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With Synology DSM 6.0 and upwards Docker is natively supported and this allows you to easily configure services without having to download or manually install services. The first step is to get Docker installed via the Synology Package Center: Once...
NZBGet is a great application to automate downloads. Synology has introduced with DSM 6.0 full Docker support which now makes it even easier to install and run any 3rd party application. The first step is to get Docker installed via the...
The Apple OS X Server is a great and cheap server-extension and works very well to cache iOS- and OS X updates. It requires literally zero configuration (except that all connected devices need to have the same NATed outbound address...
In one of my previous posts about SSL implementation is poor across South African financial institutions, I raised the issue that most local banks do not implement security properly. As of yesterday, Google Chrome as launched enhancements, highlighting the insecurity of...
With the recent security issues across many South African mobile iOS applications, I thought it would be an important exercise to establish how well South African financial institutions have implemented transport layer security across their online financial services. Anyone can run...
SourceDNA has released a report titled “AFNetworking Strikes Back: 25,000+ Apps” which highlights that over 25,000 iOS apps face exposure due to a security flaw (which has been fixed about a week ago) in a commonly used networking library. I originally...
Update: A second vulnerability was found – read the follow-up post here: Several South African iOS apps vulnerable A security report was released which higlights that more than 1500 iOS apps are affected by a SSL MiTM attack in AFNetworking 2.5.1. It turned...
While everyone is still trying to figure out how to pronounce “fracas” and what it is (“a noisy disturbance or quarrel”) there are already rumours out, that suspended Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson will be replaced by BBC TV presenter...
John Mueller confirmed in today’s Google Webmaster hangout one of my questions, which frequently is spread as FUD by “SEO experts”: Our website syndicates our products to 3rd party websites (affiliates, price comparison, deal sites) which link back to our products...
In my previous article I mentioned how broken Google structured data is and here we have another example where Google did not do a good job: it is impossible to track the usage of the Sitelink Search box. When Google...
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