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DO You Know What is NGINX? How It Works?

NGINX NGINX   is open source software for web serving, reverse proxying, caching, load balancing, media streaming, and more. It started out as a web server designed for maximum performance and stability. In addition to its HTTP server capabilities, NGINX can also function as a proxy server for email (IMAP, POP3, and SMTP) and a reverse proxy and load balancer for HTTP, TCP, and UDP servers. Nginx , pronounced like “engine-ex”, its initial success as a web server, is now also used as a   reverse proxy , HTTP cache, and load balancer. NGINX as a Web Server The goal behind NGINX was to create the fastest web server around, and maintaining that excellence is still a   central goal of the project. NGINX consistently beats Apache and other servers in   benchmarks measuring web server performance. Since the original release of NGINX however, websites have expanded from simple HTML pages to dynamic, multifaceted content.   NGINX has grown along with it   and...

Explain Top 10 Vulnerability Assessment Scanner

Vulnerability scanners Vulnerability scanners  automate security auditing and can play a vital part in your IT security by scanning your network and websites for different security risks. These scanners are also capable of generating a prioritized list of those you should patch, and they also describe the vulnerabilities and provide steps on how to remediate them. It is also possible for some to even automate the patching process. Top 10 Vulnerability Assessment Scanner Tools Comodo cWatch OpenVAS Nexpose Community Nikto Tripwire IP360 Wireshark Aircrack Nessus Professional Retina CS Community Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) 1. Comodo cWatch   Comodo’s cWatch is considered to be a revolutionary vulnerability scanning and trust building tool that enables overcoming the security concerns of your visitors. Following are a few key benefits you can obtain from cWatch: Reduce cart abandonment Daily vulnerability scanning ...