D-Link Does Bad Security Again

A security research found 10 “critical” security flaws in a popular D-Link wireless router.  This is not the first time that poor security has painted this company with the ugly stick.  They have previously been sued by the Federal Trade Commission, and we have reported about their deficiencies in this blog.

Security researcher Pierre Kim says the D-Link DIR-850L AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Cloud router has 10 security vulnerabilities serious enough for him ...

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cybersecurity, Internet of Things, wireless

An Interesting New Twist on WordPress Site Hijacking

This story reads like fiction.  OK, not great fiction, but this story illustrates another way that WordPress websites can be hijacked and used to promote a cyber scam.

WordPress websites are often hijacked so a phisher can host their landing page on a site that does not lead back to them.  And WordPress sites can be interesting targets for other cyber-criminals who export ...

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cybersecurity, Software vulnerability, Web Design, WordPress

Sunday Funnies: Moose

How Bullwinkle Taught Kids Sophisticated Political Satire

I grew up on Rocky and Bullwinkle, Dudley Doright, and Peabody and Mr Sherman.  Here’s a great article from the Smithsonian.  It explains how I became a political independent, doubter, freethinker, and rule avoider.  It was the subversive cartoons of my childhood!  And all on TV!

Now that I am spending a lot of time in the wilds of northwest Wisconsin, ...

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Sunday Funnies

Bad Passwords Still Allowed

The Sophos Naked security blog ran an article in August that was a disappointing revelation about major online brands that allow ridiculously easy user passwords.  Just because a web site will permit you to use a bad password, doesn’t mean you should.  Our current recommendation is to use passwords of at least 15 characters, and couple that with two-factor authentication at every opportunity.

The password management program Dashlane performed an audit of 37 online brands and rated their ...

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authentication, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, passwords

Don’t Miss It! I am a featured speaker next Tuesday at Joule Cram Day

NEW!

Joule U . CRAM DAY

Tuesday . September 26 2017

SIX 60 MINUTE CLASSES
Learn something new! Attend one, some or all.

My presentation, Shields Up for WordPress Websites and Blogs is from 2:30 to 3:30.

I know many of the other speakers and this looks like a terrific lineup.  Block out the day and get some valuable information you ...

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Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, education, training, Web Design, WordPress

Biometrics Not Really Secure

Two-factor and multi-factor authentication are becoming more important and more available as we struggle to secure our information from attackers. These factors are something you know, something you have, and something you are.   Biometrics (something you are) are one of the three factors used in computer, network, and application authentication.

Biometrics include thumbprint or fingerprint readers, palm scanners, iris and retinal scanners, facial recognition, speech recognition, and even arcane systems that ...

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authentication, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, passwords, smartphones

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