It is a new year, so it is a good time for a new start. Over on Octagon’s blog this month the theme for the month is going to be “get organised” and I am going to start the 2025 Wednesday Bits on the same theme. Cyber Security and Get …
Because It’s Friday – Another gift idea
I have published my annual Geeky Christmas present list over on Octagon’s site this week: Geek Christmas 2024 – This is the Year of Choices | Octagon Technology However whilst doom scrolling Google shorts, before starting work on Monday morning, I found an addition for the list: If all that …
Because It’s Friday – Women in Technology
Diana has been editing the Octagon Technology blog this month and she thought she would do something different. Rather than the usual fare of technology, IT support and advice, in Celebration of Ada Lovelace Day she wrote a series of articles on significant women in technology. I wrote one of …
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WordPress Again
As part of an ongoing IT and Cyber Security Audit, I had several meetings this week to advise a client on how to migrate their current bespoke website to WordPress. These meetings included how to find a good WordPress developer and the standard of cyber security they should demand for …
If you use WordPress then read on…
Automattic likes to tell us that it’s product WordPress is the world’s most popular website platform so it is dissapoibnting that a vulnerability has existed in it’s own popular plugin Jetpack since 2016. Jetpack fixes critical information disclosure flaw existing since 2016 (bleepingcomputer.com) How popular is Jetpack? As it offers …