For the most part, I think criticisms of WordPress security are largely overblown. When you look at some of the more prominent hacks against WordPress-powered blogs, they tend to be due to common security problems, such as poor security models on virtual hosting servers or people who do not keep their WordPress install and plugins…
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Nick Pearson, an EFF member and founder of IVPN.net, wrote a thorough article for TechDirt on precisely what sort of privacy VPN providers can and cannot offer customers. I’ve been using AirVPN for a couple years now, and there are two basic forms of privacy I’m trying to achieve. First, I do not want people…
Nice talk from 28C3 on methods that arms race between governments and Tor developers.
Like many people I’m a Windows user not because I have any particular love for Microsoft’s OS, but rather because it is the best OS overall for what I need to do on a day-to-day basis. Given the resources Microsoft has to throw at Windows development, however, it is amazing how much you can’t do…
A few weeks ago my credit union mentioned they were upgrading the systems that handle their online banking features and the system would be down this weekend. When the system came back online, I tried to login, but they had wiped all the passwords so I had to create a new one. Since the one…
Hash It! is an Android app that replicates — and is compatible with — the Password Hasher extensions for Google Chrome and Firefox. Create a master password key, and Hash It! generates a password for each site you visit based on the master password and the URL of the site. An interesting approach to password…