GLOSSARY OF TERMS

CIA = confidentiality, integrity, and availability – these concepts represent the three fundamental principles of information security; their opposites are disclosure, alteration, and destruction (DAD). Overall attitudes toward and application of CIA defines an...
Website Security

Website Security

A longtime client emailed to me this morning with a security question. I welcome these type questions because it gives me a chance to share our hard to see services. Unless you are sitting in the Orlando Web Wizard office watching us every day you cannot see what we...
How to install WordPress Hardened

How to install WordPress Hardened

Security is serious business! “Hardening” means taking basic security precautions when you install WordPress. A strong password is an important aspect of security. Securing the WordPress directories wp-admin, wp-includes and wp-content from attacks that...
Orlando Web Wizard Has Let’s Encrypt

Orlando Web Wizard Has Let’s Encrypt

The objective of Let’s Encrypt and the ACME protocol is to make it possible to set up an HTTPS server and have it automatically obtain a browser-trusted certificate, without any human intervention. This is accomplished by running a certificate management agent on the...