No more (password) chaos!
The tiresome topic of passwords and their management. I am always asked how to solve this problem. Therefore, I decided to write a short guide for KeePass. So here we go 😉 #1 Installation and First Start First, you get the corresponding software from the official manufacturer and can choose between the portable or the […]
Mini basic protection for home
Every day, millions of people become victims of cybercrime. These are usually not targeted by professional hackers, but fall victim to large-scale attacks by chance. How does something like this happen? The attack vectors are versatile: Phishing e-mails Modified files Drive-by downloads Bad passwords Physical access Removable media (e.g. BadUSB) etc. Attackers permanently scan the […]
Detect phishing emails
Almost every day, users become victims of so-called phishing emails. Therefore, in this short post, I would like to point out the details that can be paid attention to in order to identify malicious emails. Of course, this is not a protection against spear phishing emails as used by professional hackers or penetration testers. I […]
Deceptive security: antivirus and firewall
We are safe because we have a virus scanner and a firewall! This statement is often the first to fall and should therefore be finally put right 😉 #1 Firewall A firewall prevents connections to unwanted services (actually ports, but we’ll get to that in a moment). This is done by blocking/closing ports which are […]
30 minutes to a secure WordPress blog
WordPress is still the tool of choice, especially for newbies, to quickly create a respectable website. All nice KlickiBunti, so without expertise 😉 Unfortunately, #InfoSec almost always falls by the wayside and the “admins” wonder about the new Russian language packs and additional AdminAccounts. Securing a WordPress website is not rocket science, so in the […]
How to remember passwords?
The best security measures are useless if weak credentials are chosen. This raises two essential questions, which I would like to explain below. What is a bad password, anyway? How can I create and remember strong passwords? There are two main ways of attack to guess into credentials. BruteForce All combinations are tried through. Depending […]
