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January 1, 2021

Tor – Why I block my sites from it, & how, by using Cloudflare

Topic: Security   Tags: Anonymity, Cloudflare, Privacy, Tor, VPNs

I like Tor. I think it's a brilliant and necessary tool. If you're a whistleblower, political dissident, under surveillance from dangerous or oppressive governments, or you simply don't want your ISP or anyone to know ... Continue Reading

December 24, 2020

Pressable – Managed WordPress Hosting, a Brief Security Review

Topic: Security   Tags: Automattic, Matt Mullenweg, Plaintext Passwords, Pressable, WordPress, WordPress Managed Hosting

Pressable: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Tl;dr - There is much I like about Pressable. However, after initial difficulties in reaching someone, I asked them why they were sending (and possibly storing) clients' ... Continue Reading

October 18, 2020

Someone’s gotta do it & uno animo agimus

Topic: Non-Fiction   Tags: Fiona, WeCareALot

We care a lot about Fiona. Plus, we act with one accord. ... Continue Reading

August 16, 2020

A very hard man… and his depression

Topic: Mental Health   Tags: Depression, Heros, John Kirwan, New Zealand, Rugby

Sir John Kirwan may not be a familiar name to those of you in the US reading this post. Of course, if you live in New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, et al. or even perhaps the U.K., he needs no introduction. ... Continue Reading

August 14, 2020

My first vulnerability submission(s)

Topic: Security   Tags: Hosting, SaaS, security.txt, Support, Vulnerability, WordPress

I've never previously submitted a vulnerability report to a provider. In the past, I've acted on a few where I've run bug bounties for clients' websites, but never from the 'ethical hacker' side. This week has been ... Continue Reading

July 25, 2020

Paul Weller, Sunflower

Topic: Family   Tags: Fiona, Jools Holland, Paul Weller, Steve White, Sunflowers

Fiona loved sunflowers. OK, so a very slightly different focus of one's attention and affection in the lyrics, but most of the rest applies. i.e. it's not weird. ... Continue Reading

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