How To Connect to a VPN with an Android Device

Last Updated on Sunday, 20 May 2012 12:36 Written by Richi González Monday, 7 May 2012 12:00

Hello,

If your company has a VPN network and you need to be connected on the road to it, you can do it if you have an Android mobile phone (can be done in other devices too). Most Android devices have a built in VPN client installed; you just need to set up the connection.

Difficulty level: Easy

1. Go to Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> VPN Settings -> Set up and manage Virtual Private Networks.

SOPA – What does it all mean?

Last Updated on Tuesday, 3 January 2012 05:28 Written by Mike Hoffman Friday, 30 December 2011 04:41

The official position of Arvixe is against SOPA. This is an educational article informing blog readers about the current SOPA bill and its potential impact on the web hosting industry.

Over the span of the last two months, SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) [1] has garnered much attention and criticism. In a nutshell, this bill was designed and proposed to help protect artists and intellectual property owners. Sharing and illegal downloading of music, movies, and software  has been very prevalent since the inception of the internet, and even beforehand – some of our older readers might remember swapping floppy discs for the latest computer games. This bill also extends to the realm of counterfeit goods, such as purses and perscription drugs sold online.

SOPA would allow the US Justice Department to seek court orders against websites that host or provide access to these illegal goods. Proposed on October 26th, the CEO of the BBB says that online piracy costs companies billions of dollars a year [2]. We are all very familiar with the suits brought against sites like Napster, which were easy to bring down under US law since all facets of the website were in the US domain [3].

How to Connect via SSH with PuTTY on Windows

Last Updated on Saturday, 24 September 2011 12:23 Written by Richi González Monday, 19 September 2011 12:00

Hi,

If you are on Windows and need to connect via SSH to your server, there is a very easy to use program called PuTTY.
Difficulty level: Super Easy

Basic & essential security tips when handling forms in PHP

Last Updated on Monday, 9 January 2012 11:44 Written by Richi González Thursday, 3 February 2011 04:32

Hello,

I am writing this post as I recently had a security hole in one of my scripts, which, fortunately, nothing bad happened. There are basic things you must always add to your PHP code when handling forms. I will tell you some very essentials that can’t be ignored to avoid SQL Injection attacks.

How to Use Leech Protection in cPanel

Last Updated on Sunday, 30 January 2011 01:52 Written by Naveed Ashraf Tuesday, 18 January 2011 02:31

cPanel is fill with a ton of great features.  So many, that some of the most beneficial features are overshadowed and forgotten.  One feature that can come in handy for you from a security aspect is Leech Protect.

What is Leech Protect?

Leech Protect is a feature that enables you to keep the users who have restricted access to your website from giving away or publicly publishing their password.  When enabled, this feature redirects those user accounts that have been compromised to a URL of your choosing.