WordPress DDOS potential overplayed?

That is what Jason Cohen (CTO of WP engine) is saying at blogs.csoonline.com He also said: (what the pingback function does, calling it “an altruistic, friendly, social system.”) What can happen is a lot of pingbacks with the links in the comments.  If done  on many pages with a lot of effort it can happen. … Read more

Was breach at Target internal or a vendor?

X-force has information on the specific malware that breached the Point of Sale terminals (POS). The Internet Storm Center has an interesting comment,which is discussed in their newssummary section. Is a refrigeration vendor ultimately to blame for the target breach? This brings up another point – your vendors better have good security, as the weakest … Read more

Backup your website!

You never know when a hacker will deface it due to unknown vulnerabilities. Hackersblog has an example of a defaced website. The only way to combat this is to review your site Tell us how we can help.