Security

If you are experiencing the following error with your Remote Desktop Connection,       "An authentication error has occurred. The function requested is not supported This could be due to CredSSP encryption oracle remediation."       Cause of the error   The "CredSSP encryption oracle remediation" error relates to a change Microsoft rolled out [...]

Weak (bad) passwords can easily lead to a comprimised account. This can include your email password, control panel password, FTP password, or database password, and this advice applies to services you use anywhere online (banking, etc) The fact is that if your password is too short, contains a dictionary word, contains only numbers, or is [...]

This article will show you how to firewall the remote desktop protocol (RDP) service on a Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise server.    Step 1.  Log-in to the server as an administrator using your RDP server name, username, and password.     Step 2.  Click Start, then click Administrative Tools, then click Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. [...]

This article will show you how to firewall the remote desktop protocol (RDP) service on a Windows 2012 server.    Step 1.  Log-in to the server as an administrator.     Step 2.  Hover the cursor over the lower, left-hand corner of your screen.       Step 3.  The Start icon will appear.  Click [...]

Understanding Web Application Security   The OWASP project (Open Web Application Security Project) has several short videos which explain web application security and the most common vulnerabilities (Injection Attacks & Cross Site Scripting) in simple, easy to understand terms. The videos are listed at https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Appsec_Tutorial_Series and are highly recommended as a web application security primer. OWASP [...]

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) the predecessor to TLS (Transport Layer Security) are both commonly referred to as "SSL".  An SSL certificate is a security certificate that uses SSL/TLS cryptographic protocols to secure communications over a computer network.  In simplest terms, an SSL certificate helps secure the website in which an SSL certificate has been applied.   [...]

What is PCI Scanning/Compliance? PCI stands for Payment Card Industry and is a group of the top 5 credit card companies in the world.  Together they come up with a group of security settings that should be standard on all web servers that will house eCommerce based websites. Many payment gateways that you may use [...]

Certification Authorities have a responsibility to ensure they only ever issue SSL Certificates to legitimate companies. This may only be achieved by employing stringent validation processes to ensure issuance practices only allow the SSL Certificate to be issued to a legitimate company. After all, anyone relying on the presence of an SSL Certificate will do [...]

Problem You are unable to uninstall MA locally from either of the following: Windows Programs and Features Control Panel Command prompt...