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How to Set Up DDoS Protection on Alibaba Cloud Security Center

Alibaba Cloud Shield can protect against Layer 3 to Layer 7 DDoS attacks such as SYN Flood, UDP Flood, ACK Flood, ICMP Flood, DNS Flood, and CC attacks. The setup method is as follows:
1. Open www.aliyun.com and click the Management Console to log in to your member account. 2. Click Cloud Shield Management Console on the left, then click …

How to Set Up Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS Protection

Alibaba Cloud Shield provides cloud customers with free 5G attack protection, capable of defending against Layer 3 to Layer 7 DDoS attacks such as SYN Flood, UDP Flood, ACK Flood, ICMP Flood, DNS Flood, and CC attacks. The specific configuration method is as follows:
1. Open www.aliyun.com, click Management Console, and log in to your member account. …

How to Correctly Use Alibaba Cloud Shield Web Application Firewall (WAF)

I migrated two websites to Alibaba Cloud — one reason being Alibaba Cloud’s stability, and the other being its supposedly impressive Cloud Shield. Previously, in a blog alliance group, we simulated a CC attack against a blog hosted on an Alibaba Cloud ECS instance. The result? Cloud Shield showed no reaction whatsoever, while the website had already gone down. This time, I deliberately took a closer look at the CC protection features in Cloud Shield …

CentOS Turns 12 Years Old

Karanbir Singh and Johnny Hughes noted in tweets today (October 20) that the CentOS GNU/Linux operating system is 12 years old. The first CentOS release, CentOS 2, launched in May 2004, which suggests the project was started on October 20, 2003. QQ screenshot20151021111927. …

PHP7 vs HHVM

A performance comparison between PHP7 and HHVM, examining execution speed, memory usage, and compatibility for production workloads.

How to Configure a VPN Server on Linux Using PPTP

PPTP is a relatively simple VPN setup method, but comprehensive documentation can be hard to find. Therefore, this guide documents the process in detail, covering how to set up a VPN server and summarizing some common issues you might encounter. 1. Installing PPTP

Basically, installing PPTP is quite straightforward, for example …

How Strong Is Tails, the Anonymous OS Used by Edward Snowden

Tails, the anonymous operating system reportedly used by former NSA contractor Edward · Snowden (the central figure of the PRISM scandal) and others, has recently released its official version 1.0. In the release announcement, the team stated that version 1.0 is an important milestone marking the system’s maturity. The first public version of the system …

What’s the Difference Between FreeBSD and Linux?

IntroductionBSD originally inherited from UNIX. Currently, many Unix-like operating systems are based on BSD. FreeBSD is the most widely used open-source Berkeley Software Distribution (i.e., BSD distribution). As its name implies, it is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system and a popular public server plat…

Common Website Attack Methods and Protection Guide

How Webmasters Can Defend Against Frequent DDoS and Hacking Attacks
As a webmaster who diligently edits and promotes content to earn a small amount of advertising revenue, you will inevitably face hacker attacks as your website traffic grows. My site has experienced two incidents where attacks caused its death or瘫痪. The first time, my DedeCMS site was completely hijacked by gambling spam, killing the site. The second time was a traffic attack I just experienced…