Having emphasized on the need for more complex passwords, which, while difficult to remember, are harder to crack. And while most people set complex passwords for the login pages of the scripts they are using, they keep forgetting that they should start from the top – with the main account password for their shared web hosting account and the root password for their Dedicated Server or VPS container. When you are using a shared web hosting account, you rarely have to worry about server-level protection – this is being handled by your web hosting company. However, if you are running a server for which you have full root access, it’s time to take a deeper interest in online security. And the first step is to devise a very strong root password. A root password is the main password for the server. Since most servers use the default “root” username, a hacker will only have to guess the password. A common attack aimed at cracking the password is the brute force attack – a script will try to guess the password using a combination of predefined symbols (letters and numbers), combining them in all possible ways. This attack is so popular, yet simple and effective, that there is even a Firefox plug-in allowing you to run brute force attacks. This is why, our support team has prepared a special article, which will help you to learn how to protect a server against brute force attacks. There you can find several tips on what to do, depending on the Control Panel tool you are using. There is also a solution for Control Panel-free server packages like the Base VPS server plan. Check out the article as soon as possible to find out how to secure your server.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told shareholders that Windows 10 has now passed 600 million monthly active users, picking up 100 million since May of this year. This number counts all Windows 10 devices used over a 28-day period. While most of these will be PCs, there are other things in the mix there: a few million Xbox Ones, a few million Windows 10 Mobile phones, and special hardware like the HoloLens and Surface Hub. The exact mix between these categories isn't known, because Microsoft doesn't say. The company's original ambition (and sales pitch to developers) was to have one billion systems running Windows 10 within about three years of the operating system's launch. In July last year, the company acknowledged that it won't hit that target—the original plan called for 50 million or more phone sales a year , which the retreat from the phone market has made impossible. But at the current rate it should still be on track for somewhere in excess of 700 million use...
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