Threat Advisories and Attack Reports 2018 Winter Olympics

by E.I.T. Author | Jan 30, 2018 | general

With over one million tickets for sale, the 2018 Winter Olympics will bring large crowds that demand connectivity and technological access, giving hackers a target-rich environment. If you are planning on participating, either as a viewer, or as a participant, in the 2018 Winter Olympics, then you should probably read this article to understand all the ways you may/could be targeted for one of many various digital attacks. Informed is 1/2 the battle, after all. https://security.radware.com/ddos-threats-attacks/threat-advisories-attack-reports/2018-winter-olympics/

Worst Passwords EVER!

by E.I.T. Author | Dec 30, 2017 | general

How lack are you in your password creation? If you have one of these worst passwords ever, a hacker can gain access in minutes. (like 1 or 2). And if you even use any word that is found in a common dictionary, a computer program (called a brute force hacker) can go through the entire dictionary in a very short time, and still gain access. 

For a password to be secure, it should have capital letters (not just the 1st one) lower case, numbers, and if permitted, characters, and it should be at least 16 characters long to be secure. It’s not that hard, as the Chrome browser can remember all your passwords for you, and if you log in to your google account on any Chrome browser, your passwords will be there for you. (just don’t forget to log off when you’re done) …that way, the only hard one you have ot remember and keep secure, is your Google password. 

Ready for the list? Here’s the worst of the bunch: (if you have one, you are dead in the water!)

1. 123456 

2. password

3. 12345678

4. qwerty

5. 12345

6. 123456789

7. letmein

8. 1234567

9. football

10. iloveyou

11. admin

12. welcome

13. monkey

14. login

15. abc123

16. starwars

17. 123123

18. dragon

19. passw0rd

20. master

 Remember, make sure your password can’t be located in a Dictionary! 🙂 

WordPress ANOTHER update!

by E.I.T. Author | Nov 29, 2017 | general

UPGRADE to WordPress 4.9.1

This update is a Security and Maintenance release, fixing 11 bugs and 4 security holes, so go get it now. If you want to read what the specific changes are, read the changlog: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2017/11/28/wordpress-4-9-1-scheduled-for-november-29th/ basically, this is the list:

• #42573: File caching affecting users’ ability to use the plugin and theme file editors.
• #42574: MediaElement upgrade causing JS errors when certain languages are in use.
• #42579: Incorrect logic in extract_from_markers().
• #42454: Unable to translate Codex URL in theme editor.
• #42609: Theme editor cannot edit files when running on a Windows server.
• #42628: flatten_dirlist() doesn’t play nice with folders with numeric names.
• #42634: DB_HOST socket paths with colons not parsed correctly.
• #42641: On multisite upgrade the wp_blog_versions table doesn’t get updated
• #42673: Themes page throws console error when there is only one installed theme.

In addition, one fix for a bug introduced in WordPress 4.7 will be included in 4.9.1:

• #42242: lang attribute in the admin area doesn’t reflect a user’s language setting.

SSL Setup, 20% Off CYBER MONDAY!

by E.I.T. Author | Nov 26, 2017 | general

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