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How To Secure MySQL and MariaDB Databases in a Linux VPS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Secure MySQL and MariaDB Databases in a Linux VPS

MySQL and MariaDB are relational databases used in many unique situations. However, they can pose a security risk for your system and your data if you do not secure them properly. This guide will introduce some basic considerations and steps you can take to ensure that your data is more secure.

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How To Use psad to Detect Network Intrusion Attempts on an Ubuntu VPS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Use psad to Detect Network Intrusion Attempts on an Ubuntu VPS

A network intrusion detection application can monitor your network interfaces for suspicious traffic and attempted security breaches. In this guide, we will configure a tool called psad to monitor our firewall logs and determine if there is a problem. We will be configuring psad on an Ubuntu 12.04 machine to detect intrusion attempts on our servers.

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How To Set Up SSH Keys on Ubuntu 12.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up SSH Keys on Ubuntu 12.04

SSH keys provide a more secure method of logging into a server than using a password. With SSH keys, users can log into a server without a password. This tutorial explains how to generate, upload, and use an SSH key pair, and optionally how to disable password-based SSH authentication.

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