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Internet

Securely sync your content with BitTorrent Sync

Posted on April 23, 2013April 24, 2013 by Michael Sauers

BitTorrent Inc. has opened up its Sync app to the public today. The new application is free of charge and allows people to securely sync…

Tech

Two-factor authentication now available for Microsoft accounts

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Two-factor authentication is one of the best things you can do to secure your online accounts. Today, Microsoft is rolling out this important feature for…

Fun

XKCD: Authorization

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Michael Sauers
Tech

I’m sorry. I can’t let you secure that Michael.

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Speaking of attacks and “admin” accounts, I found this article yesterday on readwrite.com: Your Next Big Security Headache: Your Wireless Router For years, manufacturers of…

wordpress

Ongoing WordPress Security Attacks, The Details and Solutions

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Here is a great article that’s been making the round regarding the hows and whys of the recent WordPress attack and what you can do…

wordpress

Yes, there is really a WordPress attack happening right now

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Michael Sauers

At about noon today I installed the Limit Logon Attempts WordPress plugin due to the recent reports of a major bot net attack on WordPress…

Internet

How I became a password cracker

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Not “me,” but Nate Anderson. Trouble is, it’s easier that you think. At the beginning of a sunny Monday morning earlier this month, I had…

Internet

The Telnet-pocalypse

Posted on March 22, 2013March 22, 2013 by Michael Sauers

It turns out there’s some 1.2 million devices online just sitting around waiting for someone to come in and use them to create the bot-net…

video

Security Now takes on AV in a public library

Posted on October 10, 2012October 10, 2012 by Michael Sauers
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About that required password changing…

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Michael Sauers

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