A Glimpse at Social Engineering: How big of a threat can it really be? One of the most frustrating things involving security policy is the lack of understanding that employees (or household members) have. People are often not only unaware of security threats, but are also often non-compliant with security policy. This isn’t because they [...]

Common WordPress Vulnerabilities Contents: The .htaccess File Dangers of Default Mitigation Recommendations Accounts and Passwords Plugins Minor FTP Work   The .htaccess File One of the most misunderstood aspects of WordPress is .htaccess. This article will assume that the reader doesn’t know much about file structure or permissions. Thankfully, one doesn’t need to know the [...]

Privacy on Facebook has been a hot button issue for quite some time now.  Much of the privacy issue has circulated around the sometimes-ambiguous methods by which users are supposed to protect their privacy using the built-in tools.  They’re not always clear or intuitive to use for most people.  More people should take care to [...]

You may have recently read my article about social engineering which demonstrated that a single individual being hacked on the network could easily lead to massive amounts of damages.  Many employees simply are unaware of exactly how tenacious they must be in following security policy to prevent, or at least discourage, hackers from getting into [...]