Matias Vangsnes

Internet, communication and the concept of open source

Posts Tagged with "method"

XFCE Makes Mint Even Fresher

Friday, August 10th, 2012

The latest incarnation of the XFCE desktop proves once again that when you delve into the wonders of the Linux OS, something old definitely becomes something new again. The Linux Mint 13 team has released a specially flavored distro built around the latest version of the XFCE interface. This is not a bolted-on GUI (graphical [...]

20 Best WordPress Plugins

Monday, July 9th, 2012

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How to detect DNS Changer virus threat

Saturday, July 7th, 2012

Martin Dipper, Head of Security Services at CNS, IT Security and Networking Consultancy, advises how to detect whether your computer has the DNS Changer virus, both manually and through a website. For the website method, Mr Dipper advises computer users to go to www.dns-ok.us, where your device will be checked to see whether it is [...]

GlobalSign, DigiCert, Comodo Partner to Improve NGINX Server Security with OCSP-Stapling Method

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012

GlobalSign, DigiCert and Comodo will improve the security of NGINX servers through the OCSP-stapling method SSL certificate providers GlobalSign, DigiCert, Comodo and NGINX announced on Wednesday that they will improve the NGNIX open source web server to support OCSP-stapling. According to the press release, this move will improve the privacy, reliability and revocation checking for [...]

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin: Discovering a world of PPAs

Wednesday, June 13th, 2012

If you want the latest software or the latest tweaks then a ‘Personal Package Archive’ (PPA) is the simplest and most effective way to get it up and running on your computer. PPAs are repositories hosted on Launchpad which you can use to install or upgrade packages that are not currently available in the official [...]

Google reaches out to owners of machines infected with DNSChanger malware

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Today Google announced it would be leading a campaign to notify users whose PCs were infected by the DNSChanger malware. The malware was part of a scam that came to light last November when the U.S. Department of Justice accused seven Estonian and Russian men of orchestrating several different kinds of Internet fraud schemes. Users were [...]

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