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1. Configure mail relay options carefully to avoid being an Open Relay It’s very important to configure your mail relay parameter to be very restrictive. All mail servers have this option, where you can specify which domains or IP addresses your mail server will relay mail for. In other words, this parameter specifies for whom yourRead more

Windows offers its users a backup system that restores files and folders in case of a virus infection, unwanted operation on a file, or file corruption. This feature is not used to its full function and at this level users need to put in more of an effort. Although there are some changes in WindowsRead more

Based on a study conducted by Radicati Research Group Inc., spam is estimated to cost around $20.5 billion in lost productivity. Other studies also suggest that spam is not slowing down any time soon. It is estimated that overtime, spam will continue to rise and become more prevalent. While there are advanced solutions to filteringRead more

As computer power continues to advance, SHA1 hashing has become much easier to break. This story has repeated itself in the past, first it was SHA0 then as technology advanced we had to move on to SHA1 and now SHA2. SHA is a very popular hashing algorithm that is used by certification authorities to signRead more

Nowadays, most servers come with a 64-bit operating system, however you can still find applications that run in a 32-bit environment. Sometimes your 32-bit application needs to use an Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) to communicate with your Structured Query Language (SQL) server or any other database server. In some cases your application may not beRead more