Warning about shared hosting by 1and1

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1and1 Shared Hosting Warning Warning about shared hosting by 1and1 I have been a customer of 1and1 for about 20 years… But not for much longer! I have been having problems with getting basic website security working properly again after Wordfence (the most popular WordPress security package) was updated to version 7. It appears that 1and1 are not now providing enough RAM on their shared hosting packages in order to try to drive customers to move to dedicated servers, at a minimum of four times the price of shared hosting. Their failure to support the minimum requirements means that customers … Continue reading →

The End Of The Internet In The UK???

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The End Of The Internet In The UK??? Theresa May has has outlined plans to seriously change the Internet in the UK, allowing the government to decide what is said online and bringing about the end of the Internet in the UK I do not usually post anything that could be considered Party Political but the latest news that I have come across has caused me to feel the need to make an exception in this case. The plans also include the censoring of news and a tax on Internet Companies. The money will be used to pay for advertising schemes … Continue reading →

New WannaCry Ransomware and How to Protect Yourself

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WannaCry Ransomware: How to protect yourself (Taken from an article by Wordfence) If you use Windows, install the patch that Microsoft has released to block the specific exploit that the WannaCry ransomware is using. You can find instructions on this page in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. You can also directly download the patches for your OS from the Microsoft Update Catalog. If you are using an unsupported version of Windows like Windows XP, Windows 2008 or Server 2003, you can get the patches for your unsupported OS from the Update Catalog. We do recommend that you update to a supported … Continue reading →

Surveillance Self-Defense

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Surveillance Self-Defense The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has a new guide, entitled “Surveillance Self-Defense”, to help people and organisations keep data and communications secure from unauthorised access. The site has many written guides, as well as videos, that are written for anyone that cares about how to keep themselves, their family and their contacts safe online. The site is at: https://ssd.eff.org.    

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iOS Update to 9.3.5 – Urgently

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iOS Update 9.3.5 If you have an iPhone, an iPad or an iPod Touch, you need the iOS update to 9.3.5 urgently. To update, go to Settings, General, Software Update. Your device will check for the latest software and you can then choose to update your device. The update is to fix a critical security problem that can be used to remotely access your contacts list, read your emails and text messages and call history. It can also record sound, collect passwords and track the location of the device by using the GPS, cellular data or local wifi access points. … Continue reading →

Uninstall QuickTime for Windows

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QuickTime for Windows – Uninstall Now! Apple have stated that they are no longer going to be updating QuickTime for Windows. This was the information that was released by Apple in response to two serious problems that they were alerted to by Trend Micro, who discovered the issues. Both vulnerabilities can be used to compromise a Windows system by getting a user to open a malicious file that is sent to them or that they managed to get a user to view on a website. These attack methods are now known to hackers and the industry advice is to uninstall … Continue reading →

Trend AV Security – Done Wrong

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Trend AV Security – Done Wrong! TrendMicro’s antivirus software for Windows has MAJOR problems with it’s claimed security. A researcher from Google has been looking at the code and has been in contact with TrendMicro about the problems that allow remote code execution on users computers. Remote Code Execution is the ability of a remote computer or website to run programmes and commands on your system. Some of the commands they allow to be run includebrowserPasswordExport, exportBrowserPassword & getUserData. These commands would allow an attacker to cause the computer to send out the encrypted list of stored passwords fromm the browser AND … Continue reading →

Passwords Manager

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Best Password Manager   As you may have seen from some of the other posts here and from other news sources, there are major security issues with re-using the same password on more than one website. The problem has been around for as long as the Internet has been in existence. How do you remember all of the different combinations of Username and Password. For this I recommend a password manager called Lastpass. There are two versions available. The free version has all of the same features as the paid version except for the ability to synchronise the data between devices. … Continue reading →

TalkTalk Hacked – Customer Data Stolen

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TalkTalk Hacked & Customer Data Stolen   British ISP TalkTalk have suffered an attack on their systems and up to 4 million sets of customer data is reported to have been stolen. The attack occurred on Wednesday (21st October 2015). The police have been informed and the company says that they are investigating to find out what data was taken. The data could have included: Names Addresses Dates of birth Email addresses Telephone numbers TalkTalk account information Credit card details and/or bank details   What can you do if you are a customer of TalkTalk? Keep an eye on your accounts … Continue reading →

Windows Vista Problem

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Windows Vista Problem   Microsoft has released an update to fix a critical Windows Vista Problem. The problem is as bad as it gets but is not, at the time of writing, being exploited by hackers. However, there is only ever a short window before problems like this are exploited. To fall victim to the problem you only have to go to a website that has the exploit on it… This could even be an advert on the page from another source. Please ensure that you have the latest Windows Updates for your computer to get protection from this problem (Click … Continue reading →