WordPress is one of the most – if not the most – popular website package on the web. Both professional web designers and less professional web designers use it. One of the reasons it is so popular is that with a little work, anyone can alter the code or download …
Apple patches
Apple has issued released emergency security updates for two zero-day vulnerabilities in iOS. Apple fixes two new iOS zero-days exploited in attacks on iPhones – BleepingComputer Even if automatic updates are switched on you and your people need to check these have been done, zero-day flaws are a real threat …
You have been warned!
It looks like patches and updates are the theme of this week and here is a story that includes a Robin Hood style hacker. White hat hackers are people who work like hackers, but rather than exploit any vulnerabilities they find, they report them to vendors – sometimes for a …
A Global Solution
First read this article about domains that are almost the domains of prominent brands and trade names: Do you want fries with that hack | Smart Thinking Solutions Now you know what the problem is, here is a global solution to it: Registrars can now block all domains that resemble …
Do not forget your hardware
We started the week with a look at patches and updates but how many of you also keep up with updating firmware on the hardware you own? I have a Dell laptop and I have paid for an extended warranty and I am very cyber security conscious, so I have …