security

How to use SSL/TLS certificates on a Netgear M4200/4300 switch

Enterprise IT /

If you operate a Netgear switch in an environment that is subject to compliance requirements such as PCI or HIPAA, you are probably doing vulnerability scans, and the HTTP management interface of your switches will generate medium vulnerabilities (at least from Nessus): SSL Self-Signed Certificate SSL Certificate Cannot Be Trusted SSL Certificate Expiry It IS […]

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Another Reason to Enable Private IP Addresses on Google Cloud SQL

Enterprise IT, Google Cloud Platform, Google Compute Engine, Web Applications /

Google Cloud SQL recently introduced the capability for an instance to have an IP address within the private address space of your VPC network. Previously, all Cloud SQL instances had IP addresses within the address space of the public Internet. Obviously, the public IP was a security and privacy concern, as well as a potential

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Updating to WordPress 5 on a Linux Host: Requesting FTP Credentials

Linux, Web Applications /

WordPress 5 didn’t install automatically on sites hosted on my CentOS 7 WordPress hosting server. That’s by design, because I’m selfish and I’d rather wait for a few bug-fix releases before making a major upgrade. When I chose to upgrade manually on a test site, WordPress asked for my FTP credentials: If you’re hosting WordPress

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Upgrade Ubiquiti UniFi Access Points (WAP) now to avoid KrackAttack

Enterprise IT /

On October 15, 2017, security researcher Mathy Vanhoef announced the discovery of KrackAttacks, a serious flaw in the WPA2 encryption protocol that encrypts most WiFi connections. Using this method, an attacker can decrypt traffic from almost any wireless access point (WAP) and clients. Every WiFi access point will need to be upgraded with patch that prevents

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