We have received some inquiries about a recent attack and vulnerability that is in just about every single release of the cPanel web control panel management interface. In short, we do not use it. A critical security vulnerability (CVE-2026-41940) was disclosed this week which affects every version of cPanel after version 11.40. cPanel (“control panel”) […]
The Domain Registrar Dark Pattern Hall of Shame
I was recently tasked with finding a good home for someone’s domain name and Network Solutions was mentioned which made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. I recently searched for a few domain names at Network Solutions. Not to buy them — just to check availability and to see if they […]
The big deal about WMD DNS Passes
WMD’s DNS Manager We are very excited to debut our DNS manager system! This system allows you to manage DNS records regardless of where they are hosted. The need for this came about when editing DNS records became much more important to managing web services. See, some entities require verification of domain ownership by creating […]
Stating the obvious: You Can’t Trust Google
We have long preached about Google being a privacy vampire, finding any little way possible to monetize on every click you make. Why do you think so many of their services are “free” as in “cost no money”? Everything you put into Google is stored and your profile information is sold to whomever bids on […]
Fix macOS Ventura SSH access denied
The latest version of the Mac operating system, macOS 13 “Ventura” changes the way things are handled with OpenSSH. Certain legacy servers no longer adhere to the security policies of some servers that are running older OpenSSH software, specifically RedHat Enterprise Linux and CentOS Linux prior to version 7. There are a couple of ways […]
When something is free you are the product: Microsoft Edition
Microsoft purchased GitHub in 2018. For those who are not in-the-know, GitHub is a code repository that allows users to work collaboratively with their development team. It is a 3rd-party SaaS offering that offers a free tier and other pair tiers. Now GitHub Users Want to Sue Microsoft For Training an AI Tool With Their […]
The biggest data breach ever (happens every day)
Just when you thought you’d heard about all the latest data breaches (and received the hundredth email telling you your data was stolen) we must shine a spotlight on another insiduous type of data breach that could be stealing and tracking your browsing data on a constant real-time basis. Let’s talk about Real-Time-Bidding, also known […]
If you care the slightest about your privacy then stop using Chrome
…or any Google product for that matter. We preach the importance of protecting your online privacy. We also realize there is a balance to be had between that privacy and the convenience offered by online services. Wired recently posted the article “It’s time to ditch Chrome” and (despite their ironic insistence of accepting their cookies) […]
SSLs Explained!
With Apple’s Safari and now Google Chrome actively warning users if a site is not encrypted now is a good time learn about SSLs. Fortunately the folks at ManageWP have put together this great article which goes into detail about the differences between SSLs. The article covers the differences between free and paid certificates and […]
Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities: On it.
This week a web vulnerability was discovered that impacts virtually every processor manufactured since 1995. The vulnerability is being referred to as “Meltdown” and “Spectre”. Of course, we want you to know that we’ve got you covered. Most of our servers run a variant of the RedHat Linux operating system which released patches for the […]