Panama Papers Attackers Exploited WordPress Flaw

panama-papersWe have written before about the importance of properly securing your WordPress website.  According to a recent post on the WordFence blog, the Mossack Fonseca breach, commonly known as the “Panama Papers,” was apparently made possible by an unpatched WordPress plugin, and also a mail program that stored user credentials in plaintext..

This again reiterates the importance of keeping your WordPress version up to date (version 4.5 as of 4-16-2016), ...

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Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, WordPress

Best Data Security – Throw It Out!

databaseI read a couple of thought provoking articles recently on the subject of data security, and more directly, on how data destruction can serve to permanently “secure” the data that is destroyed.  One article appeared in the Wordfence security blog, and the other article from security and encryption guru Bruce Schneier on CNN.com.

The Wordfence article was looking at improving WordPress website security by removing unused items and information, ...

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Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Identity Theft

Google Says: Bet You Can’t Hack A Chromebook

google-logoWe have been recommending the Google Chromebook to our clients for use as a dedicated online banking system.  The reason we like this platform even more than a Linux LiveCD boot disk is that because the Chrome operating system simply supports the operation of the notebook itself, and the Chrome browser.  That’s it.  There is not a way to install any programs to ...

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How Your Website Can Spread Malware

drive-by-downloadRecently, several major online advertising networks were tricked into distributing adverting that was infected with malware.  Google, AOL, Rubicon, and AppNexus were some of the advertising distributors that were affected, and this impacted elite online publishers such as BBC, Newsweek, The New York Times, and MSN, and many many others that accepted advertsing from these networks.  Most online advertising companies check ad submission for malware before publishing, but this ...

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Inside the Perimeter

razor-wireAh, the good old days, when perimeter defenses and endpoint security software was all you needed to keep your network secure.  Was it ever really that simple? Probably not, but many business owners and IT professionals are still hoping that keeping the firewall and antivirus updated is enough.

Over 90% of exploits start as an email in somebody’s inbox.  According to NSS Labs, 97% of all breaches are enabled ...

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How to Secure Your Internet of Things

secure-iotWe have spent a couple weeks talking about the dreadful state of security with many IoT devices.  Now we are going to provide you will some solutions.

Most of the weaknesses inherent in these devices come from the fact that they are set up to be “easy for anyone to install.”  Which means that most of them will work straight from the box without a lot of painful configuration. ...

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The Internet of Insecure Security Things

cameraIf the title seems confusing, it is not your fault.  It is really tough to get my head around the epic failure of purported security companies who bring products like these to market.  This practically qualifies as fraud!

The first story is about a manufacturer of security camera and DVR systems.  This company is a white box manufacturer, in that they build products that are privately labelled by ...

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The Internet of Insecure Things and DDoS

IOTI have been collecting article links about cybersecurity issues affecting the increasing number of non-computer Internet connected devices, commonly known as the Internet of Things or IoT.  In our enthusiasm to connect every device we own (thermostats, lighting controls, baby monitors, nanny cams and home security systems, etc.) to a smartphone app, the brilliant creators of these products ...

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No Fooling – How to Secure WordPress

WordPresslogoI know it’s April Fool’s Day, but this is a straight up serious post.  If you own, operate, host, support, or develop WordPress sites, this article is for you.

We have written a few articles covering the subject of WordPress security.  I recently received an email from John Stevens over at HostingFacts.com, inviting me to review their excellent tutorial, 28 ...

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World Backup Day

backupMarch 31st is World Backup Day.  On my way to the office today I saw someone driving down the highway in reverse. Not completely clear on the concept.

It has been three months since you made your New Year’s Resolution to really backup you data this year for sure!!  Still kicking this one down the road?  Well today is your day.  Sign up for something easy like Carbonite and ...

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