security
Notes from the shop — process, tools, and the occasional opinion.
September 23, 2015
Introducing: Cinch Security and Maintenance
We've been running Cinch Hosting for nearly a decade now. We've also been quietly running a web maintenance and security service through Spigot. Well,…
March 31, 2015
Using ‘admin’ as a username is not awesome
WordPress stopped auto filling in the 'admin' username on install a while ago in version 3.7, but that doesn't mean someone can't fill it…
April 9, 2014
The Heartbleed OpenSSL Bug
On Monday, security researchers announced a security flaw in OpenSSL, the defacto standard in securing data on the internet. NPR reported about it this…
March 5, 2014
The basics of maintaining a website
Owning a website comes with certain responsibilities. You can’t just build it and forget it. Well you can, but regular website maintenance is a…
March 23, 2012
Strong Passwords are easy with 1Password
You know you should be using strong passwords for every account, but how are you supposed to remember them? And even if you did…