Hardening Apache with Mod_Security

Category: How To

What is ModSecurity? ModSecurity is a free and open-source web application that started out as an Apache module and grew to a fully-fledged web application firewall. It works by inspecting requests s...

Password Managers

Category: General

It can be difficult to keep track of the passwords that you use. The temptation is to write them down which isn't a good idea or use the same password all the time. An alternative and better solutio...

Anti-Virus Software

Category: General

Installing anti-virus software is one of the easiest and most effective ways to protect your computer, but you need to make sure you keep the malware definitions up-to-date. Anti-virus software are co...

Account Security

Category: General

Overview This article contains information on preventing an account compromise as well as how to regain access once an account is compromised.  Information Tips to Prevent an Account Compromise Taking...

How to protect yourself from ransomware attacks

Category: How To

How to protect yourself or your organization from ransomware attacks:   Use strong passwords with a mixed length of 15+ upper and lower case letters, numbers, and special symbols as login passwords...

Tips for creating a strong password

Category: General

Passwords provide the first line of defense against unauthorized access to your computer. The stronger your password, the more protected your computer will be from hackers and malicious software. You ...

Doxing and protection

Category: General

Overview Doxing (or doxxing), short for dropping dox is the act of searching for and publishing private or personally identifying information (PII) on the internet, typically with malicious intent. Ho...

How to detect a phishing attack

Category: How To

Although phishing attacks have been going on since the beginning of time, they are still one of the most efficient attack vectors from an attacker’s perspective. They don’t have to call you, the email...