On Wednesday we discussed the importance of backing up your website as part of a larger cybersecurity strategy. Today we are going to look at feature considerations for you as you decide which backup plugin is right for you.
Personally, I have used both Backup WordPress and Updraft Plus, and I have been satisfied with both of them. When you search for backup plugins, ...
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Security B-Sides 2017
Sat/Sun, Jun 24-25
Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 Second Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Tickets: $20 cash at the door, starting at 8am
Security B-Sides is Minnesota’s grassroots Security and Technology Conference. This popular and economical event is filled with learning opportunities!!
Keynote Talks
Are you backing up your website? If your web server crashed, how quickly could you get your site back online? If your website is hijacked, compromised, or infected with a malicious download, how long would it take you to recover?
We have harped for years on the importance of backing up your data and files, and testing them to see if you can ...
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A new exploit that uses a PowerPoint feature that enables “mouse-over actions.” This feature allows a PowerPoint slide show to initiate activity without having to actually click on a link. Just hovering on a link is enough to advance to the next step. Since we have been teaching people for years to reveal a link destination by hovering over a link to show the top tip box, this exploit would ...
There is a new encryption ransomware exploit hiding inside a spoofed copy of the popular Chinese game “King of Glory.” Right now, this malware is affecting users in China, but it is a matter of time before another cyber-criminal group modifies it for English speaking victims.
This game is available on international gaming forums, and is being spread when gamers download a copy ...
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Are you sick and tired of having to have your computer restored after every malware infection? Looking for a way to fend off crypto-ransomware attacks for good? Then Windows 10 S may be for you.
Windows 10 S is a new, stripped down and hardened version of the popular operating system. This is a great option for computer users who mostly use computers for searching the web and reading email. The ...
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We have reported previously about Operation Hard Copy. This is from the US Department of Justice: The US Marshall’s Service arrested another member of the North Dakota lottery scam in Jamaica recently.
“United States Attorney Chris Myers announced today, that the U.S. Marshals Service, working with Jamaican law enforcement, has located and apprehended another man charged with participating in an international organized crime advance fee “lottery scam” which defrauded at least 90 ...
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