The act of “logging in” – that is, gaining access to some private area in a shared space – has been with us since the early 60s with the introduction of time-sharing computers, albeit confined in those days to very limited professional circles. However, with the use of the public internet as a communication and […]
LuxSci now supports the creation of “application-specific passwords” for individual user accounts. What are these? The are essentially “login aliases.” Users can create distinct username/password combinations for use with different applications, devices, or for shared account access. These login aliases can have limited privileges; for example, granting access only to email or only to web […]
For a deep dive, see our white paper: Securing WordPress As we discussed in an earlier post, WordPress, despite its vulnerabilities, is the world’s most popular content management system for both blogging and creating web sites. It is popular because it is quick to set up, easy to administer, with a very large choice of […]
For a deep dive, see our white paper: Securing WordPress We have written posts describing WordPress vulnerabilities and the methods hackers use to exploit these. In this post, we describe steps by which a web site owner can mitigate the risks of using WordPress as a content management system. After all, it cannot be denied […]
HIPAA covers telehealth but does this make it safe? Learn the measures that ensure patient safety and privacy while using a virtual doctor visit program. Over the past few years, the rise of telehealth in healthcare has transformed patient-doctor interactions. Nonetheless, the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI) remain a big question. These […]
