How to Uninstall Adobe Flash Player the Easy Way – Do It Now!

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This article walks through the steps on how to uninstall Adobe Flash Player from your Apple Mac computer the proper way. Do this now & share with your peers. The only people and companies developing for Adobe Flash now are probably hackers. Protect your Mac!

Zombies, Bots and Trojans are Trick or Treating in your Computer!

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Did you know that it is basically Halloween each and every day in your computer? That digital doorbell is ringing every time you visit a website, get an email or download an application. How is your computer greeting those Zombies, Bots and Trojans? Are you giving them treats and sending them on their way? Or […]

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Hang In There Sony…And Thanks for Your Continued Innovation

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It happens to the best of us. We plan for the worst, do all of our due diligence, prepare for the unexpected, test and re-test and cross our fingers a lot. But inevitably, there is always something that we didn’t think of. I could be talking about the recent Amazon Web Services outage or the […]

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20+ Ways to Harden and Secure Your WordPress Blog

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Recently, some high-profile blogs that are running WordPress have been hacked or hijacked by malicious users (e.g., TechCrunch). The worst thing is having to try to recover from such an event, you not only have to repair your site, but also your reputation. So, spending a little bit of time trying to prevent or at […]

WARNING: WP-Polls WordPress Poll Plugin Can Be Exploited

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Last week, I ran a giveaway which, because of a variety of reasons, I had to cancel and declare “null & void”. While I won’t go into the details, I did want to bring some actions to the forefront, especially if you are using the WordPress plugin called “WP-Polls” which is a great plugin that […]

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How to Easily Check your Blog for Security Breaches & Hacker Code

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A few months ago, I got an email from a family member that told me that when they visited my blog, they received a “malicious software” warning. I found this very odd, since I visit my own blog fairly regularly and hadn’t noticed anything out of the ordinary. I found out that the issue only […]

MacRumorsLive Gets HACKED Covering Macworld Expo 2009

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This is just plain silly. The MacRumorsLive site (http://www.macrumorslive.com) got hacked only about 25 minutes into them covering the keynote. I took a quick screen capture of when the hack first reared its ugly head: After the tasteless insert of “STEVE JOBS JUST DIED” into the live blogging, things just got progressively worse with a […]

iPhone: Upgrade to Firmware 1.1.3 Observations

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Last night I took the plunge and decided that I wanted to have the latest and greatest firmware from Apple. The Google Maps location feature, the Web Clips on the springboard and the ability to re-arrange icons really grabbed me. But this post is not about that. Since I was coming from a Jailbroken 1.1.2 […]