A cookie is a small bit of text that accompanies requests and pages as they move between Web servers and browsers. It contains information that is read by a Web application, whenever a user visits a site. Cookies are stored in the memory or hard disk of client computers. A Web site stores information, such as user preferences and settings in a cookie. This information helps in providing customized services to users. There is absolutely no way a Web server can access any private information about a user or his computer through cookies, unless a user provides the information. A Web server cannot access cookies created by other Web servers.

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Best Server Security Configuration

Best Server Security Configuration. Summary 1) Upgrade Apache/PHP, MySQL, OpenSSH, OpenSSL, cP/WHM etc2) cP/WHM Configuration3) SSH Access4) Mod_Security5) Firewall6) DDoS Protection7) Rootkit8) PHP Configuration9) Other10)The End Author: QKrun1x 1) Upgrade

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10 steps you can take to improve your online security

1. Ensure that you login to an official site * Ensure that you login to an official site (eg. http://www.planetcreator.net) 2. Choose passwords that are hard to guess. Avoid using

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Online Services

Gathering information: (set) http://www.subnetonline.com/ (set) http://ping.eu/ (ping, dns_tools, traceroute, web_tools) http://serversniff.net/ (DIG / nslookup, whois, traceroute) http://networking.ringofsaturn.com/Tools/ (whois, dns_tools, service_scan, traceroute) http://centralops.net/co/DomainDossier.aspx (whois, dns_tools, domain_search) http://www.whois.ws/ (whois, dns_tools) http://www.robtex.com/ (whois)

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