Summary of WordPress Security Practices
I found this article on the Imunify360 blog well worth the time.
I found this article on the Imunify360 blog well worth the time.
I have made the point before that security and convenience tend to conflict. Having a secure password is harder than having one that’s easy to remember. Generally, if it’s easy to remember it’s easy to crack. Two-Factor Authentication is similarly inconvenient. I was reminded of that today when I was logging into a site and…
Here’s an evaluation of Spybot Search and Destroy. I’ve also found the tool useful, but not as one’s sole protection.
You don’t want to just do a search for security software. It’s quite possible that you’ll find a tool that is useless, or even is malware itself. Thus this excellent list of security software at Gizmo’s Freeware. Several of these tools are ones I use and recommend. There are, however, a number I haven’t used,…
If you’re not subscribed to various useful blogs on TechRepublic, you should be. I get a great deal of information from that source. For those who may not be subscribed, or who haven’t seen it yet, let me recommend Video: Three ways you might be breaking the law with your computer (there’s also a text…
I got this via e-mail alert from Barkly and thence to Bleeping Computer. Here’s the takeaway: What everyone should take away from this is that if you see a popup on a page stating that you need to download a Chrome Font Pack, you should immediately close the browser and not visit the site again….
In a number of webinars I’ve attended this year on information security, I have been alerted to the changes AI is making to email scams. Background Email is the most effect tool for attack that hackers have, because if an email looks like it is from a particular company or from someone known to the…