In CentOS 6.x when you install PHP-fpm, you will get 5.3 by default, which is considered high risk as an unsupported version. If you are still running 5.3 PHP-FPM, you must consider upgrading to the latest version 5.6. Here is how I did and you can too. As a best practice, you must take a backup of the entire PHP and if possible perform this upgrade in non-production first to ensure no side effects on the application due to a higher version....

Do you also love the convenience of connected devices to make your everyday tasks like shopping and bill payment easy? Well, for sure, you may not enjoy the potential fraud risks that come with this convenience. The rising number of connected “things” in users’ lives means the threat from unsecured devices increases as well. In the future, the Internet of Things (IoT) is likely to merge the physical and virtual worlds in specific ways that are currently difficult to grasp....

Although both serve similar purposes to provide unrestricted access to sites while ensuring privacy, there are certain underlying aspects at which they differ from each other. Proxies and VPNs offer plenty of interesting features, opening the entire world of the internet for you. But each of them has its own set of benefits and limitations. Sometimes using proxies seem like a better deal, while sometimes it’s VPN. It may also hold true based on a user’s preferences, needs, and budget....