Linux Application Security

DDOS attack on WordPress xmlrpc.php solved using Fail2Ban

Several types of attack can be launched against WordPress website such as unwanted Bots, SSH Bot requests, unwanted Crawlers etc.. Some times back, i noticed that there were several attempts to perform a DDOS attack on a WordPress website by [Read More…]

Linux Application

Installation and Basics of Tomcat and Jenkins

Jenkins is a free and open source web application for continuous build, integration, deployment and testing over a web server. Jenkins use lots of shells command and it has a shell interface over the web. On the other hand, we have [Read More…]

BSD Exploration Linux Application MeetUps and Presentations Security

DevConMru – Backup in the cloud for the Paranoid by cyberstorm.mu

At Cyberstorm Mauritius we work on several projects and code for fun. One of the interesting projects we have look at is an application called Tarsnap which is used to perform a secure backup on the cloud. At Cyberstorm Mauritius, [Read More…]

Linux Application Linux System Security

Analysing an attack from WordPress Hello Dolly plugin

You might notice a heavy CPU usage consumption on your machine. Some may be a natural cause, for example, a known script being executed at a specific time whilst others may be due to a simple attack. Even if the [Read More…]