Monthly Archive: November, 2009

Block Use of USB drives – Windows

Block usage of USB Removable Disks To block your computer’s ability to use USB Removable Disks follow these steps: 1. Open Registry Editor. 2. In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key:… Continue reading

ping vs traceroute vs mtr

Someone asked which tools is a better tool to use. I think its better to start with the roots. We should first understand the internal working to these 3 network utilities u asked… Continue reading

How to disable USB drive

Disabling USB drive or THUMB drive is considered as a very good security option to be implemented on server. To prevent theft of data by non-legitimate users. Here are couple of ways in… Continue reading

Disabling all non-root users

To disable all user logins (except for root) without taking down the system into maintenance mode is to create a file /etc/nologin. The content of this file will be displayed when a user… Continue reading

NOS for Firefox (make firefox speed 5x)

Just fit the NOS in your firefox (The Fast and the Furious) 1. Open Firefox and in the address bar type about:config. 2. Click on “I’ll be careful, I promise“ 3. Use the… Continue reading