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Update to Latest Ubuntu Kernel

Recently I got an email from DigitalOcean to update my server’s kernel to protect against the Meltdown and Spectre exploits. The instructions are the normal update commands that I usually run, “apt-get update” and “apt-get dist-upgrade”. After doing the update, I thought that I would double-check the kernel version. The…

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Securing WordPress

Recently, I received a couple of “Password Reset” request emails from my blog. I surmised that someone had tried to log into my WordPress administrative account, was unsuccessfully, and had resorted to using the “Lost your password?” link on the login page. Disconcertingly, the email indicated that my admin username…

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