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IIS - How to setup the web.config file to send HTTP Security Headers with your web site (and score an A on securityheaders.io)

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) - Definitions and use cases Overview of the concept of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI): definition, meaning, use cases, structure

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

A Public Key Infrastructure (often abbreviated as PKI) is a set of processes and technological means that allow trusted third parties to verify and / or guarantee the identity of …

Cloud / Cyber Security / Privacy & Compliance / Servers & Services / Web

Why you should migrate to Exchange Online A list of the main benefits of migrating from an existing on-premise MS Exchange Server to Exchange Online

July 31, 2021August 4, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

If you've come across this article, chances are you're considering replacing your existing MS Exchange Server architecture (or any other on-premise mail server) with a new cloud-based solution managed through …

Applications / Servers & Services / Windows

MS Outlook disconnected, MS Exchange server not available - FIX How to solve most lack of connectivity issues of MS Outlook and Microsoft Exchange server

July 31, 2021March 11, 2022 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

If you have stumbled upon this article it is likely that you have encountered a typical problem affecting MS Outlook clients connected to a MS Exchange server: the "disconnected" status, …

Coding / Cyber Security / Servers & Services / Web

SQL Injection: Security Best Practices & Guidelines How to prevent SQL injection attacks and other injection-based threats targeting web applications and services

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

Few weeks ago we wrote a post enumerating the most common Input Validation vulnerabilities in software development and how to fix them. In this article we will deal with one …

Coding / Design / UI, UX & Layout / Web

Accessible web development: W3C WCAG guidelines for digital accessibility The reference standards of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C WCAG) for the creation of accessible web sites and services

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

In this article we will try to provide an overview of the concept of web accessibility, i.e. the possibility of providing web services to those who are affected by disabilities …

ASP.NET Core 5 and Angular - Fourth Edition

ASP.NET / Cloud / Coding / JavaScript / Web

ASP.NET Core and Angular Book: Reader Feedback Wanted! Help us to create the fifth edition of the ASP.NET Core and Angular book series answering to a short survey

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 - by Ryan - 1 Comment

These days I'm starting to work on the next edition of my ASP.NET Core and Angular book: if everything goes well, it will be the fifth (!) one. If the …

Cloud / Servers & Services / Web / Windows

How to create an Azure SQL Virtual Machine How to setup and configure a SQL Virtual Machine on MS Azure: a highly configurable way to manage SQL Databases using a PaaS approach

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

Some weeks ago we've published a post showing how to create an Azure SQL Managed Instance on the Azure Cloud Portal: a great way to create, host and mantain SQL Databases …

Coding / Cyber Security

Input Validation vulnerabilities and how to fix them A list of the most common software vulnerabilities based upon malformed data input and some Input Validation security best practices for your applications

June 27, 2021March 11, 2022 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

In this posts we'll provide an overview of the main vulnerabilities (known to date) that try to exploit two common programming errors that often affects web applications: incorrect handling of …

Coding / Graphics / PHP / Servers & Services

PHP resize and crop images with Imagick How to resize, crop and make thumbnails of PNG, GIF and JPG images using PHP and the ImageMagick tool

June 26, 2021June 26, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

If you're a PHP developer there's a high chance that you already know Imagick, a native php extension to perform image processing tasks using the ImageMagick API. ImageMagick, in turn, …

Business processes / Cyber Security / Process management

The 4 pillars of IT Security according to ENISA An extensive overview of the ENISA Technical Guidelines for the implementation of minimum security measures for Digital Service Providers, the reference standard for IT security in Europe

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

Four years after its publication (February 2017), the Technical Guidelines for the implementation of minimum security measures for Digital Service Providers published by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) …