Had a few problems with some of the web sites over the weekend. So did a bit of hardening of the hosting accounts, and the web sites. Took a bit of time, but there should now be less of a vulnerability profile. There will be some more hardening happening over the next few days, but nothing the casual visitor will notice. The \u2018un-casual\u2019 visitor won\u2019t notice either, since they won\u2019t be visiting soon.<\/p>\n
But that brings to mind some things that need to be done by all. You\u2019ve heard it all before: regular changing of passwords, updating applications, etc. One thing you might try is Secunia\u2019s Personal Software Inspector (see http:\/\/secunia.com\/vulnerability_scanning\/personal\/<\/a> ). A free program, a quick download, and it checks to make sure that all the programs on your computer are current. It has the capability to do automatic updates of most programs, and helps with the non-automatic updates. It\u2019s very non-intrusive on your system resources. Highly recommended. <\/p>\n If you have that program, Windows Updates set for automatic, and Microsoft\u2019s Security Essentials, you will be well-protected against attacks. You still need to be aware, and do the basics (it\u2019s time to change those passwords), but those three things will help. <\/p>\n Go change your passwords now. I\u2019ll wait. <\/p>\n Good job!<\/p>\n And speaking of earthquakes, as a former Californian, I\u2019m not impressed by the little 5.9 one today on the \u2018right coast\u2019. As my good friend said: \u201cCome on East Coast it was only 5.9, In California we fart harder than that!\u201d <\/p>\n Heh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Had a few problems with some of the web sites over the weekend. So did a bit of hardening of the hosting accounts, and the web sites. Took a bit of time, but there should now be less of a vulnerability profile. There will be some more hardening happening over the next few days, but nothing the casual visitor will notice. The \u2018un-casual\u2019 visitor won\u2019t notice either, since they won\u2019t be visiting soon.<\/p>\n But that brings to mind some things that need to be done by all.<\/p>\n