Firewalls

What Is a Firewall: Everything You Need to Know

 A Firewall is a network security device that monitors and filters incoming and outgoing network traffic based on an organization’s previously established security policies. At its most basic, a firewall is essentially the barrier that…
dashboard

WordPress Dashboard Explained

When a user logs in to the admin area, the WordPress dashboard displays a quick overview of the blog or website. The Dashboard lets you post articles, install plugins to enhance the website’s functionality, add…
WinSCP

What Is WinSCP and How to Connect to Your Linux Server With It

If you use Windows on your local computer, as you work with remote Linux servers, you occasionally need to transfer files between these two points. Fortunately, all popular Linux distributions come pre-configured on Alibaba Cloud Elastic…
Putty

What Is PuTTY and How to Connect to a Linux Server

You have read or heard of PuTTY, but you may be wondering what it is and how it works. We will explain it below. Make sure you read it to the end for comprehensive information.…
Xcode

What Is Xcode and What Are Its Features and Benefits

An integrated development environment (IDE) is an Integrated Development Environment, abbreviated to IDE. This IDE allows coders to write and generate applications that can be run and processed on any device with any operating system.…
VPS

VDS vs VPS: Understanding the Key Differences

Many users often confuse VDS and VPS. It may seem as if these are two different concepts. In this article, we will explain what VDS and VPS are, and explore one more similar service –…
prototype

What Is a Prototype and the 6 Steps of Its Design

In this article, we want to answer the questions: What is a prototype, and how is it designed? We will introduce different types of prototypes and examine prototype design methods and models. All the tools…
Windows Server

What Is Windows Server and How It Differs From Windows Desktop

The Windows operating system is one of the most popular OSs available worldwide. Microsoft provides both desktop and server versions of Windows. If you look at either of these two for the first time, they…
Proxy Server

What Is a Proxy Server: Definition, Uses, and Benefits

A proxy server provides a gateway between users and the Internet. It is a server, referred to as an “intermediary” because it goes between end-users and the web pages they visit online. When a computer connects…
SELinux

What Is SELinux and Everything You Need to Know

Today, we’re going to talk about SELinux – Security-Enhanced Linux. SELinux may be daunting to set up for the everyday layperson, but it is a good introduction to different ways to manage access control to…