CVE-2021-44228 – Log4j2 vulnerability
This weekend, a very serious vulnerability in the popular Java-based logging package Log4j was disclosed. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute code on a remote server; a so-called Remote Code Execution (RCE). Because of the widespread use of Java and Log4j, as well as the relative ease with which the vulnerability can be exploited, […]
Dogsbody Technology 2021 Christmas Holiday
2021 went in a blink of an eye and its that time again for Dogsbody Technology 2021 Christmas holiday. Our Christmas 2021 holiday covers: Fri 24 Dec 2021 – Office closed after 13:00 Mon 27 Dec 2021 – Public Holiday Tues 28 Dec 2021 – Public Holiday Wed 29 Dec 2021 – Office Closed Thur […]
How to set-up fail2ban for a WordPress site
What is Fail2ban Fail2ban is a tool which you can use to reduce the impact of attacks on your servers. Typically you configure it to monitor a log file for suspicious activity. Then once the activity crosses a threshold you can have it take an action, such as block the source IP address in your […]
CentOS 8 End of Life and what to do about it
It’s July 2021 and there are just 5 months to go until CentOS 8 goes End of Life (31 December 2021). Ordinarily our blog posts on software going End of Life are pretty cut and dry. This time drastic changes to CentOS’ future direction has complicated what would otherwise be a simple set of decisions. […]
Welcome Josh – Linux Systems Engineer
Dogsbody are happy to announce the addition of Josh to our award winning team. Josh joins us as a Linux Systems Engineer. Joining us with a lot of Linux skills that just need honing and expanding. A former British Army officer (Royal Logistic Corps) and professional photographer, he is also a member of local disaster […]
PHP 7.3 will go end of life on 06 Dec 2021
PHP 7.3 goes end of life (EOL) on the 6th December 2021 meaning known security flaws will no longer be fixed and sites are exposed to significant security vulnerabilities. It is important to update them to a newer version. We would recommend updating to either: 7.4 supported until 28 November 2022 8.0 supported until 26 […]