 2010 has not been processed correctly on many systems, including Symantec’s Endpoint Protection Manager, they have confirmed in a state ...
And it’s time for 2.9!
As also noted on the blog, it’s time to upgrade (if you haven’t already) to version 2.9 of WordPress. There are a huge whack of benefits and improvements (over 500 bugfixes), like the onli ...
Processing large data volumes
So a compressed text file that ends up being 72GB sounds like a lot, right? Especially if you have to data-churn it with per-line processing. Fine. Wow. A lot. That pales in comparison to the (reporte ...
Google Analytics unzulässig nach deutschem Recht?
Die Zeit berichtet, daß Datenschützer, auch mittels Bußgelder bis zu €50 000, von dem Gebrauch Google Analytics abraten möchten. “Google Inc. räumt sich ausdrücklich, in seinen beim Einsatz zu a ...
nginx on Windows Vista / Windows 7 with php
You can get the latest stable version of a Windows compile of nginx (0.7.64) here. Setup is quite straight forward; you’ll need the php-cgi.exe downloaded (copy the libmysql*.dll to the Windows ...
Drupal 7 – Impressions
So I’ve installed the current beta (for non-production environments) of Drupal 7 on an nginx/php/mysql setup to test speed, interface and ease of use. It was a double-whammy operation, on the on ...
Zombie postings with Captcha automation
Just got another comment posting request relating to a version 5.0 release of automated forum/blog spamming software which is guaranteed to get your customers ‘closer to your products’ by ...
Flash Exploit Protection
The folks over at www.foregroundsecurity.com have discovered (another) Flash exploit that makes use of a same-origin policy interpretatino malformation in the application. This vulnerability allows th ...
And we’re on 2.8.6
Another quick upgrade to make it safe — 2.8.6 fixes two security problems that can be exploited by registered, logged in users who have posting privileges. Not really pertinent here but good to ...
Virus Scanner Comparison
They ran a comparison of virus removal software in Oct ’09. Full results are here. Question is, why not compare latest versions throughout? Their methodology (a “work in progress”) s ...
Cloud Computing – on Crack
There are a range of ways that cloud computing can be used to leverage the power of a range of machine to achieve cheaply what you wouldn’t necessarily invest physically in. And to crack PGP or ...
And we’re on 2.8.5 – the hardened version
…on all sites. Hurrah! But you knew that already, as it’s been out since 10/20/09… ...
Postfix maximum individual mail size and mailbox size
If you’re getting the "5.3.4 Messag exceeds fixed limit” error, check on the default vs set values in your /etc/postfix/main.cf using postconf -d (for the default) and postconf -n (for the ...
A note on WordPress security…
There’s a note on why to keep patching – How To Keep WordPress Secure over at the WordPress dev blog – definately worth a read. Good sense. ...
RDP redirection via Putty (Linux Server) for Windows Remote Desktop
Tunneling via Putty is quite well documented. In Putty (the link points to the lastest version), create a new session. In the SSH section, make sure compression is enabled (for SSH v2 – you shou ...
Trac and remote SVN servers
Do the SVN server Trac relates to have to reside on the same as the Trac installation? At present, alas it seems so. (If you’re new to Trac and need a one-stop-shop of commands, look here.) http ...
OpenVPN on Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
Once and for all (as I keep forgetting): modify the actual ovpn file by adding the following: route-method exe route-delay 2 Use openvpn-2.1_rc19 Make sure you install as Administrator And that’ ...
Wipe all mp3s and avis from the filesystem
So you want to run a script that removes all mp3 and avi files off the filesystem. One way (in bash) as below. Comment, suggestions and feedback are welcome Using $EUID to check for root user, and $ ...
Using $EUID to check for root user, and $ ...