GhostHook is a new attack technique which allows hackers to bypass kernel protections of Windows 10 PatchGuard and plant rootkits within systems. PatchGuard is a software tool that has been designed to forbid the kernel of 64-bit versions of Windows operating systems from being patched, preventing attackers from executing malicious code or running rootkits at the kernel level. According to the researchers at CyberArk, GhostHook is neither an elevation nor an exploitation technique but a post-exploitation attack where the attacker has control over the compromised system. It provides the hacker …

The latest versions of cPanel come with EasyApache 4 which provides a lot of new features like PHP 7 support, native support for multiple PHP versions, etc. So it is recommended to migrate to EasyApache 4 to utilize these features. However, if you cannot migrate EasyApache 4 due to some reason (Example: Tomcat support), you will have to compile the PHP 7 manually from source to use it with EasyApache 3.

Due to various reasons like system crash, incorrect replication level etc, the file system in a ploop container will get corrupted that can result in data loss. So it is necessary to check the filesystem in a ploop container for consistency to avoid this loss of data. Error ~# vzctl start 123 Starting container… Opening delta /vz/private/123/root.hdd/root.hdd Adding delta dev=/dev/ploopxxxxx img=/vz/private/123/root.hdd/root.hdd (rw) /dev/ploopxxxxxp1: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY. (i.e., without -a or -p options) Error in e2fsck (fsutils.c:315): e2fsck failed (exit code 4) Failed to mount image: Error in e2fsck …

SSL certificate is a significant component of data encryption that makes Internet transaction secure. It creates a trusted environment in online business by ensuring the safety of potential customers and company information, as well as financial transactions.

Google is working on a new image format called Pik, as evidenced by a collection of newly-uploaded files on the company’s official GitHub profile. The format, according to the project’s readme file, is a “new lossy image format for the internet.” That’s about all we know about it for the time being.

IBM launched what it calls “the next generation of the world’s most powerful transaction system,” IBM Z, on Monday. The technology is able to run more than 12 billion encrypted transactions per day and introduces an encryption engine which it says makes it possible for the first time to pervasively encrypt data from any application, cloud service, or database.

Microsoft last week unveiled plans to bring Windows Server into its semi-annual update release cycle, starting this fall, alongside a new Nano Server image configuration with a 50 percent reduced footprint. The company is stripping the infrastructure roles from Nano Server to optimize the headless configuration option for deployment of container-based environments. While Microsoft revealed the Nano Server changes during last month’s Build conference in Seattle, along with other features coming to Windows Server including Linux container support and plans to offer the server OS into its new semi-annual cycle, …

A major part of the “digital revolution” revolves around the consumerization and digitization of our lives. This includes a variety of industries like healthcare, education, government, and corporate. Now, there are numbers and trends that clearly indicate growth around cloud, virtualization, user mobility, and much more. However, at the core of our digital world is the heart of this discussion: data. Driven by the Internet of Things, the total amount of data created (and not necessarily stored) by any device will reach 600 ZB per year by 2020, up from …