Securely erase files and folders on CentOS 7

With the increasing number of data breaches, and the ever tighter regulation surrounding data security – it’s now more important than ever to ensure you securely erase old data.  Physical destruction of hard drives is widely acknowledged as the most secure method, but isn’t always possible.  If, like us, you use cloud servers, you don’t … More Securely erase files and folders on CentOS 7

Setup UFW on CentOS 7

UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall) was originally released for Ubuntu as a simple way to manage netfilter rules.  It makes managing your Linux server firewall extremely easy and is now also available for CentOS. How to setup UFW First, ensure you’ve enabled the EPEL repo. Install the UFW package using yum: [user@server] sudo yum -y install ufw Check … More Setup UFW on CentOS 7