Archive for the ‘Web Security’ Category

Twitter email: Please change your twitter password

I received an email today supposedly from Twitter.com claiming that my account may have been hacked or a victim of phishing. I was skeptical of the email. The irony is that even if this email was from Twitter, it is exactly what an email phishing bait looks like. It appears to be from Twitter, it [...]

Conditional CAPTCHA plugin Working Like Charm

I have been testing a new plugin (new to me at least) to try and stem the tide of comment spam on one of the WordPress blogs I manage. Its called Conditional CAPTCHA plugin, and its working extremely well! I have always been reluctant to add CAPTCHA to anything since it is over used and [...]

MIPspace.com an Over Zealous Spam Black List

I have been having trouble communicating with several clients and potential clients in my local area. I checked my mail-server error log and found the problem. A local ISP warwick.net uses “Magic Mail” which in turn uses MIPspace block list (black list) as an email filter. I run a small dedicated or VPS server with [...]