Latest 'Security' posts

  • Be careful with these PHP and Wordpress functions

    If you’re a budding Wordpress theme or plugin developer or just a do it yourself type, you should know that many functions are not safe to use straight out of the box. Smashing Magazine just wrote a lengthy article on the subject and it’s worth the read if you’re less...

  • WiFi's WPA/WPA2 Encryption Cracked

    WiFI’s most popuplar encryption WPA/WPA2 has been cracked putting almost every WiFi connected device at risk until updated. Microsoft has already released a security update to address this issue, Apple supposedly has a patch in beta stage and Googles Android should come early november. Until then use VPN at all...

  • Chrome to mark more HTTP websites as “Not secure” in October

    In January, Google began to mark HTTP pages in their Chrome browser as “Not secure” if they have password or credit card fields. Now they are telling the community that beginning October 2017, Chrome will show the “Not secure” warning in two additional situations: when users enter data on an...

  • Googles Chrome browser to mark HTTP sites as “Not secure”

    Beginning January 2017 Googles Chrome browser will start marking HTTP websites that require password as not-secure, long term every site that use HTTP will eventually be marked as non-secure. Let’s get ready! Nowadays many free Wi-Fi spots are still open and unencrypted, when you surf a standard HTTP website a...