IT and technology-related issues are frequently reported in the media. A well-known website is hacked, a new technology is unveiled, user feedback is discussed… Many times articles contain factual inaccuracies. The problem is that reporters are not “techies” and often provide misleading or erroneous analyses.
Archive for the ‘Security’ Category
Propagation of Misconceptions About IT in the Media
Posted March 9th, 2010 by Barnaby Knowles in Security, Website Development
Password Protecting Websites with Apache .htaccess
Posted January 27th, 2010 by Barnaby Knowles in Security, Website Development
Keep Out!
There are likely to be areas of your website that you don’t want others to be able to access, such as admin areas. Or sometimes you might want to do some quick updates to your code without the website being accessible to the public. If you’re using the Apache web server the hypertext access (.htaccess) file lets you add password protection in a flash!
Reducing Form Spam Without the Use of a CAPTCHA
Posted November 16th, 2009 by Barnaby Knowles in Security, Website Development
The problem of form spam
Form spam is a growing problem for webmasters. Through our “contact us” feedback forms we’ve all received the ubiquitous emails advertising everything from the little blue pill to cut-price designer timepieces. Bloggers will also be used to receiving lots of comments linking back to the poster’s own website or advertising various wares. The vast majority of this form spam is automated, meaning that a bot comes along and submits the form rather than a human being.
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Banning Bad Bots Using The global.asa File In Classic ASP
Posted October 23rd, 2009 by Barnaby Knowles in Security, Website Development
Bad bots can cause problems for your website. They can submit spam to your forum or blog, spam your contact form, or just use up your valuable resources such as bandwidth and CPU. If you use Classic ASP this article will show you how to ban bad bots from your entire website using the global.asa file.
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