Security
Computer security, also known as cybersecurity or IT security, is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and to the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide
Setting up a captive portal with pfsense firewall
pfSense in is an open source firewall/router computer software distribution based on FreeBSD. It is one of the most powerful and most trusted open source firewall/routing software based on FreeBSD distribution with a custom kernel. pfSense offers various services such as VPN access, DDNS support, VPN with AD authentications, [...]
LastPass now allows multi-device access with its free subscription
Few weeks ago, I have composed an introductory about Lastpass with its usability and features. It seems now the multi-device access feature is available with the free accounts as announced in its official blog on 2nd November. Which means, users can create a free account, store their site credentials and access it from any [...]
LastPass – Manage your passwords with less hassle
We wrote an article about LastPass introducing the product and features being a newbie just as everyone was. I must say, LastPass developed their service well since the launch (which was in August, 2008). There are many password managers such as 1Password, KeypassX… etc. But I have found, LastPass to be quite reliable and [...]
pfSense – Configure Dynamic DNS with FreeDNS
My previous articles on Configure Dynamic DNS with NoIP and Accessing the firewall with Dynamic DNS has information on allowing firewall access over internet. Have a quick read and prepare the firewall to access over WAN. pfsense is a good treat as I always say, comparing to other firewalls and is open-source. Howsoever, not [...]
pfSense – Installing and setting up VPN with OpenVPN
pfSense is one of the best open source and FreeBSD based firewall available at present. It use to be a software firewall which now available as a hardware appliance as with support. Most of the default features offered are basically premium features with other software based firewalls. As I have promised, this post will explain [...]
Viber end-to-end encryption with the latest build
We’re living in a world where technology became a part of our lives. As a matter of fact, we are controlled by the Technology. Without technology, we’re just another handicap who’s left in the dark. Along with WhatsApp‘s latest security implementations a.k.a the end-to-end encryption that rolled out past [...]
pfSense – Access your firewall from anywhere with your Dynamic DNS host
In my previous article, I have explained about configuring Dynamic DNS with pfSense. My next article ideally should be using VPN with the DynDNS configured as I promised. However, that requires a complete explanation along with a careful consideration to make sure I don’t miss anything. I’m half-way through the [...]
pfSense – Configure Dynamic DNS with NoIP
pfSense is few of the most powerful yet, open-source software based firewall you can ever find. It serves and consists of most of the requirement an individual or an SME requires. However, I would not recommend such solutions for an enterprise level use with much higher expectations as pfSense might not fit into the bucket. [...]
pfSense – configuring Windows Active directory authentication
pfSense, one of the most powerful open-source firewall router (software based) which is completely based on FreeBSD OS family. Now you may assume, that you will need to know about terminal commands to control and manage this. Well, part of it is true as you will need to know about commands for any advancing purpose but not to [...]
Installing OpenVPN with Shorewall in Ubuntu – Part 2
If you haven’t go through the OpenVPN installation part, you can check in Part 1. Now we have a client connected to the server with IP address 10.8.0.17. First we need to tell server to route incoming packets destined to internet through server’s public IP. Which we call NAT. I’m using Shorewall to do the task which [...]