Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

After a massive blog hack attack, I’m much more keen to the tools and techniques for hardening my WordPress installation. I have found some very valuable resources, so I thought I’d share them here with you. Do realize that hacks on WordPress blogs has risen exponentially. Take care to keep your WordPress sites secure. WordPress [...]

Yikes. According to CNet, more than 2 million computers in the the United States host botnets! Botnets are malicious programs that infect computers. They are spread through viruses and worms, and are controlled by a “master” somewhere on the Internet. Botnets spew out spam, more viruses and worms, and phishing attacks. Computers under the control [...]

Continuing my series on securing your computer, I’ve talked about the importance of a good firewall, an anti-virus program, and now I’m going to address the necessity of good malware and spyware programs. While a firewall and anti-virus are absolutely necessary for a computer on the Internet, you can live without a malware/spyware protection. But [...]

Every computer should have an anti-virus software program running, as well as a firewall. Back in the early days of the Internet, before baddies like trojans, worms, and viruses were invented and dispersed, security wasn’t much of an issue. But as with all things, people have taken the benefits of technology and have twisted them [...]

After being nagged for a few weeks by my Comodo Firewall Security software, I finally decided to update the software for my Windows Vista x64 machine. Oops. Looks like there’s a bug with the Updater… a bug that Comodo REALLY should have fixed, in my opinion. After installing Comodo 3.8.65951.477, my operating system would not [...]

Gone are the days when you could just connect your computer to your Internet connection and let ‘er rip. Viruses, worms, trojans, and malware are circulating on the Internet, seeking an open door or window (commonly called ports for computers) or an unsuspecting user who will download a file, open an email, or visit a [...]