Questions tagged [security]
The protection of computer systems and information from threats such as theft or data destruction.
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Ubuntu 20.04 - determining if I need to patch for recent SSH exploit?
ssh version:
OpenSSH_8.2p1 Ubuntu-4ubuntu0.11, OpenSSL 1.1.1f 31 Mar 2020
according to https://www.qualys.com/regresshion-cve-2024-6387/, that version is not affected by the SSH bug.
I noticed the ...
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How to prevent ubuntu (22.04) from trying to auto connect to any new wifi network it detects?
How to prevent ubuntu (22.04) from trying to auto connect to any new wifi network it detects?
I turned on the wifi, just to find out it trying to connect to a neighbor wifi network... Quite strange as ...
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How to improve and or manage NFS server security in local network? [closed]
Dear Super User community,
please recommend me a series of steps to manage and improve NFS server security managed on local network.
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Will this OpenSSH config provide the best security
Setting up my OpenSSH server on a Windows 10 server to be exposed to the WAN. (Up until now it has just been used on the LAN).
What I am trying to achieve:
When connection is from the internet, only 1 ...
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What user should sshd.exe run as on Windows 10
Been running the Windows version of OpenSSH (Installed through manage optional features GUI) for a while on a Windows 10 server box. So far, SSH has only been used on the LAN, however I am working on ...
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How much risk do I incur forwarding a random port to my server IFF the request comes from a specific MAC address?
I'm setting up a Nextcloud server for my own personal use, and don't really care to get a domain name or SSL certificate (maybe I'll make my own :grin:).
That being said, I'd like to forward a random ...
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How to Solve the Issue between Google Drive sync and Windows Security ransomware protection feature?
New Windows has a feature called Ransomware Protection in Windows Settings >> Windows Security.
I use this feature to protect the folder of Google Drive.
However, it doesn't go well. At the ...
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How do we create an SSL certificate on a website hosted on a Mac OS Sonoma system using a third-party SSL provider?
We have a website that we are hosting from a MacBook. We would like to add an SSL certificate to the website itself. Is there a way to do this, or should we just add the SSL to the whole system?
We ...
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How good is the long formatting of a hard disk of windows 11, from a security perspective?
I have an old hard disk that I want to completely format. I have found online that the windows quick format deletes the partition table and labels all the data as "Available Space", but the ...
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How do Authenticators work?
When it came to choosing an authenticator app for GitHub and other sites, I ended up with the Sophos, because, why not. Apparently, I could have chosen the Google app or a different one.
That would ...
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Have I been hacked [closed]
Someone send me an email telling me I have been hacked..
It all seems nonsense
He hacked my PC, he says, but that seems not true, as he would have used ransomware
He told me my old password was my ...
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What is the concept of permissions under security tab versus sharing tab?
I have a shared folder.
When I right click on it and click properties, then,
Under security tab I can see list of users.
Under sharing tab, under permissions I can see a list of users.
It looks like ...
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"Security Alert" certificate in windows, finding the problematic program
You can see I have probably a hundred of these windows stacked up (given the soft shadow now a hard outline). I searched through superuser (here), tried chat GPT, no luck. I am trying to find the ...
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How to manage permissions for IIS sites with 'Authenticated Users' group
Have multiple sites (2) hosted on IIS with PHP. Each site runs under its own application pool, therefore each instance of w3wp.exe (IIS Worker Process) and php-cgi.exe runs under the respective ...
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How can I prevent the Snyk extension in VSCode from scanning code automatically on save?
I am using the Snyk extension in VSCode, and by default, it runs a code scan every time I save a file. This is slowing down my workflow And I only want to scan the code manually.
I have looked through ...
