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Power to the People? Why Hacktivism is Back
Hacktivists use hacking to further their activist goals, attacking companies they feel deserve punishment, exposure, and service disruption. Hacktivism is on the rise again. We look at what is driving this resurgence.
How to Self Host Your Website Analytics With Plausible
Plausible is an open-source alternative to Google Analytics. It’s available as a commercial hosted product and as free self-hosted software. In this guide, we’ll show you how to setup Plausible and start gaining insights into your website’s traffic.
How to Monitor Docker Container Logs
Docker automatically aggregates container standard output and error streams (stdout/stderr) into log feeds which are retained by the Docker daemon. You can easily monitor logs to understand what’s going on in your containers.
Understanding Docker’s “latest” Tag
Docker tags are used to identify images by name. Each image can have multiple tags assigned. Tags look similar to my-image:latest, with the part before the colon defining the image name and the latter section specifying the version.
Debugging with GDB: Getting Started
That application crash need not be the end of the journey! Learn the basics of using GDB, the powerful GNU Debugger and know how to debug core dumps on Linux. Ideal for end users and debugging newcomers alike.
Passwordless Logins vs Multi-Factor Authentication
When upgrading to the scale of a business, reputable login and password protection methods need to stand up to scrutiny. But between forgoing passwords altogether for alternative identity verification methods and adding a layer of security to traditional passwords, which is the right choice?
The Problem With Passwords is People
Passwords have problems. They can be too weak, reused on multiple systems, deliberately shared with other users, and socially engineered. But that’s not the password’s fault. The problem is the people.
What Are The Core Web Vitals, and How Can They Improve Your User Experience?
Core Web Vitals is a Google initiative which aims to provide “unified guidance for quality signals” on webpages. They’re meant to provide actionable insights to help website administrators optimise their user experience.
Why Text in The Terminal Only Has Sixteen Colors
If you’ve paid much attention to the Linux terminal window, or the Windows console, you might notice that text only comes in a limited set of colors. Why do the colors look the way they do? How IBM chose to represent text color on the original PC set the standard for text color to follow.
