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Archive for June, 2009New Article: Shared vs. Dedicated HostingMonday, June 29th, 2009I wrote a new article this weekend comparing and contrasting shared and dedicated hosting. Often, my clients are confused as to the impacts that a hosting platform can have, as far as performance is concerned. Many clients do not realize that a shared host typically has poor network performance at peak times, compared to a dedicated server. However, shared servers do have their appeal. Read the article for more information: http://linuxconsultant.info/tutorials/shared-vs-dedicated-hosting.html New Article: Access Control Restrictions: Best Practices on a Linux ServerSaturday, June 20th, 2009I wrote a new article today that gives some best practices for the old problem of access controls, and what to implement on a Linux server. Often through my work, a client will give out the root password to every coder, consultant, and admin that touches the server. Sometimes the client will change the password at random intervals, but usually this is not the case. I wrote this article to make others more aware of the large threat that this poses to server stability and security. As outlined in the article, sometimes these access control restrictions are set in place not only for security reasons, but also for stability issues (in the event of an errant script). Here is the article: http://linuxconsultant.info/tutorials/access-control-restrictions-linux-best-practices.html New Tutorial- Six Steps to a More Secure Linux ServerMonday, June 15th, 2009I wrote a new tutorial on my website about how to easily secure your Linux server today. The article is designed to point out the more common security flaws present in most of the servers that I work on (all of them easily fixed), in the hopes that more “administrators” and “consultants” will advise their clients to implement them. I’m not trying to be “that guy” that makes it seem like most admins are lazy- but most admins do overlook basic or moderate security steps. They usually also cry out against strict security guidelines by saying that security breaks applications. While this is true for a novice, most seasoned administrators know what to not do when securing a server. I can’t complain too much though I guess, since admins like this give me great job security! Here is the article: http://linuxconsultant.info/tutorials/6-steps-to-a-more-secure-linux-server.html First post!Sunday, June 14th, 2009Normally, I’m not a blog person. Simply put, I am the type of person that would rather call someone, than post a blog. However, there are times when I want to share stuff that I’ve found with server software that maybe your average Joe doesn’t know about. Enter this blog. Over the days, months, or however long I decide to keep this blog up and running, I’ll post the latest challenges in my life (technical, anyways!). Maybe someone will find value on this (they’d better), or maybe not. Anyways, here’s the first post. Now I’m off to install the shiny plugins! |
