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SSCC 106 - US DoD and BYOD, "scanner" malware, 2FA, and browser wars revisited [PODCAST]

by Paul Ducklin on April 9, 2013 | 1 Comment
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For your listening pleasure, here's the latest episode in our popular "Chet Chat" series.

Senior Security Advisor Chester Wisniewski discusses the latest security news with regular guest Paul Ducklin in an entertaining and easily-digested quarter-hour podcast.

WordPress.com boosts security for bloggers with two-factor authentication

by Paul Ducklin on April 6, 2013 | 9 Comments

With WordPress.com powering more than 60 million websites worldwide, anything to improve the safety and security of its users is to be welcomed.

Paul Ducklin tries out the new WordPress 2FA service on his Naked Security account...

"Im getting paid!" - Websites hosted on WordPress hacked due to users' poor password security

by Graham Cluley on October 18, 2012 | 1 Comment
"Im getting paid!" - Websites hosted on Wordpress compromised due to sloppy password security

Millions of blogs hosted on WordPress.com can breathe a sigh of relief - although a hacker did manage to break into thousands of sites and publish a make-money-fast advert, it wasn't because of any vulnerability on the WordPress.com site.

Instead, it seems users had simply been careless with their password security.

WordPress.com suffers hacker attack - how to change your password

by Graham Cluley on April 13, 2011 | Leave a comment
WordPress.com suffers hacker attack - how to change your password

Millions of blog owners around the world are being advised to consider their password security, after WordPress.com was hacked.

WordPress.com targeted by DDoS attack

by Graham Cluley on March 3, 2011 | 6 Comments
Wordpress.com targeted by DDoS attack

WordPress.com, home to millions of blogs around the world, is currently being hit by an "extremely large" distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.