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WordPress Permission Problems on IIS

WordPress Permission Problems on IIS

While I would never recommend running WordPress on a Windows box unless you have to (having done this for several years and the performance was just never on par with a Linux equivalent), if you must then you may encounter permission issues kicking up errors like these: Destination directory for file streaming does not ...
Bob McKay 3244 views 13 likes May 14, 2019 Hosting, PHP, Web & Programming Share
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Royalty Free BlueKeep Vectored & Bitmap Logo

Royalty Free BlueKeep Vectored & Bitmap Logo

As I’ve done previously when writing articles about exploits and/or vulnerabilities I’ve had to design a logo as I couldn’t find a royalty free version to use for myself. As before, I decided to make the logo artwork available to anyone that wants it in a variety of formats, there are vectored formats ...
Bob McKay 3584 views 15 likes May 12, 2019 Ethical Hacking, IT Support & Networking, Security Share
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Google Familiy Link Location Sharing Not Working or Offline

Google Familiy Link Location Sharing Not Working or Offline

I recently purchased a phone for my eldest, making the decision to stick with Android for the Google Family Link platform which allows me to lock down the device and monitor where it is (for safety and in case of loss). I’ve used the Google Family Link platform for about 9 months now to manage my kids tablets and ...
Bob McKay 3173 views 9 likes Apr 11, 2019 Family, Hardware, IT Support & Networking, Security, Tech & Gadgets Share
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Samsung Galaxy A5 A7, Moisture has been detected.

Samsung Galaxy A5 A7, Moisture has been detected.

When plugging in my Samsung Galaxy A5 I occasionally get the following message: Moisture has been detected. To charge your device, make sure your charger/USB port is dry. There’s a fair few suggested fixed for this out there, including the following neither of which I have any faith in: Clean out the USB-C port a ...
Bob McKay 2435 views 12 likes Mar 7, 2019 Hardware Share
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DS Video and Fire TV Stick Refuse Valid Trusted SSL Certificates

DS Video and Fire TV Stick Refuse Valid Trusted SSL Certificates

I recently decided to add a trusted SSL certificate to my from a Certificate Authority (CA) so that Synology Apps such as the Amazon Fire TV Stick version of the DS-Video app can connect to my Synology securely. Unfortunately my initial attempts to use Let’s Encrypt for the SSL certificate failed as it appears th ...
Bob McKay 3957 views 18 likes Feb 25, 2019 Hardware, IT Support & Networking, Security, Surveillance Share
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Sideload Synology DS-Video App on to Amazon Fire TV Stick

Sideload Synology DS-Video App on to Amazon Fire TV Stick

UPDATE: 25th February 2019 Despite the DS-Video app now being available in the Amazon Fire TV App store, I have updated this because it seems that the Fire TV version of the apps has problems with SSL certificates (even ones issued by a 3rd party certificate authority).  There’s been a few changes to the location ...
Bob McKay 27199 views 28 likes Feb 25, 2019 Hardware, NAS & Media Servers, Tech & Gadgets Share
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Ubiquiti Discovery Port Open by Default

Ubiquiti Discovery Port Open by Default

Its with a (slightly) heavy heart I write this as I’m a fan boy of ‘s networking gear. For those that don’t know, put business-class networking firmly in the consumer price bracket. Alas, security researchers at Rapid7 recently found evidence of ‘s discovery port being used as part of an amplifi ...
Bob McKay 2259 views 16 likes Feb 13, 2019 Ethical Hacking, Hardware, IT Support & Networking, Security, Surveillance Share
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Cisco Router Vulnerability

Cisco Router Vulnerability

Cisco announced patches last week for a vulnerabilities in two of their routers that are rated High and scored over 7 each on the CVSS. Which devices are affected? At present it appears that only two models are affected: Cisco Small Business RV320 and the Cisco Small Business RV325. Ironically Cisco promote these on th ...
Bob McKay 1275 views 10 likes Feb 4, 2019 Security Share
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Introduction to ISO 27001

Introduction to ISO 27001

As the cyber security journey continues, I’ve been inevitably caught in the net of ISO 27001. As one of the most globally accepted frameworks for information security, its inevitable that those working in cyber security will end up working with it, in it or on it. I’ve put this together as a simple guide ai ...
Bob McKay 1085 views 5 likes Jan 3, 2019 Cloud & SASS Share
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How Apps Will Continue to Redefine Society in 2020

How Apps Will Continue to Redefine Society in 2020

Apps are continuing to redefine the way we interact with our mobile devices, and new and innovative revolutionising services seem to pop up every year, like novel tracking apps from Google (when they actually work as advertised). These innovations permeate every industry and are changing not only consumer demand but pr ...
Bob McKay 1132 views 6 likes Dec 13, 2018 Software Share
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