Installing WordPress via Terminal and Securing The Server
So what better way to kick off my security related posts than to summarize the steps I took to get this website up. Big thanks to Daniel Cid for all the guidance and hand holding. This post will provide a cradle to grave review of the process I just went through in the past 48…
Read MoreThe Beginning of the End: My New InfoSec Blog
Today I start what is likely to be the beginning of the end for me. My knowledge of Information Security, in its basic form, goes back to 2009. That’s when, as a Defense Contractor, I found myself staring at the Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) set forth by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The objective was…
Read MoreReview of the WordPress AntiVirus Plugin – Effective or Not?
After my most recent Review of the WordPress WordFence Plugin post I felt it was only fair that I take time to review the effectiveness of other similar security focused plugins in the WordPress.org repository. It’s important to understand that while I work for an InfoSec company my focus is not on whether its a…
Read MoreReview of the WordFence Plugin – Effective or Not?
As of late I have been seeing a lot of traffic on various mediums, WordPress.org, Twitter, and Facebook about this new plugin – WordFence. It hasn’t been around for too long I don’t think, maybe 6 months or so, and I have been getting a lot of questions around its effectiveness, etc… I get this…
Read MoreSelecting a MAC Anti-Virus Solution
I am what most would consider to be a new adopter of Apple machines, less than 6 months, other than the obvious iPhone that is. It’s important to note though that this hasn’t been my first try, I attempted the conversion about 14 months ago and failed miserably. I found myself secretly getting my Windows…
Read MoreThoughts on the M-DCPS Board Meeting on the MAST Proposal
As you might imagine I am one of the many alumni, C/O 2000, that was caught off guard this weekend with the proposal to build new facilities on the MAST campus specifically designed to house the kids of the Village of Key Biscayne. I was fortunate to take some time Wednesday, June 14th, 2012, to…
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