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Month: March 2017

Why Phone Numbers Make Horrible WiFi Passwords

Why Phone Numbers Make Horrible WiFi Passwords

Aside from discussing the most obvious item (in the title), you also have the issue of why your average ISP isn’t helping out the security of the average consumer. In addition, the underlying theme here is that installation and implementation matters. You can have the best security/encryption on the planet and someone else can trash it in short order simply because they implement it wrong. Also note that while I won’t be publicly naming them, I will instead provide my emails…

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Using pfBlockerNG (And Block Lists) On pfSense

Using pfBlockerNG (And Block Lists) On pfSense

If you are also interested in pfBlockerNG (DNSBL) for ad and malvertising blocking, I have a walk-through on it here!  –> Blocking Ads & Malvertising on pfSense Using pfBlockerNG (DNSBL) <– In a previous post, I talked about implementing blocklists (aka IP reputation lists, ban lists, blacklists, etc.) generically on nearly any firewall to improve your security. The examples I used were on pfSense and OPNsense. I also discussed the methodology and some background as well so if you’re just coming into…

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