Earlier this year I released a new WordPress plugin called Better Captcha. The main difference with this plugin over the many others, is that it doesn’t use Google’s reCaptcha, which is incredibly popular. Instead it uses hCaptcha which actually pays out in their own cryptocurrency called HMT when people solve the captchas. However, I’ve found that…
Tag: security
Better Passwords 1.8 released
Last year I released some WordPress plugins for Better Security, including Better Passwords. This is a WordPress plugin that stops the use of a bad passwords, including those in the Have I Been Pwned? breached password database. Whilst the main reason for creating the plugin was to stop a breached password from being re-used, it…
Better Captcha – a new WordPress plugin
I did say a few months ago that I was working on a paid plugin called Better Security Pro, and that’s still true, it’s still in the works. It’s become a much bigger project than I initially thought as I keep having more and more ideas, but I hope that it’s going to be ready for…
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) might get a little easier
I wrote a few weeks ago about the fact that you should always turn on Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), which is good advice indeed. I mostly talked about using an authentication app, but mentioned 2FA by SMS in the summary at the end. 2FA by SMS works in the same way really, in that after you’ve entered…
Tip 5: What to do if something goes wrong
On Boxing Day here in the UK (26th December for anyone who doesn’t celebrate it) the NCSC (that’s the National Cyber Security Centre) blogged about staying smart with your Christmas gadgets. This included 5 tips which are always true for gadgets and our tech-filled lives, so I thought I’d go through them. What to do if something…
Tip 4: Perform a factory reset if returning
On Boxing Day here in the UK (26th December for anyone who doesn’t celebrate it) the NCSC (that’s the National Cyber Security Centre) blogged about staying smart with your Christmas gadgets. This included 5 tips which are always true for gadgets and our tech-filled lives, so I thought I’d go through them. Perform a factory reset if…